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Thread Number: 24138
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Post# 375209 8/27/2009 at 21:30 (5,345 days old) by moparwash  (Pittsburgh,PA ) |
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Post# 375231 , Reply# 1 8/27/2009 at 22:17 (5,345 days old) by steve1-18 (Grovetown (Augusta), GA) |
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Wouldn't GM be surprised to see what's still around and running. | ||
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Post# 375241 , Reply# 3 8/27/2009 at 22:30 (5,345 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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GM is only looking to keep from being sued for injury/damage caused by a Frigidaire appliance made under their watch. If you fire up that 1950 Frigidaire washer you found in grandma's basement, then stick your arm in and have it ripped off at the shoulder during the 1140 rpm spin cycle, you can't sue GM for producing a machine that lacked a safety lid switch. | ||
| Post# 375254 , Reply# 4 8/27/2009 at 23:04 (5,345 days old) by strongenough78 (California) | ||
Honestly, I don't see how anyone can sue anybody on a 30 year old appliance. Regardless of what happens. When things get old with age, there are bound to be some problems. But, oh well. Maybe if we're lucky, they'll bring back the Unimatic, Rollermatic and Pulsamatic washers. I wonder how the agitators would look now!
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| Post# 375264 , Reply# 5 8/27/2009 at 23:29 (5,345 days old) by norfolksouthern () | ||
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I'm under the impression that they are only canceling the liability part of the contract. How would this impact Electrolux, the brand's current owner? I'm assuming that these days, it's really nothing more than a label. NorfolkSouthern | ||
| Post# 375323 , Reply# 6 8/28/2009 at 09:13 (5,345 days old) by lesto (Atlanta) | ||
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Does this mean I can hold GM responsible for the leaky bellows in my 1-18? They real;ly would gasp if they knew how many of their old machines are still around and running (again). Robert's Frigidaire room in his basemennt would probably be enough to give them panic attacks! | ||
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Post# 375326 , Reply# 7 8/28/2009 at 09:20 (5,345 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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I think Robert and other members should send an email to GM. Dear GM Helloooooo yoohoooo I have lots of your machines.. lalalalala I need some original spare parts otherwise I will have to contact my lawyers... Have a nice day (if you can) Best sarca... ooops, regards Robert Seger and dozens of AW members. (including me if I win that auction in Argentina) LOL | ||
| Post# 375327 , Reply# 8 8/28/2009 at 09:20 (5,345 days old) by hilovane (Columbus OH) | ||
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Given the state of malaise GM is in; if they decided to, and were to succeed in getting back the FRIGIDAIRE name, and even start manufacturing their own line of appliances, who would buy them...really? | ||
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Post# 375330 , Reply# 9 8/28/2009 at 09:24 (5,345 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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... nightmare GM replies: Dear Mr. Seger Unfortunately we don't have those parts available anymore, so, to guarantee your satisfaction, we decided to get all your old machines and give you high end Whirlpool top HE top loaders. Have a nice heart attack, ooooops, I mean, day. | ||
| Post# 375352 , Reply# 10 8/28/2009 at 11:19 (5,345 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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Post# 375359 , Reply# 11 8/28/2009 at 12:07 (5,345 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Wouldn't GM be surprised to see what's still around 
Hum. Maybe, maybe not. There are enough GM automotive collectors out there to warrant the notion that someone may also be collecting their appliances as well. Unfortuantely the respect for anything other than automotive collecting isn't has popular with OEM isn't as high as we'd like. How they (GM/Ford/Mopar) profit off of selling a few dozen $10k crate engines a year is beyond me. I want some new mechanism supports! :D (shutters to think what the molding costs would be...) Ben | ||
| Post# 375400 , Reply# 14 8/28/2009 at 17:22 (5,345 days old) by j2400 () | ||
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And, no, I don't think GM will give a Whirlpool to replace old Frigidaires. It's more likely to be a brand new WCI Frigidaire, loaded with all the latest engineering and quality that Frigidaire name has been known for since WCI took over. | ||
| Post# 375548 , Reply# 15 8/29/2009 at 12:53 (5,344 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Hmmmm... | ||
| Post# 375640 , Reply# 16 8/29/2009 at 22:32 (5,343 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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| Post# 375712 , Reply# 18 8/30/2009 at 04:25 (5,343 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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I am hopeful, but a vintage maytag and prolly a frigidaire weigh in at 250 lbs. It's sad but i doubt we will ever see this "build quality" again. Add to that the dept. of energy would be all over them. I plan to keep hoarding d/c tags im up to 3. | ||
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Post# 375735 , Reply# 19 8/30/2009 at 09:47 (5,343 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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NorfolkSouthern---What problems are E-Lux refrigerators having? I have two Frigidaire top-freezer refrigerators (one purchased 2002, the other 2007) and so far they've been fine; but I'd like to have a heads-up on what to look out for. I checked Consumer Reports and Frigidaire's top-freezer models seem to be very reliable. The side-by-sides with water and ice dispensers were among the least reliable, although every brand's reliability is substantially lower in the side-by-side category. | ||
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Post# 375818 , Reply# 21 8/30/2009 at 18:05 (5,343 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Thanks for the links, NorfolkSourthern! I went to the consumer affairs link and checked out the horror stories for several brands----Whirlpool, LG, and Frigidaire. Reading them made me want to throw out my appliances, get a wood-burning stove, a scrub board, and a bigger clothesline. Lordy! Dryer fires, washers spewing water causing flood damage, refrigerators that quit after 3 months, freezers that caught fire, dishwashers that caught fire.... As they might say in a trailer for "Appliances: The Movie" NO BRAND IS SAFE!! | ||
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Post# 375839 , Reply# 22 8/30/2009 at 19:34 (5,342 days old) by steve1-18 (Grovetown (Augusta), GA) |
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Dream on.... You're just wishful thinking. Do you really think the appliances would be manufactured in the USA? Not with the high cost of labor and unions. More likely "Hecho en Mexico." | ||
| Post# 375842 , Reply# 24 8/30/2009 at 20:11 (5,342 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
Be careful what you read.As far as dryer fires go,Most of them stem from customer ignorance and have nothing to do with the products manufacturing flaws.I see dryers vented up 2 stories or more and lint filters that are rarely cleaned.That's what starts fires on dryers.As well as drying clothes that have been stained with gasoline,paint thinner or oil.
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Post# 375906 , Reply# 25 8/31/2009 at 06:39 (5,342 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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After my incident with Smoky The Maytag (dishwasher), I usually don't operate the dryer or dishwasher when I'm not home. I've installed a fire alarm in my laundry room and one in my kitchen. I have fire extinguishers in the kitchen and laundry room, too. Apart from sitting in front of the dryer in my fireman's uniform with a high pressure hose at-the-ready, I've done what I can. :-) | ||
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