I never buy extended warranties for any appliance now. I used to do, because I worried that I wouldn't be able to afford repairs - it never dawning on me that if I'd saved the warranty money, I would have had enough for any repair anyway! Nowadays, I buy a less expensive model and if the worst comes to the worst, go and buy another one. Waste of resources no doubt, but by the time you've paid a call-out charge, listened to the engineer's 'sharp intake of breath', seen him shake his head, and then waited for him to return and fit the part, I think it's easier all round to go for a new one.