I just noticed that Cooking.com has started selling Major appliances including washers. And they have a wide variety available, including a Maytag LAV3600.
It finally hit me when I saw those photos of the Bosch dryers. The U-shaped doors look like the cover of a toilet seat, just hinged to open to the side. They could not have made it uglier if they had tried. Ugly and cheap.
That's funny! I have a client that built a new home (a converted commercial building) and has the neatest bathroom fixtures - from Italy I believe, the lids are exactly that "U" shape.