Toploader 1984 AND Steve...
Excuse me but... Do you really think we need to watch this mexican soap opera?
No matter who was right and who was wrong! Both of you are wrong since you started offending each other. PLEASE STOP IT IMMEDIATELLY.
Most of the times opinions don't match. that's what makes our world interesting. What would happen with the red if everybody prefer blue?
By the way, My opinion is different from most guys here, and I respect all the other opinions. Why don't you do the same?
I love vintage washing machines. They have interesting design, they clean well and are very quick, and they last. But I also love modern machines. I love technology and I believe we can also have excellent results using a HE washer.
I remember clearly when the new standards were announced. the manufacturers almost wanted to kill themselves because they should reinvent the wheel and rediscover the fire or get out of the market. They had to make something nobody did before and it was the worst nightmare one could have. Are the HE machines perfect? No, they are not, but considering the 10 years of HE technology vs the 100 years of standard washing machine technology, the HE machines are a miracle. NEVER in history the manufacturers worked together. Can you imagine Whirlpool's, Maytag's (before the merge), GE's and Electrolux's (Frigidaire) engineers sharing the same office and industrial secrets to develop a new technology? That's what they did secretly, joining the best of their knowledge not as competitors, but as partners. It can be noted on the first HE front loaders that look like the same machine with a different design.
It made possible to launch the first generation of HE machines.
Can you remember the disaster they were if compared to the machines we have today? Calypso and Neptune TL vs Duet and Electrolux Wavetouch.
I think we all must admit the HE technology had a wonderful evolution and there are too much to be (and being) researched and developed to make the future machines even better.
About detergents.... I do collect them too so... Woooooo hoooooooooo, verions on my shelf!! I think they should launch a Tide version for red fabrics, other for black, other for green with yellow stripes, other for wool. and of course the regular and HE version of each one of them, with 20 different fragrances + scent free, 30 different sizes and also collectible boxes or bottles.
As my daily drivers, I would choose only 2 or three different brands. whites/colours, blacks and delicates.
PEACE! That's all.........