Tell me about your washing machine...

[Beach Mama]

My Simpson is almost 15 years old! 7.5 kgs washes perfectly still! They don't make them like that anymore (I sound old!)!they used to be made in Australia when i bought it , now made in China using cheaper parts like everything else.

[~clover~]

My Simpson is almost 15 years old! 7.5 kgs washes perfectly still! They don't make them like that anymore (I sound old!)!they used to be made in Australia when i bought it , now made in China using cheaper parts like everything else.

I do agree. But its hard to find an old one these days. I think mum had her hoover? for 20 years.

[TaRhLi.]

I've got a F & P as well and I've had it for over 9yrs now and have never had an issue with it, never broken down or needing repairing and now it does at least 1 wash per day and on sheets and towel days it can do up to 5 loads.

I was only thinking recently how lucky I've been that I had never had a problem with the machine in all this time - I think I paid $350 for it all that time ago, best money I've spent. Although I've probably jinxed myself now

[~clover~]

Well I just picked up my new washer

I applied for a no interest loan through the government to get that & a Vax (OMG, love!). I applied for the biggest they had in my price range (2 items totalling $1500 I am allowed to apply for). So it was a 9kg Simpson for $999. I LOVED the look of the 10kg Fisher & paykel but couldn't do both with it being $1299.

So my loan got approved... on the week that they had a sale. I was approved for $1448... with the sale on both the Vax & the washers I paid a whole $28 & upgraded to the 10kg Fisher & Paykel wash smart!

As you can imagine... grinning Pretty much saved a whole $300 right there!!