They were very good at washing same as the new SQ's, and similar in appearance.  This generation of Amana's from the mid 1990's  had a tendency to leak at the center shaft.  It was the most expensive washer we ever owned, and lasted 7 years to the day. IIRC Angus on this site also had one of these.  The problem is the repair at the time was over $300.  plus the seal and and as combo posted the drip can be splattered around by the belt, in our case  it was dripping from the rear of the machine leaching under the baseboard and the vinyl flooring in the laundry alcove mildewed under the clear coat top layer. Backlash if you can do the repair yourself might be worth it, IF the machine is on a concrete floor such as a garage or basement floor. If its in the living levels of the house with carpet or tile, i would send it to the curb. Problem is they tend to leak a little at first ,progressively getting worse, by the time you discover the leak its too late to save your flooring. alr