5 1/2 yrs not too bad
Actually it was 5 3/4 years, I rechecked my records. At an average of 5 cups per day, that's 10,494 cups means $0.024 brewer cost per cup, or $44 per year. I like that math and worth spending the extra $$ on a commercial machine.
Put her in the basement in case of a catastrophic failure with the new one. Can't live long without caffeine...