I have a Kenmore 90 Series top load washer which is a direct drive unit, it never has any problems from when it was bought new. As much as I like belt drive vacuums more than direct drive vacuums, I actually like direct drive washers more than belt drive washers. Direct drive washers are actually pretty reliable, I agree with this user Lorain Furniture and Appliance on YouTube who does washers and dryers for a living. Lots of direct drive drive washers I've seen have held up very well, especially to those that don't get serviced like they should. In fact my Kenmore has never been serviced at all, I mean it is just built like a tank! Not only that but I find that they do the best job cleaning. I've used the best belt drive top load washers before which is Speed Queen, I find that the direct drive washers even my Kenmore washes better. Also, there are still technicians out there like Lorain Furniture who are more than willing to not only service direct drive washers but also rebuild them as well. In fact just recently a user on automaticwasher.org which is the sister site to vacuumland.org, he just had someone rebuild a Kenmore top load direct drive washer for him.