Silvia

Not op, but my Rancilio Silvia is about as close to the ship of thessius as it can. I don’t think there’s more than a couple of screws that’s original. So easy to fix, and it is reliable (despite having been fully rebuilt)

Wait til you see the price of a Slayer, La Marzocco, Decent, Sanremo, Rockets, etc. But yeah, I started with a Rancilio Silvia & Sette (I got it wholesale from the cafe I was working at for $500 and $100 respectively) then rocked it for a decade and upgraded to the Micra and a philos. Get in where y

This is the first time I’m doing a restore. Honestly i was hoping this would’ve gone a little easier but the machine is in a much rougher state I anticipated. Apparently the rancilio silvia is know for rust under the drip tray and I hit the jackpot. The metal was completely rotted trough so I had to

A used or even new rancilio Silvia is infinitely serviceable. I have an OG circa 2004 that was sitting in my garage for 20 years that I dusted off a year ago. With some basic maintenance it’s making multiple drinks a day now.

Gaggia Classic or Rancilio Silvia. Fellow is way too new to garner trust in longevity, let alone parts and community.

For filter coffee: Moccamaster are for life. Parents have theirs for over 20 years. They had to replace the caraffe 2 times. One caraffe fell and the other had a broken hinge, because they are clumsy and my father manhandles everything. He kept bending it in the most stupid way possible to remove th

My first setup which was a eureka mignon grinder with a Rancilio Silvia. Both are 500-600 euro and work great with great longtivity. The extra’s you pick can be way cheaper.

Someone once offered me a Rancilio Silvia for $100. They said they are selling as-is and their ex-roomate left it and the seller didn’t know whether the machine worked or not. Now this was back when a new Silvia was in $700+ range. For me wasting $100 was not a big deal and getting a used machine fo

It's odd. I've had my stock Rancilio Silvia for over 10 years and have never found the need for PID. Pull a blank shot. Light comes on. I wait. Light goes off. I pull the shot. Perfect every time. All the effort was dialing in my grind and roast.

Rancilio Silvia. Mine is 10 years old, no issues. Very simple, uncomplicated machine.