Not sure why but my inbox was bombarded with posts. I think the Brewtus is a great machine. I bought one of the very first BII. Literally the week they came out. I've had very little trouble other than the well know issues that pop up. In December of 16 I decided to buy myself a Christmas gift and bought a new conical valve Gs3. I love it. I took my BII to a family home on the coast and I use it there about 2 months out of the year. I like the Gs3 better but some of that is because the water and drain are plumbed in and I don't have to add water or dump water. The BII is quite a bit louder as well. The espresso on the other hand is very good. Good enough that I'm still using the BII and haven't upgraded it. For me that pretty much says it all. I'd jump on that machine and enjoy it.
Herman On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 1:22 PM Rizwan Naveed <[email protected]> wrote: > Friends - I am looking for even a quick thought/guidance - I need some > advice having searched both reddit/coffee forums etc and I'm a bit lost. > > My current setup: Gaggia classic pro bought a few months ago, I love it > and pull great shots but temp surfing is a pain and so is waiting around. I > could honestly live with it and love it for a few years. > > I have a used offer for an Expobar Leva 1 - I think its branded thew > brewtus III or something in the US. Its manufactured 2009, single owner, > seller says its been refurbished by a service company and has a rebuilt E61 > group, new electronics/control board and a new vacuum breaker. Asking > $700-800 > Here are some photos of the machine in question (the boiler condition > worries me but not sure if this is normal....) > *Photos: *https://imgur.com/a/NY44vlX > > Questions: > > 1. > > is this a good deal? > 2. > > Will this be a headache with stuff breaking down? thats the only > concern I have with this thing - what are the key things to check/test? > 3. > > Wishful thinking that this is going to go for atleast a year before > breaking down/needing repair? I'm quite handy but would be nice to have it > run for a while before breaking down... > 4. > > is it a significant jump over the Gaggia? My wife will murder me if I > start pining for another upgrade any time soon... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/69db69e1-7971-455f-9f74-5e9a27f631ebo%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/69db69e1-7971-455f-9f74-5e9a27f631ebo%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/CAM9mha1VQnxKAwNaQesj%3DnFmkYWiUohqCbNT5796P7eZc2hSwg%40mail.gmail.com.
