replacement for AEG Santo 3049i

Hi everyone,

Firstly I’d like to say I think this is such a good site, I seem to have stumbled across it while searching for a specific model and it seems the only unbiased/consumer orientated site out there for fridge buyers.

I am in a little predicament and I wanted to seek the advice of anyone who knows their fridge freezers. I have a 17 year old integrated AEG Santo 3049i fridge freezer that has been on its last legs for a few years now. I have held off on replacing it until I got a new kitchen. Unfortunately finances are a little stretched at the moment and it is unlikely that my new kitchen will be arriving anytime soon. As such I have decided to bite the bullet and replace the AEG with a similar sized model. I am looking for a cheap fridge that will last me 3/4 years and that is the same size as the AEG so it can slot into the same space.

The AEG is integrated and has the following measurements:
width 540mm, depth 547mm, overall height 1772mm, fridge door length 1032mm, freezer door length 644mm, space between fridge and freezer doors 53mm, space between freezer door and bottom is 32mm. The freezer is on the bottom.

I have scoured the net but not been able to find any comparable sized models. I presume that the best match would be the AEG but they are all over budget. If anyone could point me in the right direction, towards a good economical and reasonably cheap fridge freezer that fits the gap, I would be eternally grateful.

Many thanks,
Lucy 🙂