We got a new, US-made dishwasher installed today.

[hunter]

25. Our boring old generic Kenmore dishwasher still lives.

I've had to repair it a few times, most recently when I had to replace the detergent dispenser, but parts are still available.

My wife chose a stainless steel refrigerator when our old refrigerator died, and a stainless steel range when that died, and now she's waiting for the dishwasher to die so all our appliances will match again. The dishwasher is white.

Our previous range was one of the earliest digital models and the electronics failed, no replacement parts to be found.

I might have repaired the refrigerator when the defrost circuit failed, parts were available for that, but the plastic inside the refrigerator was getting brittle and cracking. I'd made some repairs with zip ties and epoxy and it wasn't pretty.

Just like automobiles, too many appliances today are essentially disposable. Any machine can be kept running forever but it becomes increasingly difficult and expensive to keep them in good repair.