Maytag Washer - Atlantis Washing Machine Reviews

I had this washer for a little over 7 years and had used it in a 2 person household.  I was very happy with it's performance up until the agitator stopped working.  I elimated all potential problems except the transmission and motor.  I called the repairman which charged $69.95 just to come out and he verified that it was the transmission.  I thought good thing because the transmission is covered under warranty for 10 years, bad thing is that it costs $240.00 in labor install it.  Apparently you have to completely take the washer completly apart to intall it. Repairman said it wasn't worth fixing, duh... 

During this last week I have spent hours researching new top loading washers and have found from reviews that no brand of the washers perform and last like they used to.  Despite Consumers Reports recomendations, when you read the reviews most of the users were not happy with their machines.  From the users that had their machines over a year, most eventually encountered costly repairs (and what repairs are not costly?.) in less than 8 years  to the point where they just replaced them. The one top loading washer that Consumers Report recomended, the GE WJRE5500G[WW] had the worst user reviews...go figure. 

From what I see, when picking out a top loading washer today, you have to pick out the best of the worst, which I am still trying to figure out.