3 machines same design each a little worse than the last
3/5
I did not realise the machine internals were quite so similar as our old Hotpoint, if I had, I would have kept the old top tray. The old one felt more robust and was better laid out. The stupid clips for adjusting the height of the top shelf are just as bad and you can't rely on it not to slip down on one side or the other. Our previous 2 machines have had very similar design with most parts interchangeable It seems every time we buy a new one its a little worse design. The best one we had was the first one we had many years ago with a choice of two tracks to adjust the height of the top tray with no need for stupid plastic clips. I suppose somebody discovered it was 2 or 3 pence cheaper per machine to make them worse.
Dreadnaught