40 or 60 litre engle
Submitted: Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 18:51
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i am buying a new fridge and would like to hear peoples opinions for and against a 40 or 60 litre engle and what prices people paid thanks in advance
Reply By: Member - Ivan (ACT) - Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 18:59
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 18:59
Bob,
I think your first questions are how many people do you want to support, how long for, and do you want to sacrifice the room/weight for the 60lt.
We are a family of five who just came back from 14 days in the Simpson - meat every night, (and coke for lunch, beer at night!!), and had no problem with a 40lt..
I'm pretty sure the 60lt draws considerably (rather than a bit) more....
We paid a shade over 1100 for it, but verry happy ;-)
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Follow Up By: Member - Ruth D (QLD) - Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:42
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:42
Hello Ivan and family - glad you made it
home safely to the VERY COLD country. Been freezing here the last four days. How are the boys - fighting fit, I bet. Still busy. Lovely to meet you.
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Follow Up By: Member - Ivan (ACT) - Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:52
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:52
Hi Ruth,
Yes, made it back!! - had a great trip -
I don't reckon much warmer here! - -5 last night ;-)
check out the site for great pictures and reports - even a Sheridan or two!
See you next time
(thanks for the coffee ;-)
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Reply By: waveslave - Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:01
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:01
Hey dude,
I was going to go for the Engel 80l combi, but after 2 wks from order, when it still hadn't arrived, I started to have 2nd thoughts. I'm big on cust. service, and when I can get a WAECO 80l combi for almost $1000 less, and it arrives 48hrs from arrival.....hey you do the math.
Oh yeah, and it works a treat.
Hope This Helps
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Follow Up By: waveslave - Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:02
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:02
Sorry that's "It arrives 48hrs from ORDER". Also has a 5 yr warranty.
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Follow Up By: Utemad - Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:05
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:05
We've got an Engel 80 Combi and it came within 48hrs. Maybe they are so good they can't keep up with demand :-)
Works great although the fridge section has funny dimensions.
Utemad.
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Reply By: waveslave - Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:10
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:10
Yeah, that was another reason I went with the WAECO. Dimensions were 60/20------Fridge Freezer, where as like you say, Engel had a bigger Freezer. Don't get me wrong man, I was gonna get an Engel, but as for reasons stated...I didn't. They didn't become who they were for crap cust. service, but big co's who have become big, often forget what got them there, and focus more on cutting overheads to increase profits. Stainless steel too, would have liked that, but couldn't justify the wait, and even the extra $750
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Reply By: Member - Ruth D (QLD) - Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:40
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 at 19:40
Hello Bob, I have both sized Engles - bought the 60 litre first because I thought I needed all that fridge, but soon got sick of getting a bruised arm climbing in and out of the LC100 side door etc. and it takes up an enormous amount of room. Then I bought a Chuck Wagon for the back of the LC100 and had to decide about the fridge so bought the 39 litre to fit in the Chuck Wagon slider (wonderful, fantastic and brilliant). What happened to the 60 litre,
well it lives in the shed and is full of gold stubbies (usually) but at the moment it is full of yellowbelly (from
Diamantina Lakes) and is a freezer. I do not regret paying the money I did for the fridges at all and have no trouble fitting everything into the 39 litre (including my husband's daily supply of stubbies) as
well as food. Good luck.
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Reply By: Member - Chris M (QLD) - Thursday, Jul 22, 2004 at 13:12
Thursday, Jul 22, 2004 at 13:12
The Engel 60L fridge is a bl$$dy big fridge and you'll need a fair swag of room.
I have the Engel 40L which is the newer model that only draws around 2.6 amps. Works a treat and fits quite nicely (and you can carry it full of food).
Not only cost, but size, power useage and weight should come into equation.
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