I think I paid around $800, after tax and delivery for my Kenmore set.'

A $800+ premium is a bit high for me to pay to avoid moving clothes from washer to dryer.

How mush is the Bosch? My Brother has a Bosch diswaher and the thing runs silent but it was pricey.

According to the repair man......


Maytag bought Amana a couple of years ago. The two fairly decent small companies merged into a big pile of crap.

go for the Bosch or Siemens - same machine. You will be amazed, I was:

http://www.siemens-home.com/details.asp?itemnum=WFXD520XUC

Shop around, deals can be found. My wife managed to save $1000 on the above washer/drier combo.

We're extremely pleased with the Whirlpool Duet front-loads. Kenmore sells a version too.

Sadly like everything Maytag isn't what is was. My trusty department store man whose information I've relied on for years talked me out of a Maytag as they are now made in China apparently (the ones downunder anyway) and are nowhere near as good.

We bought an AEG over the Bosch as the drum was better; but AEG were bought out a couple of years ago too :( . I love it, but would love it more if it was bigger. Had it for a few years now - no problems and still a great wash.

Front load is the way to go - less water consumption etc but importantly more gentle on the clothes too...evidenced by the fact that you don't need to clean a lint filter very often.

Miele still have a fabulous reputation here, but they only have about a 6kg capacity too - like my AEG not really big enough when you're washing for a family who get regularly filthy like my lot :) !

Driers I don't know...don't have to use mine very often (did when the kids were babies -all those nappies!) and have had the same for nearly 17 years. I'll be interested to see the results of your research as now that I've said it's still fine it will probably lay over and die on me ;) .

I got mine on sale at Menards. The were about $2200 list and I think I paid $1100 for them with a 5 year extended warranty. I purchased the Axxes version. They were smaller units so they could be stacked in the size of an interior door and put in a closet. The larger versions are cheaper than the Axxes version. The are very smooth and quiet

Got my wife a new matched pair of Maytag Neptunes when we moved here. Sex has been great! I know they have gotten a bad rapp but hers have been flawless.

Buy a basic kenmore (or whirlpool, basically same same) and use it for 15 years. then throw it away and buy another one.