Originally Posted by
NJ Quilter
I must be as much of a dinosaur as the rest of you! I love my good (15+ yr) old mechanical Maytag! I have many laundry issues but I think they are water-related vs machine-related. This whole thread is very interesting as I'll have to replace my beloved, 18 yr old Tahoe in the relatively near future as well. I do not want a car that drives for me; stops for me; talks to me; etc. I am terrified of what I'm going to have to re-learn. Anti-lock brakes were the 'latest & greatest' when I bought that car! I'm in big trouble. Not looking forward to the day the washer bites the dust either!
i've been in 'dinosaur' mode most of my adult life! my truck is now 16 yrs old & i'll run it into the ground & my next truck will be used one --didn't want-heated seats, power windows, power seats etcetcetc ...and still don't! but they aren't making them that way anymore unless special order and cost that go thru the roof. my 30 yo washer died the quiet death last year and i went to a used appliance store that had worked on my old washer & dryer ..kept them running. bought the
only washer singleton (w/o dryer) they had and it was also the only one they had w/o a computer. he said my new-to-me was 3 yrs old and would outlast anything else in the store or any new machines that are being sold anywhere ..he said they have "built in obselescence" in all currently made machines".
.....how depressing!!! but i won't have to worry for at least another 20 years ..maybe i'll just use a tub & washboard
