Ex Showroom Demo Lelit Elizabeth PL92T Coffee Machine Brushed Stainless Steel

Our Breville Dual Boiler died 3 weeks ago after 6 & 1/2 years of faithful service and I was researching the Lelit Elizabeth thinking that this is the machine for us to replace it, so decided to go with the Wife and Daughter to DiPacci Showroom in Roselands. Sadly, the Elizabeth was the only machine that they didn’t have on display, and oddly enough, when they knew my budget, the Salesmen were trying to push the Bellezza dual boiler espresso machine (German owned and assembled in China!) in preference to the Lelit Elizabeth (Italian made! So I don’t get it? DiPacci is Italian, no? How about some national pride guys?) with arguments that they owned the machine themselves and it was fantastic! (Yeah, right…) And because Breville now own Lelit, it would be difficult to find parts for the Elizabeth in future! (Um, fellas, Breville has owned Lelit for over a year now, yet Lelit are still manufacturing espresso machines… in Italy no less. So it looks like Breville are letting them do what they do best yeah?) So needless to say, showroom experience was very ordinary, but stick to your guns with the machine you’re leaning towards and don’t be dissuaded! On the plus side, very fast delivery (the guy said earliest delivery Wednesday, but it arrived safely on Monday afternoon!) Machine is fantastic! Set up is deadset easy! Love the removable water tank! Looks fantastic! Pulls an espresso shot with consistent pressures and even though our current beans are just a month after their roast-on date, still brews great tasting espressos! Milk wand is also fantastic! So powerful and so much quicker to texturise milk and more consistent than Breville Dual Boiler! Should have invested in a genuine Italian-made espresso machine years ago! The quality speaks for itself!
The only con/negative that I’ll say about Lelit is the tacky, plastic tamp that they include with the machine which I believe is poor form for an Italian 2.5k+ espresso machine. Lift your game Lelit and throw in a proper metal tamp with the machine! But I guess this is a common trend with most Italian espresso machine manufacturers?

I didn't realise changing to a dual boiler from a single boiler machine would change my world, but it has! The Elizabeth is awesome!
So easy to set up and use.....and it's quiet! Would definitely recommend investing, especially at such a great price point!