Originally Posted By: oilyriser
I was buying a part for an old Maytag washer, and noticed the new machines were made in Ch...
I was hoping nobody got me started on Maytag. Since you did.....
My brother works at an electrical store that sells Maytag on the side. Against his wishes, we bought a Maytag washing machine just to keep the money local, so to speak. It failed beyond repair in under 5 years. We got an identical model from my grandma when she moved into a nursing home. It lasted less than a year before complete failure. Our Maytag side-by-side fridge is the biggest POS I've ever seen. Never again.
The Maytag name was purchased out a few years ago. If you buy a Maytag, buy it for the price, not for the name.
Meanwhile, my mom's Kenmore washer that she purchased in 1972 recently failed beyond repair. Because I'm from a big family, that machine probably ran at least one load of clothes a day while I was growing up. It weighed about twice as much as anything you can purchase today. It was heavy! Too bad they don't build them like that anymore.