Hello all,

Posted here as recommended in another news group: Could you please share
with us/me (personal replies are welcome to , if you feel that
the group will not benefit), your experience in buying and using front-load
(as opposed to top-load with an agitator)?

Any comment is appreciated:
1. What make/s & model/s considered?
2. Where bought?
3. What machine was chosen? Make, model
4. User experience?
5. Need for care plan? (the extended warranty)
6. Any other tidbit/s, rebate/s, etc
7. Did the energy consumption agree with the label?
8. Typical got-ya in operating the washer (I'm familiar with the
sock-in-the-rubber-seal)
9. If you currently own one, and had some service/reliability issue/s,
please elaborate

My plan is to make the purchase within the next week or so, in order to take
advantage of the provincial PST rebate (OK, I just disclosed that I'm
located in Ontario )) ).

I've tried to use Consumers reports (last they reported was August 2003),
but found it to be very generic, not very informative, and no description of
how testing was done (what was the base line).

Thanks in advance to all who reply.