MarkSutcliffe

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Re: What set up and LPM is best
« Reply #20 on: February 28, 2017, 11:17:11 pm »
i dont understand why kiams have negative reviews  the 15 ltr warrior looks fine  same spec as the hondas  but different name no one seems to explain why whats the problem with them  iam buying a new washer soon  the warrior is  compact and same spec  what is wrong with kiams products    ???

I think some people have had horror stories

The Kiam does look ok, but (and its a big but)..

It wont be as easy to resell when i want to upgrade

there is no smoke without fire and there does seem to be a general dislike..

Kev Martin

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Re: What set up and LPM is best
« Reply #21 on: March 01, 2017, 07:35:41 am »
On a slightly different tack.  e.g. 

We sell a lot of Klindex Machines one of the most popular is the Klindex Rocky but we also sell another machine which does exactly the same thing for about just over half the price of a Rocky.  It performs like a Rocky but when it comes to reliability and longevity is where the Klindex Rocky leaps ahead.  The Chinese built machine has a life span of around 2 Years if you look after it this is because of the build quality and a residual value of £100-150 at best.  A Klindex Rocky has a life span of at least 10 Years if you look after it and a fabulous residual value.  I think the same is probably true of the Kiam.
Ultimately you get what you pay for in most cases.  I sold a guy 10 of those Chinese machines just over 2 years ago even though he had 5 Klindex Rocky's he needed 10 more machines for a big job and said he could not afford 10 Rocky's.  He was in again the other day to pick up 4 New Rocky's and to order 6 Klindex Maxi Orbits.  I asked him where the 10 Chinese machines were and he replied "In the Skip".  However he is still using the original 5 Rocky's  he had.
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Smurf

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Re: What set up and LPM is best
« Reply #22 on: March 01, 2017, 11:56:54 am »
On a slightly different tack.  e.g. 

We sell a lot of Klindex Machines one of the most popular is the Klindex Rocky but we also sell another machine which does exactly the same thing for about just over half the price of a Rocky.  It performs like a Rocky but when it comes to reliability and longevity is where the Klindex Rocky leaps ahead.  The Chinese built machine has a life span of around 2 Years if you look after it this is because of the build quality and a residual value of £100-150 at best.  A Klindex Rocky has a life span of at least 10 Years if you look after it and a fabulous residual value.  I think the same is probably true of the Kiam.
Ultimately you get what you pay for in most cases.  I sold a guy 10 of those Chinese machines just over 2 years ago even though he had 5 Klindex Rocky's he needed 10 more machines for a big job and said he could not afford 10 Rocky's.  He was in again the other day to pick up 4 New Rocky's and to order 6 Klindex Maxi Orbits.  I asked him where the 10 Chinese machines were and he replied "In the Skip".  However he is still using the original 5 Rocky's  he had.

Indeed Kev as it's better to buy quality kit than buy twice and all that.

Kev Martin

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Re: What set up and LPM is best
« Reply #23 on: March 01, 2017, 01:06:07 pm »
Smuf

I thought about doing a deal with LIDL for you then you could buy Klindex kit ;D
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« Reply #24 on: March 01, 2017, 05:24:59 pm »
Smuf

I thought about doing a deal with LIDL for you then you could buy Klindex kit ;D

Thanks but still I have no need for spinny things lol
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