I have older Maytag TOP LOAD washer. It’s been great. My daughter has a high-end front load washer and can’t wait to get rid of it. It’s moldy inside, and it can’t be cleaned, doesn’t clean well, horrible machine. I’d never go with a front load. Also, mine wasn’t expensive.
Had rust in our ancient Maytag. Used a product I saw mentioned here called “Iron Out.” Ran it through the machine and never had a problem with rust, mold, or mildew again. Works awesome with white clothes too.
My neighbor bought the best ones he could find. They turned into money pits, failing just after the warranty ran out. Different highly rated name brands. He finally decided to buy the cheapest ones he can find now. Goes bad, he’ll just replace them.