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Buy a Cubika for £50 and see how you get on. Spend £22 on a vst basket, and spend an afternoon taking it apart and descaling the fuck out of it.
I bought my Cubika second hand for £55 in Jan 2015. It's never really missed a beat. I thought the pump had gone at one stage but it just needed a bit of a strip and clean.
Not a popular choice, but it's a well made and simple machine for cheap.
I also understand this is literally the opposite of what you asked for (not second hand, not needing work) but potentially cheap enough to be a consideration.
Since our last one broke my good lady won’t hear of a second hand machine (I know). But also won’t consider the robot. It would be seen as too much of a faff.
If I win the lottery I’ll get a robot. The flair neo seems reasonable??