life span of Siemens appliances

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Hello

We are about to move into a new flat and the vendor has offered to sell her Siemens kitchen appliances to us. I am trying to work out a fair price.

There is a washing machine, a slimline dishwasher, a fridge and a freezer. They are all 7 years old (I’m afraid I don’t have the model numbers). She is asking £540 for the lot. I am wondering what the lifespan on these appliances might be. I know Siemens is supposed to be a good and rleiable brand. Would we be better off buying new (although we probably couldn’t afford to buy Siemens)?

Any help and advice very gratefully received.

Kay

[Phidom]

Re: life span of Siemens appliances

Sounds a bit steep to me. I would try offering her £400. They are one of the better quality makes but nobody designs domestic appliances to last 20 years these days.

[Martin]

Re: life span of Siemens appliances

It is hard to generalise on such a product range in your kitchen Kay but most likely they will give many more years good service yet. Siemens are a good reliable product and surprisingly the age of these machines is of no detrement at all, in fact they are a better made product than the current production range, without doubt 😉

So you best hang on to them while you can and never consider replacing them with another brand but take the ‘like for like’ option instead 🙂

[don]

Re: life span of Siemens appliances

Hi kay

Siemens are a good make but at seven years old I would say £400 maximum. As long as they are in good condition and appear to have been well cared for then they should give you a few more good years service.

Don

[Martin]

Re: life span of Siemens appliances

Phidom wrote:but nobody designs domestic appliances to last 20 years these days.

Except Miele perhaps? 😀

Miele.co.uk wrote:Miele washing machines are designed and tested for 5,000 wash cycles – that’s a life of 15 to 20 years at an average of 5 washes a week.

😀

[admin]

Re: life span of Siemens appliances

Thanks for your help!

I will try offering her less and see what happens.

Kay

[Phidom]

Re: life span of Siemens appliances

5 washes a week? I did a second bearing change on a 4 year old Zanussi Unicycle today. The customer says she does about 6 loads a day!

[Flippity]

Re: life span of Siemens appliances

…and she was using the unicycle for getting to the laundrette? That would be a picture for the photo gallery, and 6 times a day, I bet she was fit!! 😆

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