Engel V Waeco
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wato35
Which is the better value for money and reliabilty?
Reply By: Brew69(SA) - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 14:50
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 14:50
search the archives............thousands of posts on this.
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:01
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:01
like yota V nissan
or BFG V coopers etc
bums.
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Reply By: Redback - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:03
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:03
Esky
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Follow Up By: Bob of KAOS - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:22
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:22
Engel and Waeco are both pretty dodgy. Much better drinking warm beer and eating green steak.
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Reply By: Leroy - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:30
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:30
hmmm you probably got the hint by now that this debate has been done to death...
Engel is the more reliable but Waeco is better value for money. (ducking for cover now lol.....someone had to start it!)
Leroy
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Follow Up By: wato35 - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:37
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:37
Sorry about that, only found this site today.
I'll try to ask better questions in the future
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Follow Up By: Leroy - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:43
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:43
switch post view from 'active' to 'both' and do a search for a laugh.
Leroy
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 19:49
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 19:49
wato35 don't blame yourself your new to the site, we all had a first day, so don't let the old hands give you a hard time. To the left of your screen there's a
site search box, type in your query there and you'll get a mass of info.
Cheers
Dunc
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Reply By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:46
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:46
wato35,
like the other's have said, it's been done to death, as a former member here often says, they both keeps things cold, I've got two waeco's both are great and I have no complaints, it comes down to personal preference I guess.
cheers
Lyn
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:49
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:49
things are better in pairs
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Follow Up By: gramps - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 23:48
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 23:48
Bonz,
There's no need to bring sex into the discussion thankyou very much :))))
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 at 07:41
Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 at 07:41
Sex??!! Geez when he said pairs, I automatically thought of Laurel & Hardy, Bill & Ben, Abbot & Costello, Zig & Zag, Engle & Waeco..hahahaha....
sex sex sex that's all they ever think about !!
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Reply By: tgmonaro - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:46
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:46
I really like both engel and waeco have both Pro's & Cons about them.
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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:48
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:48
Weaco for sure, value for money. And dont mind the naysayers here we have names for them, members and non-members.
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Reply By: flappa - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:49
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 15:49
Neither , both are crap.
Get an EvaKool
: P
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Follow Up By: Johnnotoo - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 16:17
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 16:17
Totall agree flappa. Evakool with their fibreglass box and heaps of insulation and Danfoss compressor (same as Waeco) is the way to go. Much, much lighter than the Engel too.
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Follow Up By: Member - John (QLD) - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 22:22
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 22:22
Get a Evakool 60lt fridge/freezer. Not a big footprint like the huge 60lt Engel
Engel 40lt is too deep to find things and Waeco are crap
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Reply By: howesy - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 17:58
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 17:58
Just buy a bushman and be done with it. lower amp draw and works a treat.
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Reply By: Snowy 3.0iTD - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 18:03
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 18:03
I have a 60ltr Waeco, the equivalent Engel was about another $400 more. Engel have a longer standing name, and if your firdge is going to see some rough treatment then the Engel is sturdier. But if it is just going to ride around in the back of a Wagon then save yourself some money and buy a Waeco. I spoke to a couple of small refrigeration mechanics when I was shopping around for
mine and both reckoned the inner workings of the Waeco was superior to the Engel. Hope this helps.
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Reply By: Wombat - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 18:32
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 18:32
AAaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
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Reply By: Member - Ed. C.- Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 19:06
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 19:06
Ummm.......
Anyone know how many 30+ y/o Waecos there are "out there" ????
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Follow Up By: gramps - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 19:11
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 19:11
Don't know, but since the company was founded in 1974 you never never know. Don't confuse it with the "recent" startup in OZ :)
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Follow Up By: Gerhardp1 - Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 at 10:09
Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 at 10:09
Not many 30+ year old Japanese cars out there either.
Using your logic, Ed. C., means the current Japanese cars are no good.
Who the hell wants a 30 year old fridge that _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx a massive current anyway?
In my opinion, better to buy an EVAKool, Bushman, or Autofridge.
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Reply By: damien - Friday, Oct 21, 2005 at 16:33
Friday, Oct 21, 2005 at 16:33
Relaibility wise they're probably pretty similar, value for money wise, the Waeco is clearly the best fridge on the market.
I bought my 50L Waeco a couple of years ago for $990 which included a cover, thermometer & one of those 6 can, 12v cooler thingies.
My FIL just bought a 60L Waeco with cover for $990 - pretty hard to beat that
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