You were prepared to replace a functioning washing machine just to match a replacement clothes dryer?
If you have guest-facing laundry machines such as a the very trendy washroom/mudroom combo then matching machines is part of the aesthetic. People have spent more on less impactful decor improvements.
I've spent more than the cost of a laundry machine on interior paint for my walls.
Nowhere in the "training you to be an adult" did anyone warn me the cost of paint, nor selection anxiety around finishes, styles, nor the hell that is selecting a color. What _is_ 'Steamed Milk' and why can't I decide between it, 'Casa Blanca', and 'Aged White', and why does it cause so many disagreements?
My mother has been thrilled ever since I gave her a set of matching units. Repairing it to keep things that way was far cheaper than replacing both of them, or even one of them.