This thread reminds me of my xbox as well. xbox had died on me last time, bought from a reputable shop in LYN as well. As system was modded, warranty was not valid anymore so I read about playtime and they said bring in the box for them to take a look.

give receipt, called every 2 weeks, said not fixed yet. After 6 months, told us can't be fixed and when i went to collect the unit for scrap to sell in LYN, they have already disposed it outwith calling. This is very unethical. It's the workers i suspect. might be repairing it behind the bosses back and sold to other members and told us it's disposed after playing the dragging game.