Court rulings on repairs just after Warranty finished

On Aug 30, 2:36*pm, AlanG wrote:

Although by contrast the Matsui VCR we bought in 1999 lasted 14
months .....

We have one of those that was bought about 20 years ago.
Still in use

Matsui didn't make either of them - it was a badge engineering brand
and the factory that made them could have been anyone. At times when
the Japanese market was flat, they may have been made in Japan and
usually to a better standard. Although Matsui generally has a pooor
name, particular models were well regarded at the time and lasted well
afterwards - my parents' video was a Matsui that did nearly 20 years
before a lightning strike took out most of the house electrics (every
RCD and MCB too, which made it a right old pain just to get the lights
back on).

On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:32:26 -0700 (PDT), Andy Dingley
wrote:

On Aug 30, 2:36*pm, AlanG wrote:

Although by contrast the Matsui VCR we bought in 1999 lasted 14
months .....

We have one of those that was bought about 20 years ago.
Still in use

Matsui didn't make either of them - it was a badge engineering brand
and the factory that made them could have been anyone.

I know.
It was a Dixons brand

Lots of companies do that,
I have a Roberts multi band radio made in Singapore to Roberts
specifications. (allegedly) But it is identical to another brand name
on the market. I suspect Roberts just bought them in and slapped a
badge on

At times when
the Japanese market was flat, they may have been made in Japan and
usually to a better standard. Although Matsui generally has a pooor
name, particular models were well regarded at the time and lasted well
afterwards - my parents' video was a Matsui that did nearly 20 years
before a lightning strike took out most of the house electrics (every
RCD and MCB too, which made it a right old pain just to get the lights
back on).

I still have a fuse box.
It's worked for 50 years.

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Aug 30, 2:36 pm, AlanG wrote:

Although by contrast the Matsui VCR we bought in 1999 lasted 14
months .....

We have one of those that was bought about 20 years ago.
Still in use

Matsui didn't make either of them - it was a badge engineering brand
and the factory that made them could have been anyone. At times when
the Japanese market was flat, they may have been made in Japan and
usually to a better standard. Although Matsui generally has a pooor
name, particular models were well regarded at the time and lasted well
afterwards - my parents' video was a Matsui that did nearly 20 years
before a lightning strike took out most of the house electrics (every
RCD and MCB too, which made it a right old pain just to get the lights
back on).

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I have a Matsui microwave bought in a high quality store in Sweden.

In the UK the same machine is a low quality brand name belonging to DSG.

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tim