I hated our old washer.  It was only a few years old when it stopped working.  The old one was always getting out of balance.  I couldn’t wash a mixed load or soak.  While it said it was water saving, I never could use this cycle.  The clothes would not be clean.  This washer works great.  It is large capacity, cleans the first time through, has a soak cycle, takes mixed loads and I can just dump the clothes in - no loading around the edges only.  So far, I’ve been very happy with this product.