Yes
I have one of the last pittman trans Maytags from 1985 still going strong and my Mother has her Mother’s 1979 Maytag at her second home…though I think it needs new springs which are no longer available as it tends to go out of balance too easily but I might be able to tighten them as an only option fix at this point. Several dependable care models in the family as well along with Electrolux’s. With a little TLC these days…these machines just keep on going! UNFORTUNATELY…Electrolux is discontinuing most parts for the metal body machines and Whirlpool is phasing out parts for the older model Maytags that don’t cross over to the latest dependable care models. They just insist we buy their new products and with many people choosing to not fix these 30 plus year old machines foolishly there is less and less demand for the parts.
I remember seeing the Dependable Care machines on display at Lowes in the early 2000’s. They had a display of all of the quality parts versus the lesser quality ones of their competitor…whirlpool. Also had a clear front on the machine showing the simple inner workings.
Love the Electrolux commercials for the Olympia and Silverado from the 80’s outing the Electrolux was designed to last 20 years. Well…those machines are at around double that age now and many still going.
There is simply NO substitute for quality.
Jon
