I purchased a $1200 refrigerator 6-1/2 years ago. ...

I purchased a $1200 refrigerator 6-1/2 years ago. In two years the automatic ice-maker failed. Now the compressor has failed and it will cost us more to fix it than the refrigerator cost in the first place.

I have a 15 year old Fridgedair in the garage, subject to high temperatures in the summer (Los Angeles area) and it still works. Previously I had a General Electric for almost 25 years and never had a problem. I sold it for a bigger unit and it obviously still worked.