The appliance market seems US oriented in most Latin America... including the DR as far as I could see. Front loads are even dificult to find in the US... I remember about 8 years ago we bought front loaders in Florida... most of our US friends would not recognize them as washer and driyer... they where of some Italian brand and mid range priced... the only others we seen back then was a very expensive line of Maytag.
My opinion is that US style top loads wash mor "havey dudy" but tear and wear garnment eventually. They last long and most are quite reliable... but many do not heat they're own water(!) and thus need an external source of hot water.
In Latin America you can find "insider" brands like Nash's Kelvinators.
... J-D.
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