Looks exactly like the DE308 we had from 1978 till the day we sold my Mother's last house 4 years ago in 2007. A very unremarkable but reliable dryer that worked without a sneeze for almost 30 years and is probably still going strong if the princess that bought the house didn't just kick it to the curb to make room for her new stainless steel model. My only gripe with this dryer is Maytag hadn't yet widened the dryer door opening any bigger than the old HOH dryers, and without a drum light, the thing wasn't the most convenient dryer to unload, especially in a dark basement. At least the lint filter was up front. Other than that, it was fast and quiet.

These do make good daily drivers and energy efficiency is not much of an issue. The only real way to save money drying clothes is to get a gas dryer and the 2nd best way is to spin more water out of the clothes. You will be able to keep a dryer like this going another 20 years without to much difficulty.

Even though every dryer has its weak points MT certainly cut a lot of corners building these dryers. They used a cheap plastic blower that slid directly on the motor shaft and was known for stripping lose [ we are still replacing at least a dozen per month ] and the cheap front drum slides, the cheap plastic timer knob was also prone to breaking [ get an extra timer and knob if you want to keep this as a daily driver for a long time ] also the plastic inner door panel would often break.