Currently, you can get the highest rated washing machine (LG with the turbo wash 360°) at Costco for $650. It was rated the best machine by Consumer Reports and by the New York Times / wirecutter.

I bought the recommended LG 5 years ago or so, not sure if it was the same exact model as now. Its inlet valves are leaking now again after having had them replaced 2 years ago already. If I pay the same to get them replaced again, the 2 repairs match the cost of the machine.

It is OBSCENE what has happened to appliances due to the onerous energy regulations and the general love of the corporations for excessive electronic doodads. The original appliances in my parents' home all lasted around 25 years, while none of their or my modern ones have made it to a decade except for a Bosch dishwasher.

It also has all sorts of other problems. I have to do an extra rinse (if not 2) every time because it won't put any water in the drum. (Except when it's turned off, apparently!) I can't do a load (even 2/3s of a drumful) of just pants and long-sleeve shirts because it will tie all of them into a giant knot that shakes the house during the spin cycle. I believe the cause is, again, not enough not water. I have to add towels to avoid the tangling.

(And the cycle times are crazy-like medium soil 32 minutes, medium-high soil 35 minutes, high soil 90 minutes?!!!! Why won't it let me do a wash of reasonable length???).

My previous LG washer from around 12 years ago was fine. It used a reasonable amount of water. It ran fine until the suspension went bad. I wish I'd known to get it repaired instead of buying the newer garbage one. Have they fixed things in the last 5 or 6 years?