My wife is absolutely thrilled with her new washer!  I suggested this one to her because it is the old time washer with a true agitator.  And boy does it agitate!  She was tired of the HE Maytag I bought 8 years ago, even before it started to malfunction.  It had an impeller/agitator that just didn’t get the clothes completely clean.  This Hotpoint washer does a fantastic job getting everything clean and spins out like crazy too.  Very simple selector knobs with just enough options to do anything you could ask for in washing.  The tub is a nice size too.