Hi , I think the Ashbys is good value at that price ... i think you should have got abit more than two years out of them , mine are fiur years now ,but on their last legs aand i fixed a few things over the years , they are B-air grizzlys i believe , not exactly a junk brand , they use a plastic fan insted of metal for weight saving id say , anyway they blow very well when new , but like all blower dryers iv used , sahara pro etc used they dont last if used a lot .
Best look at them as consumable type items and replace every two or three years . imo