Maytag Centennial Washer & Dryer

[drewz]

Just saw these today in a store and I must say they are sharp looking!

This set looks really retro, they are trimmed in that Copper/Gold Tone metal. I really like the front kick plates with this trim.

This trim color reminds me of the same color that GE used inside some of their refrigerators with those push the button spinning shelves and the crispers were done in this color too.

Maybe Whirltag is trying to go retro, now if they could just bring back lighted control panels...

http://maytag.com/catalog/product.jsp?src=Washers&cat=18&prod=1530

 

[toggleswitch]

FEH!

Some Maytag. WP DD engineering 100%.

 

[DADoES]

And that's such a bad thing because ... ?

 

[toggleswitch]

If I stuck a "respectable" label on myself would a

oh hush, All I'm saying is it ain't no "Maytag."



Don't you have any videos to make? *LOL*

 

[swestoyz]

Steve - are ya saying the Norgetag's were any better? ;-)

I'm with ya Drew - even though these are DD's dressed in 'Tag - they are not to shabby looking.

Ben

 

[bleacho]

i agree, toggle......

they are nothing but whirlpools... shame that there is no differences... why not just drop the name alltogether? there is no difference between machines, as there were yesteryear.
i think its hilarious that they speak of this celebration... there is no celebration to celebrate- its simply not a maytag..
labels,labels,labels...

 

[goatfarmer]

I'd buy a set. NorgeTag's were OK, it's when they tried to marry Maytag and Amana that the problems started.....

kennyGF

 

[johnb300m]

that IS one classy washer

 

[peteski50]

Maytag!

Too bad it's not a real Maytag!
Peter

 

[laundromat]

I agree.If these were true Maytags without that damn short stroke agrivation that eats up my shirts and towels,I'd buy them in a heartbeat.Unfortunately,they're not.Currently,GE seams to be the only top loading washer manufacturer that has gone back to the longer agitation stroke.Then too,if Electrolux(Frigidaire)would find a way to keep their washtub stationary during agitation,then they would have a much better method in their top loading washers.

 

[funguy10]

Thanks to the magic of Alt+Print Screen, I could get a picture of the washer. Here it is.

 

[repair-man]

I think it's a great looking machine.

I don't really understand some of the hostility around here toward Whirlpool for them trying to celebrate some of Maytag's heritage. It's not Whirlpool's fault that Maytag failed. It was Maytag's.

As for the DD design, hate it if you want but it has been highly successfull (not to mention reliable) for Whirlpool for well over 20 years now. Why would they not use the design in a brand that has a history for reliability ?

Ed

 

[toggleswitch]

Maytag later on became Mayrag, I'll give you that.......

Why would they not use the design in a brand that has a history for reliability ?

Yes why DID they drop classic Maytag engineering...........

 

[andrewinorlando]

It was too expensive for the bean counters own good. So they switched to a cheaper, less reliable design. I mean, what else would the world's leading appliance maker do given those great options???? Norge, Magic Chef....yeah.

 

[washabear]

If I were choosing such a washer, I would get a Whirlpool-branded model, which is usually less expensive and might be a bit plain in comparison, but it's essentially the same thing, so why not get the original?

 

[travis]

It reminds me of all the "classic" radios of the 1980's. You might as well buy the real deal out of an old ladies basement.

 

[gadgetgary]

Since the subject arose......

Why have there been no videos of the New Mayrags??????

 

[toggleswitch]

Little did American manufacturers stop to think that by attempting to buy-out other competitors to suck-up market-share for themselves, they'd open up the doors further to foreign competitors.

Then their own designs may not look so good to their "audience"" once the public sees better options at reasonable prices.

 

[repair-man]

I would say that it was Maytag, not Whirlpool, that dropped classic Maytag engineering.

It seems to me that after about 1997 or so the Dependable Care was not so good anymore. In the 10 years that I had my stores I sold several thousand of them. An awful lot are already gone or have been rebuilt with new seals and bearings by myself in recent years.

Plus customers just didn't like the $150 price difference between a similarly featured Maytag vs. any other brand.

Ed

 

[tomturbomatic]

Why would they not use the design in a brand that has a history for reliability ?

Yes why DID they drop classic Maytag engineering...........

Toggle, Were you being ironic?

 

[toggleswitch]

I'll never tell.

 

[peterh770]

Maytag stood behind the orbital transmission; they never released the Norgetag for the commercial market. They knew better. The Norgetag (they thought) was better for the domestic market because it was a cheap machine all the way around and the market would tolerate earlier "planned obsolescence" much better than commercial customers. The Norgetag is acutally a very good washer, just don't expect it to last very long.

 

[hilovane]

If only Whirlpool could do away with the "cookie cutter" approach. Alas, that, like asking for the return of Helical Drive is a pipe dream...

 

[pturo]

It is a nice looking machine, with a huge design nod to past Maytags, which they are relying upon in the copy of the "commerical quality",and retro rememberance of good old Maytag center dial sturdyness. They stay away from "Dependable care", which is the only Maytag I will own.

 

[foraloysius]

I like the design too. I know it's a DD Whirlpool in disguise, but the designers sure did a nice job on the appearance.

 

[foraloysius]

The control panel is very nice detailed too.

 

[foraloysius]

I guess the disappointment comes when you open the lid. There should have been a nice white porcelain wash basket and they should have put in a straight vane agitator instead of the corkscrew.

 

[toggleswitch]

Imagine a nice authentic aqua-colored straight-vane agitator!
Unfortunately the arc is so fast and short it's more of a shredder with such an agitator!
I suppose the SS tub is supposed to be more TOL.

 

[ryanm]

Yes the 'appearance' is nice, but I would not purchase after owning a Whirlpool made Kenmore elite that is very tough on the clothes, and other family members who own Whirlpool machines that complain about the same. I have had many other top load machines, this one is the worst on clothes, so it does not matter to me how dependable the 'Whirlpool' design is, because the fact of the matter it truly is a 'shreaderator' as defined on this forum. If I had to buy now, only Speed Queen would be my choice.

 

[spaniel50]

Maytag Centenniel

I agree the pictures are very nice but my new top of line Whirlpool washer and dryer were such a big disapointment. Mine are now sitting in the garage! Replaced them with the new Neptunes which I love and are so quiet and easy on the clothes. They did do a wonderful job in making them "look" like Maytags.