what would you do if say you purchuse or rented a home that had vintage gm fridgedair appliance

[pierreandreply4]

hello to all aw members,

what would you do if the dream house you purchuse or rented was equip with genuine vintage gm appliance from stove to 1-18 washer with machtching dryer would you negociate to purchuse said appliances from the landlord in the case of a rental or keep the appliance if you bought the house and negociate with the owner to buy the appliance with the house?

 

[washerlover]

Well of course I’d ask for the appliances to come with the house! When my husband and I sold our last place a couple years ago, the buyers really wanted these. I was willing to let them go, but my husband (who doesn’t get any of this appliance stuff at all) knew how much I love this stuff and said no to the sellers. So, I still have this great MT set, although not as my indoor daily drivers anymore...

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Hmmmmm, are we talking "the Frigidaire from who knows where?"...

 

 

 

-- Dave

 

[turquoisedude]

Once upon a time...

In the 'Beacon Hill' subdivision of the Montreal suburb of Beaconsfield, just about all the homes included a full set of the real deal, GM-built Frigidaire appliances. Better still, most of 'em were turquoise...LOL
I had several friends and classmates who lived there - in the late 70s, most of the houses were down to the built-in ranges and ovens and a few refrigerators (one house had a 30-inch Flair - it was the first time I saw this model!). But in one house, the whole shebang was still around and still working! They had the double-oven built-in oven and cooktop, refrigerator, and dishwasher - all Custom Imperials and all turquoise. They had a Frigidaire disposer but I can't recall which model. But best of all, they had a Custom Imperial laundry pair in turquoise. John (combo52) has a set like the ones I remember in the museum in Beltsville.
There are still a few surviving ovens and cooktops - Phil (PhilR) got a set from this neck of the woods and I've seen them turn up on the local on-line classifieds. No more dishwashers or laundry pairs, alas...