You’re worried that the washing machine is on its last spin cycle. It makes a horrible screeching sound and needs a lot of coaxing to make it all the way through a full cycle. It’s not like it’s still under warranty. You’ve had it for four years, and it wasn’t new when you got it. You got an estimate for repair and discovered it will cost $319 to get it back into tip-top shape.
Should you give this old, inefficient machine the heave-ho in favor of a new model that will use less electricity and water?
