It's sad to think that someone considers reliability beyond 10 years
unreasonable.
We bought a Whirlpool Washer from KMart in 1972. I never gave us a
problem until I broke the stud that holds the dispensing basket or
whatever, in 2001. We only gave something like 125.00 for it.
We bought a Maytag Neptune for around 1100.00. We bought the reliability
gag.
We bought the expensive warranty extension, thank God.
They have had to replace electronics 3 times, at least, I think.
About 350.00 each time if we hadn't paid the 300.00 warranty for 3 years.
What were American Companies producing good merchandise has been
replaced by Global Corporatists with junk that may break before you can
get it out of the box, and at a much higher price.
Didn't Clinton, BushI and BushII say that Free Trade was going to our
salvation?