Sub zero will last you as long as all 4 of those new ones combined, and thus are worth the hefty price.
The only good (read- meant to last) fridges are older ones.
Same for washers and dryers, can't tell you how many times someone would get a new set, sell or donate their old ones, and get pissed when one or both stop working and require extensive repairs within the first few months.
Costco, Home Depot, Lowes, Urners, we did the repairs for them all. Wish I'd taken pictures of the warehouse full of brand new units we had to diagnose and repair.
It's gotten so bad for instance maytag still has some units with 10 yr parts and labor (but it's only on select parts). Say I had a bad frontloader with a drum issue- boot warped, literally anything where I'd need to disassemble the case to get to the drum- they'd just send a whole new assembly. Still a bitch of a job, still quite a few hours, still an expensive part, and definitely would have been cheaper to replace the unit. Still we'd have to effect the repairs. Nothing makes any sense.
Edit to add- a few years ago now Frigidaire was merged with Electrolux. Shortly thereafter their 'website was hacked'. Their words. They have not, to this very day, gotten that back up and running. Need to look up a Frigidaire/Electrolux/Amana/whatever other names they use part number? Service issues? Good luck, you have to call them from on site and sit there for hours (super common with WP too).
Apparently no one had a backup. Or was able to put something new together within two years
This is how little these companies give a fuck about customers or the equipment they sell.
In my experience, they last me at least 6 years. I bought my parents’ washer dryer in 2012 (Electrolux) and it hasn’t had a problem, and my LG stuff from 2016 is still fine. And I had babies, so we were doing washer/dryer loads almost every day, multiple times per day many days, and opening and closing the fridge and freezer all the time too.
I feel like the calculation is more like spend $1k to $2k for a machine with 80% probability of lasting 5+ years, and 50% chance of lasting 10+ years, or spend $5k+ for machines with a 95% chance of lasting 10 years. But the problem is the subzero does not come with a parts and labor warranty for 10 years, so might as well go with the former option, and replace it if it breaks.
And also, I am not running a mission critical operation at home where a broken fridge is going to drastically affect our lives (we have a 2nd in garage anyway), so why not take the gamble, and invest the extra money?
The only good (read- meant to last) fridges are older ones.
Same for washers and dryers, can't tell you how many times someone would get a new set, sell or donate their old ones, and get pissed when one or both stop working and require extensive repairs within the first few months.
Costco, Home Depot, Lowes, Urners, we did the repairs for them all. Wish I'd taken pictures of the warehouse full of brand new units we had to diagnose and repair.
It's gotten so bad for instance maytag still has some units with 10 yr parts and labor (but it's only on select parts). Say I had a bad frontloader with a drum issue- boot warped, literally anything where I'd need to disassemble the case to get to the drum- they'd just send a whole new assembly. Still a bitch of a job, still quite a few hours, still an expensive part, and definitely would have been cheaper to replace the unit. Still we'd have to effect the repairs. Nothing makes any sense.
Edit to add- a few years ago now Frigidaire was merged with Electrolux. Shortly thereafter their 'website was hacked'. Their words. They have not, to this very day, gotten that back up and running. Need to look up a Frigidaire/Electrolux/Amana/whatever other names they use part number? Service issues? Good luck, you have to call them from on site and sit there for hours (super common with WP too).
Apparently no one had a backup. Or was able to put something new together within two years
This is how little these companies give a fuck about customers or the equipment they sell.