My mom used to have a GE Fridgemore washer (it was a kenmore) and it died at around 6 years. It was a very very good machine, but just didn't hold up. I did some research on the machine and found that it was a "5 year" machine and this was typical, anyway she replaced it with the 3.4 cu. ft. Whirlpool Duet Sport model. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about the reliability of this model? It seems to be a totally different design but, correct me if i'm wrong, whirlpool makes kenmore, so hopefully there's not too many carry over parts.

