Toyota - die hard Chevrolet/GM fan here and switched to Toyota about 12 years ago. Change the motor oil and brakes and that's it.
Speed Queen - about 4 years ago finally got fed up with washing machines that break after two years of service and then researched this brand. Wife was pissed that I "made her" buy it and now she intentionally overloads it all the time to try and break it. So far it has held up against her wrath. So the hype is true, its a great machine made on yesterdays design.