u/rehydrate5503

Cool! Bosch is going to be my next set of appliances after I sell my current place, and my new place needs new ones.

Yes, to the best of my ability and available resources. It is a newer model, so currently spare parts seemed to be abundant vs the 12 or so year old previous model.

Nice work on the cheap repairs! Which brand, if I may ask?

Exactly this. I recently had my clothes washer break. Spent _days_ researching the problem, taking the thing apart, figuring out the cause was the spindle on the back of the drum having a crack and eventually breaking. I eventually found a replacement part which had a slightly different part number but research showed it _should_ be compatible. $400 for the part. $130 shipping, plus tax came out to just shy of $600. 2 week lead time to get the part, and no certainty I’d be able to put it all back together. Professional appliance repair wouldn’t have made financial sense either, I called around.

I ended up ordering a new one for $800 all in, saving many headaches. Had it two days later and was able to catch up on laundry.

Also cities and counties.