We have been in the espresso machine business for 30 years now. During this time, we have been one of the largest proponents of refurbished espresso machines. We sold thousands of them. With an over 97% satisfaction rating, and when you consider that we stand behind the machines we sell 100%, then you can see that only a very minute part we had to bring back for repairs within the first 6 months. This machine, in particular, works as good as new, and because it is a simple unit (meaning not overly dependent on electronics) very much like new its performance. The age of the machine is not a factor when we have our technicians take them apart and reassemble them.