My family has owned a Western Auto store which sells appliances since 1974. We know washing machines. I had a fancy water-saving, agitator-less Whirlpool. The new machine made me crazy. The sound was horrible. It was an intermittent nightmare and did not clean my welder husband’s clothes. To say that I hated that machine is an understatement. I sold it and bought a Crosley old time machine with an agitator. It is a water guzzler, but it gives me clean clothes which smell nice. It also creates a smoother washing sound that doesn’t make you want to leave the house. Find a regular agitator machine with a stainless steel drum. I told my family to stock every conceivable replacement part for this machine because I will never get a fancy machine again. We no longer sell appliances.
I bought a Crosley set about 15 years ago, mostly because it fit in my laundry room. Maytag had recently bought Crosley and that was another reason I bought the set. Had one problem requiring a service call and the repair guy tried to tell me this was a terrible machine and I should replace it as soon as possible. Have been using the set ever since without issues. That was about 13 years ago.