Everyone I know with a front loading washer loved it for the first few months and now hates it. Also, they’ve all needed repairs in less than 2 years.
We just replaced our dryer and used Sears. They were great - even inspected all the tubing. In and out in no time and took the old one for free (may have been the special at the time).
My first Sears front loader lasted about 10 years. We replaced it the first time it stopped working (I cannot remember what went out, something electronic—it could have been fixed but it would have been almost as much as replacing it). So far my new one has given me no problems.