After a good experience with an Indesit washer (did it for more than 10 years until the electronic gave up - not the mechanics!), we went for the same brand again.
The XWE 71683X offers all the gimmicks you nowadays get with a washer - water & energy saving; programs for this and that; timer etc. - at a reasonable price. So far it worked well; the laundry comes out clean and dry once at high spin. It is also surprisingly quiet.
2 flaws:
- The opening is positioned so low that, if you put a laundry basket in front of it, you cannot open or close the door.
- You always have a lot of washing powder residue left in the powder compartment.
Pluspunten
- good value for money
- all programs you need (and more)
- you can regulate temperature & spin
- built in timer
Minpunten
- door opening to low
- washing powder residue in powder compartment