I bought this dw a year ago when we renovated our kitchen and have had problems with it from the first week. In fact, it was just replaced (after numerous visits from the appliance store and Asko rep) and just yesterday noticed the new one (same exact model) is still doing the same thing as before. It leaves a black sooty residue dried on the inside and outside of my glasses. I thought it was coffee grounds from my disposer, but now we don't throw the grinds in there anymore. This is the 3rd brand of dishwasher in this house, and neither of the other brands did this. So, for some reason, this very expensive Asko brand dw does not clean as well as the others, I know one of them was a GE.
It is very quiet, I have to admit. Just doesn't clean real well.

I have an ASKO DW and am very happy with it. My brother has a Bosch and is also very pleased. I don't think I would buy a new appliance unless it has a warenty. Most have warrenty for original owner.
The Bosch is very quiet and cleans great also has a tall pot adjustment. I bought mine about six months before he got his. I think I would have been happy with his Bosch.

I've got the 3232xlfi. Still waiting for the cabinetry panel, but without the panel the machine isn't as quiet as I thought it would be. I chose this instead of Miele or another brand for it's supposedly quiet function. I also liked the stemware racks. I got it for about $800 through a buying club, I think it would have been about $1000 - $1100 if I were buying regular retail. The cleaning is okay -- not great -- just okay. I think you can get the same if not better cleaning with a cheaper dishwasher. I do have lots of wet things come out at the end of the cleaning cycle. Also, there are these baskets in the base that hold food particles and they have to be cleaned. I wish I realized that, I might have preferred a dw with a different grinder/filtering system. There is also what Asko calls a "sump" in the bottom, and it is normal for there to be a few inches of water sitting there, even when the machine isn't running. It just seems dirty to me to have dirty water sitting in the machine when it's not on. I'd rather the machine be totally empty when not in use. I will say the Asko customer service is excellent, the phone lines are staffed by fairly well informed and nice helpful people. And when I needed service, it's under warantee still, the service people were very good. I personally wouldn't buy another one though. I wanted the integrated panel and it was one of the brands that were to take a panel easily. If you don't care about the panel, pick another brand.

Do other brands (especially Miele) leave standing water at the bottom of the machine? I wouldn't like that and don't understand the reason for it.

my miele (excella) does not leave any standing water at the bottom of the machine.

the excella performed extremely well during the holidays. took full advantage of the "short" cycle when we had friends over to cycle through kitchenware/plates quickly.

Hello,

We are considering an Asko D3232 floor model with syling that would match a SZ 42 inch built-in fridge quite nicely. When I asked the salesperson about the standing water I'd observed in the bottom of the dw, he said that maybe the machine had been stopped during mid-cycle. Though we can buy the dw for $799, I'm not sure I want to chance it. Our second choice is an Electrolux Icon dw. Any advice? I'm leaning away from that Asko model, but would consider a higher end Asko or a Bosch dw.