I know a few people who absolutely love their top load high efficiency machines. I am not a fan and sold mine to a friend who is 100% happy with it. Although I ended up buying another front load set I did try to find something close to what top loaders used to be with the classic agitator. All I could find was what appeared to be cheap junk. Everything was flimsy...the lid, the knobs, the drum, the agitator, you name it. What I really wanted was to find a washer how they used to be made even though in the back of my mind I knew that wasn't going to happen, and I was right. I do love the washer and dryer we have now but I still hold out hope that someday I will find a classic set that still works. [this post was last edited: 10/19/2016-13:01]