Do NOT invest in a LG top loader!

If anyone is in the market for a top-loader washing machine, DO NOT waste your money on LG!! I have always only had LG top loaders, and been extremely happy with them, so when I needed to finally replace the previous one which had gone for more than 15 years, I again opted for LG. I bought the LG Smart Inverter 17KG (around 3 years ago), from Game. When it arrived, it had a ding on the one side, which I decided to simply accept, as it would not be visible where it was going to be placed. Geez, what an utter disappointment! All items come out of the machine looking worse for wear, the machine started rusting after only 6 months, and the spin function regularly played up, until yesterday when it now seems to have given up properly. I am sitting here seriously perplexed as to which brand of top loader to now invest in, as I see the ratings for Samsung are also shocking.