This was a replacement for a hotpoint of similar specification that had become noisy and clunky but still worked after many years. I reckoned the bearing has worn, that was all. This one looks nice, nice LEDs and digital stuff, washes and dries stuff, just as noisy with different clucky noises and takes a bit longer for my preferred cycle. At the end of the day, its just a washing machine that works, not an F1 racing car. Good enough for me.