Product review (1 stars): Terrible!
I gave this a 1 star because it wouldn't allow me to give anything less than that.  We bought this unit with pedestal 23 months ago.  This was a huge investment for us, but because we have so many kids we thought it would be a wise choice over the long haul, even though our old top loader was working fine.  About a month ago our washer started making all kinds of racket.  It turns out that the ball bearings are bad it will cost approx. $800 to repair, plus $129 service call fee.  What?!  They are not even 2 years old!  As I look online I am now seeing many, many people having the same problem with Maytag washers.  I don't know what I'll do in terms of my current problem, but I can tell you I will never buy Maytag again.  Consider yourself warned.