> Their slogan was "reliability for many years" which was an understatement as they actually ran for 20 or 30 years no problem. You say that like it's somethin

> Their slogan was "reliability for many years" which was an understatement as they actually ran for 20 or 30 years no problem. You say that like it's something odd or distinctive. My family has gotten that kind of lifetime out of bargain-price "American" washing machines. The only exceptions have involved operator error and "but I want a new one NOW,I've waited long enough for it to die".