I have a wood frame from them that we like a lot.

The Zinus ones, available on Amazon and probably other places, are pretty nice.

Are they like handcrafted heirlooms? No. But they're not particle board and look and feel nice. Plus they're very inexpensive.

Either will last if maintained. You'll have things that break and need repaired, eventually substantial repairs but both should still be solid.

However as someone who works in the turf grass industry I wouldn't get a Toro if I didn't need to. They're sometimes a pain in the ass to wrench on and the parts will probably cost more.

That Toyota guy was wrong. Most of the older ones didn't get to 300k without major repairs either.

There are definitely new cars that will make it that long and far without major issues. It won't be typical but it wasn't for older vehicles either.

No it's not. That's the nature of making something inexpensive.

How much did your 50 year old Maytag cost then and what is that adjusted for inflation? A comparably priced unit today is likely well built too.

You can absolutely still get parts for stuff today too. Not sure where you're getting the idea that you can't get parts for any new items from.

And one guy saying a thing doesn't make it true. Like y'all downvote people who actually design products telling you planned obsolescence isn't a thing because you get your info from memes.

Appliance repair guys are often boomer or boomer-esque guys who don't like change and have a pretty miopic view of reliability that's limited to what they like to work on.

Same thing with some mechanics. Still here old grumble mechanics talk shit about Japanese cars as if a 2005 Corolla isn't more reliable and repairable than whatever golden age hayday car they're thinking of.

Yeah Jfc the amount of times I have to say planned obsolescence doesn't exist in the way people use it is nuts.

I disagree entirely. New ones are great. Our Bosch 800 is by far the best dishwasher I've ever used.