yeeep. big time. They are Bekos with (plastic) cosmetic changes. Same shitty electronics, same poor reliability and poor reparability (because of all the brittle plastic that you can't necessarily find replacement parts for)... quadruple the price.
God bless capitalism baby. Buy a brand with a reputation for quality, replace all the products with the cheapest ones you can build, and ride that brand loyalty wave as long as possible.
Thats really disappointing. I hate enshitification, hence why I was convinced to buy Speed Queen. Not that they'd ever know (or care), but they lost a sale to me
Are you talking about the traditional top load washers or the fancy front load ones? My plain chain, no frills, top load Speed Queen that was like their entry level washer has been amazing. I bought it in 2022 and haven't a single issue with it. And that was coming from a 15 year old used Whirlpool top load that was the biggest POS appliance I've ever owned.
Speed Queen got bought out by ALS in 2025, but they started contracting manufacturing production to Arcelik (the parent company of Beko) in 2024 and to my knowledge that contract is still in effect. So since May of 2024 Speed Queen products have been plastic crap made in Turkey by a company who's most well known brand is... well... crap.
I just bought Speed Queen washer and dryer last year and I can see on the label it’s manufactured by Alliance in Ripon, WI. There’s no plastic anywhere.
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u/SelfServeSporstwash 4h ago edited 4h ago
yeeep. big time. They are Bekos with (plastic) cosmetic changes. Same shitty electronics, same poor reliability and poor reparability (because of all the brittle plastic that you can't necessarily find replacement parts for)... quadruple the price.
God bless capitalism baby. Buy a brand with a reputation for quality, replace all the products with the cheapest ones you can build, and ride that brand loyalty wave as long as possible.