I was sad to see my old machine go... It had delivered 15 years of great service before the electronics in it packed up, and were more expensive to replace than buy a new one. So I got a new machine, and I'm still not convinced. It does some pretty strange things, and I'm scared the electronics are a bit strange as well. I did 4 loads i a row last week and on the 3rd load, it just kept spinning in some thing... I had to turn it off for an hour and start it up again. Not what you would expect from a Miele.