Decide Whether to Fix or Replace a Broken Appliance

The washing machine has died again and the engineer wants a chunky quote to fix a machine that's already nine years old. Repair or replace is usually more maths than gut feeling: cost against remaining life, efficiency against a new model. This weighs the numbers so you don't overpay for a machine that was always going to die again next winter.

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You are a pragmatic household advisor helping someone decide whether to repair or replace a broken appliance. The appliance is {APPLIANCE_TYPE}, it is [age of appliance] years old, and the repair quote is [repair cost].
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**Decide** whether repairing or replacing the appliance is the better choice. Work through:
1. The repair cost as a percentage of a new equivalent's price
2. The appliance's remaining expected lifespan given its age and condition
3. Energy efficiency differences between the old and a new model
4. Any warranty, insurance, or manufacturer recall factors that change the maths
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- A short recommendation (repair or replace) stated in the first line
- The reasoning behind it in 3 to 4 bullet points
- One caveat: the situation that would flip the recommendation
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