Product review (1 stars): Had this for 9 years.
9 years ago my wife and I purchased this side-loading 3.7 cubic foot Whirlpool Duet Sport Washer. The first year we noticed it got our clothes really clean and they came out very dry. It produced a medium loud sound when spinning on high. However, it would give an error message if we put "too many" clothes, towels or bedding in and had to re-start. We moved after the first year and we were very careful not to damage it. Over the years this washer became unbalanced and many more cycles had to be re-started.  The timing became inaccurate- 1 minute left meant that there was at least 20 minutes to go. This past year it became much louder and my dad and I took apart the outer shell to see if there was anything obviously wrong. We found that the "brick" weight on the top had crumbled. In the end we had to wash small loads and use medium spin which was still incredibly loud. The plastic seal finally dislodged from the drum and clothing was getting ruined. Another downfall of front-loaders is the mold and muck that that gets stuck on and in between the plastic between the door and the drum even though we ran cleaning cycles, wiped it out and left the door open between uses. Very disappointed. We replaced it with a top loading LG.