I personally have no experience with Bosch, so I can't comment. Frigidaire is probably the most easy to repair and built in US :) LG is very popular and I would chose that personally IF you make sure someone can service it locally. The reason I say LG is I like the LOOKS of their machines better, they get great reviews on most sites, and I like the cycle choices and water plus option on (some models). I'm still a little "suspect" of the company though. I hear their quality control is great but who can say for sure....Good luck

I bought Frigidaire washer GLTF2940FS and dryer GLEQ2152ES about 6 months ago. They both work fine, but obviously I can't comment on long term performance or reliability. Did you check Consumer Reports reviews? They rated a lot of the machines... I needed machines that were not too deep (front to back, to not block walkway), with controls on the front (not top, so I could add a countertop in the future), with ATC for correct water temperature, with a reasonable wash cycle time (45 minutes not 2 hours!), low vibration, and temperature sensor in a dryer.

I have the Bosch WFMC5301UC. I love it so far. The heater is active in all cycles except the quick wash, so if you select hot which is 120F then the heater will kick in to obtain and maintain that temp throughout the wash. Other temps are cold 60F, warm 95F, Kids care 150F, and Sanitize at 170F. You can also select the heavy duty option and the machine will fill with cold water only and heat it to the temp you selected, this allows stains to be removed throughout a wide temperature range, this feature is great when you have unkown or multiple stains to deal with. A normal wash cycle is 58 minutes plus or minus a few minutes as the machine will compensate for the load size. The kids care is 1 hour and 28min, and the sanitize is 2 hours. Using the heavy duty option adds 40 minutes to any cycle. Don't let the longer wash times scare you off, your average dirty load of laundry will be cleaned on the warm or hot cycle, but it's nice to have those other options should you have some really nasty laundry to wash. I use the kids care on socks and whites, and let me tell you it whitens them right up. If I had to do it again I would buy it in a heart beat. We also have the matching dryer, it's quiet, and dries great. Just be forwarned that Bosch dryers are not tolerant of bad dryer venting, they have sensors built in, if the dryer overheats if will throw an error code. This is actually a good thing, it warns you of a potential fire hazard. If you go with Bosh make sure your venting is clean all the way to the outside of your home, and that it meets the install instructions for the dryer. You can obtain the owners manual via PDF downloads directly from the Bosch website for both dryers and washers. Hope this helps.