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Originally Posted by Freeshadow
Hey Bianca I'm the first one voting "pro repairs" if it has sense. But in this case I'm with Cinisajoy. Energy efficiency is the keyword here. (e. g. I wouldn't want a plasma TV even as a gift, for just that reason) If you don't go for the cheapest dryer available you will see quite a nice difference on your e-bill.
I also usually use older than actual computers, but due to said effect I limit the degree of vintageness too.
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Howdy:
I tend to run to the uber-cheap on bloody CARS. I'm sorry, but when the price of the average car meets/exceeds the price of my first home....ya, not doing that. My current vehicle is just now 19; the Hubster's truck is 20. My theory is, it's a bloody tin can that takes you around from A-->Z. That's all they are. I drive them until literally, the car wears out.
Appliances, though--I admit, I tend to go higher-end. My experience is, and has always been, that some of the better manufacturers have products that last longer. I recently replaced the washer & dryer, and it was ouchy in terms of dough (ditto our air-conditioner, which should NOT have been looking in death's face, but was...) and we've seen a difference in our electrical (no gas). We're fortunate in that our house is remarkably well-insulated, so we pay less in this house than we did in our much-smaller former home, but yes: we are seeing a measurable difference with our new front-load pair. <shrug>. FWIW.
Hitch