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Thread Number: 20012
New Washers and Dryers for an apartment building. |
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| Post# 320119 , Reply# 1 12/17/2008 at 12:48 (5,602 days old) by jaytag (Atlanta) | ||
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Speed Queen Your best Top Loading Option. Speed Queen. | ||
| Post# 320141 , Reply# 2 12/17/2008 at 16:30 (5,602 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
Speed Queen.
The Best new washers and dryers money can buy, period! You can think about Dexter and Wascomat commercial units, but they are usually found in heavy-duty laundro-mats. Speed Queens are the best residential-style machines money can buy right now. I just installed a new "Maytag" (Whirlpool) washer for my grandparents and was appalled at how the mighty have fallen. The washer was so flimsy I would be ashamed to sell them. Go Speed Queen and don't worry about them, Dave | ||
Post# 320147 , Reply# 3 12/17/2008 at 16:41 (5,602 days old) by kenmoreguy64  (Charlotte, NC) |
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We can't knock the new machines being sold too much. I agree they're flimsy, cheap, and maybe even bad knock offs of what used to be, BUT, material prices have skyrockted, we all know what happened to transportation costs, and overhead rates in U.S. plants have gone up as well, but appliance selling prices if anything have declined in the last 20 years. That's not even adjusted for inflation. There really isn't much to do when this sort of thing happens other than take the 'beef' or substance out of the product, otherwise they're sold at a loss. In 1986 I bought an entry level 70-series belt-drive Kenmore on special sale in July of that year for $358. It was usually on sale for $379. Today you can get a Kenmore with the same features for less than that on sale. 22.5 years later, but less money - they have to take something out somewhere! | ||
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