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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro
As it happens, over the past two years I've had to install a washer, dryer, dishwasher, microwwve and kitchen faucet. Total cost around $250 (And a sore shoulder!)
Happy Motoring, Mark
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I've got two good stories:
Always coveted the bottom freezer fridge (I'm 6'4"). Cost for a new one is well over $1K. Well, I think not, since there is nothing wrong with the top freezer unit........other than the fact that it's old and the gaskets are shot.
Check on e-bay and find a pristine KitchenAid over in NJ. Opening bid is $100. I bid $150. Nobody else bids.
So, for $100. and $50 in gas and tolls, I've got, effectively, a $1K machine that will probably last another 10 years.
My washing machine also functioned fine, but it was also over 20 years old and I wouldn't mind a larger tub. Find a "recon" fellow who doesn't recon anything. He picks up the perfectly good units that the people toss out after three years. I find a pristine GE in the shop/warehouse with all the bells and whistles. He gives it to me for $125.