Question for Aussies on this board re: washer preferences down under

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Addendum

Apparently the ACCC allowed the Southcorp selloff to Email because of Fisher and Paykels growing manufacturing presence in Australia.

So much for the ACCC regulations because now neither Fisher and Paykel, Simpson or Hoover make washing machines anymore.

I drive past the old Hoover factory in Meadowbank everyday and it is so sad to see the derelict old building.

 

[ronhic]

Where's my.......

I could say a few things about the ACCC that would make more than my laundry bloo....

So thanks to them (and a couple of other factors), we now have next to no appliance manufacturing in this country....

 

[magic clean]

"My understanding is that FL sales now exceed TL sales in the USA".

Top-load washer sales still far outnumber front-load. I seem to recall hearing they make up about 60% of new washer sales.

L.P.

 

[arrrooohhh]

Just for interests sake

Here is a picture of the Hoover 465

 

[arrrooohhh]

And here is the Zodiac, with the brown control panel.

 

[ronhic]

I've tried......

...to get my parents to replace the 'old' Hoover top loader with an older Zodiac or a leter Electra....but I just can't convince them even though it won't do a full wash (it floods!) and uses a huge amount of water....