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Originally Posted by PaulC
While I'm leery of following Consumer Report's recommendations for automobiles, this is probably one area that I would heed their recommendations.
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Our scratch and dent Kenmore washer and dryer that we bought 10 years ago finally went. I did some research and subscribed to Consumer Reports for one month so I can see their latest tests. A few months ago they rated the Kenmor HE2 as a best buy.
I went to the Sears surplus store and picked up a scratch and dent set for $1,300 including sales tax. We have had them for 4 months now and they are working great. I also like that there is nothing on the top of them so they can be mounted undercounter, and you can use the counter for folding.
I also did an analysis based on the labels for energy consumption and figured that in year 6 the washer and dryer will pay for themselves in the energy savings and that by year 7 I will save money over what it cost me to run the old washer and dryer. Another thing that helped me is that we had an electric dryer, but the new one is gas, which is cheaper to run than an electric dryer.
If you don't mind a little defect in the appearance, then you can save some cash by purchasing a scratch and dent. Also keep in mind that they are made by Whirlpool not Sears. The appliances are great, but the service I got from Sears sucked. However, they were amazed when I stuck the two of them in the back of my TD and drove away. The salesman said they would never fit, but I had measured ahead of time.
