I purchased an HE2 front load washer Qpril 06 for $799.88 and have used it three years (light use - only my wife and I at home these days). Because it was making an unusual noise we called a Sears repairman who told us the machine needed a repair costing $890.00. His only advice was - You should have purchased the extended warranty! Our old washing machine lasted 20+ years while we were raising three children and it experienced heavy use. This machine is junk after about the same amount of work the old machine did in any one of its 20+ year... read full review »