My Mum had one of the first front loading automatics (had to have a special concrete base put in) it was a Bendix and lasted donkeys years.
Having said that one of our local repair shops which also sells new and reconditioned machines would not touch either Hoover or Hotpoint with a barge pole. Sold us a reconditioned Servis which lasted five years. I am now on a second hand Bosch (a model not available in the uk) that I got for free so, whatever happens I am quids in.
BTW Got a manufacturers warranty on Nef Oven, hob and hood for £89 for 5 years (the way I go through ovens I need the peace of mind).
