Works fine for me!

When our last washing machine died on us three years ago we had been using a kind neighbour's hotpoint aquarius for a week or so and liked it, so we decided to get the 7kg load version. Within a few months there was an awful grating noise from it which turned out to be a bra wire in the drum. The repair man fixed this for free under warranty and showed me how to easily do it myself! Last week, after three years of constant use it wouldn't fill properly and the prewash light flashed. Repair man charged £50 for a new pressure switch and valve set plus £30 labour so total cost of £80 in three years.
We use the quick wash programme at 60 degrees and the mixed coloureds wash at 40 all the time and it washes well. I even use the silks programme for my polyester sports shirts. Have used the wool programme for sweaters.
It's nice to have a variable speed spin with a very high maximum of 1400rpm.
It gets used at least once daily and works fine for us.