In 2014 we moved into a new home and had to gut it. I then had to buy all new appliances. I went to Consumer's Reports web site and read not only their evaluations of the appliances but also the reviews written by subscribers. I came to the conclusion that I had to evaluate the problems folks were having with the appliances and see which ones I could live with -- I was very depressed. I did not have the money to put into the kitchen that I had when I remodeled my previous house (the 15 year old appliances were still going strong and the repair man I had check them out told me they had at least 8 more years of life). Once I moved, my new washer blew the motherboard within a month after I bought it (in the process of elimination, the repairman replaced all of the computer parts since he claimed the motherboard never goes out - hah). We replaced a 28 year old furnace and a 19 year old hot water heater -- they needed work and parts are no longer available -- but the folks who installed the new ones said we'd be lucky to get 10-12 years. Isn't planned obsolescence great.