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Originally Posted by Scanner
I just fixed a 10 year old dryer for $178.00. The way I figure, it was about $400 (including sales tax) for a new end bottom of the line gas dryer, same capacity and all. cost?
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My costs were about the same as yours but my dryer was 20 years old. The motor went bad and when I went for the replacement is was going to be about $150.
I went for the new dryer just because the expensive control panel had a good chance to break.
Depends what breaks on the appliance and the age. There's not too much to break with a dryer, so if it were 10 years old I'd fix it up to at least 50% of the cost. Even then I might fix it.
Electronics are different. If it's more than a couple of years old and out of warranty throw it out. The new models have improvements that make the old one obsolete. Repairs on electronics are often disproportionately expensive compared to the new price.