Product review (5 stars): Best Machine I have ever owned.
Purchased this washer and matching dryer not from Amazon but from a local dealer.  This is the BEST washer and dryer I have ever owned!  Let me say it again---THIS IS THE BEST WASHER AND DRYER I HAVE EVER OWNED!

Backstory:  Purchased a Kenmore washer and dryer 4 years ago after my previous Kenmore washer gave up the ghost.  Had that machine for many years.  Long story short, both the washer and dryer purchased 4 years repeatedly broken down at least every year.  The extended warranty covered all the repair which ended up costing more than the original machines.  But this was the last straw:  Once again the dryer honked out and the repair man was 3 weeks away.  Unwilling to continue hauling laundry to laundromat for drying, I thought there must be something better.  Let me also say, when the repairman was 3 weeks away, the dryer had just been fixed after waiting another 3 weeks so in total, I was without a dryer for around 6 weeks.  The bearing went out on the washer and the new bearing did not fit well so meant the washer made even more noise and would require yet another fix.

Decided enough was enough,  Purchased the set of SpeedQueens and had the Kenmore hauled to the junk yard.

The SpeedQueen washes the clothes so much faster.  The Kenmore took an average of 1 hour and around 10 minutes to wash a load.  It would become unbalanced taking even longer.  The lid lock was annoying.  The SpeedQueen washes a load in 30 minutes.  Has no lid lock.  Allows me to adjust the water to whatever I prefer.  Is super quiet.  The dryer works very well.  Dries everything much faster than my Kenmore.

The problem is that SpeedQueen is not carried by chain stores but only sells to independent appliance dealers like mom and pop shops.  That is why it never came up when I was searching for a washer and dryer to replace the ones I had.  When I went to the store, I had a machine picked out but when I stumbled upon the SpeedQueen, I went with that.

The nice thing is that there is no extended warranty on SpeedQueen because the warranty that comes with the machine is so good.  The washer is expected to last something around 26,000 loads of laundry!  It works perfectly.

Washing with my previous Kenmore was like the old days, washing took all day if there were multiple loads.  With the SpeedQueen, washing is a breeze.

Had I thought about SpeedQueen 4 years ago, I would have purchased that.

As I said, this is the best machine I have ever owned.