I had a roper LOVED it. Roper is made by Whirlpool.

I don't know anything about the one you've posted but I did love my old Roper

Roper is Whirlpool. Same mechanical design. The dryer of the ad is newer than the washer. The washer is an "old style" direct-drive. Has choices for wash temp and water level. Some of those machines toward the end of production had a fixed 1/2 or 1/3 water level for the deep rinse fill regardless of the selected level (for the wash fill). Some of the lower-end models were 1-speed, the "delicate" cycle had intermittent agitation at high speed, not slow speed. This one may be 2-speed. Can't offer more than a guess without the model number.

Thank you both for the quick response. Pinky, now I remember. You were the Roper Queen! dadoes, I will ask for a model number on the washer. But there is no way to tell if it has the low level fixed rinse by looking at the model number, is there?

This is a young couple who washes sheets, towels, T-shirts and jeans, almost exclusively. Even one speed would probably not be an issue for them. Not sure I like the sound of the low rinse, but I guess you could work around it by running the wash cycle again on a large load.

Overall, however, does this seem like good value for the money? These kids are on a tight budget. But we had envisioned spending, hopefully, less than $300 on a set. I don't know if you can get anything decent for that or not. And they will have to drive about 90 minutes each way to get this set. But I just really liked that it looked simple and old-school.

The seller responded: "It's 2 speed 8 cycle model number RTW43405SQ0 about3 years old college girls were renting so not used year round."

The seller did not, however, answer my question about the rinse level. Nor did they confirm (as I asked them to do) that both machines were in good working order. Which may or may not mean anything. Still, it is probably best to avoid anything used by college students.

Keep looking because those kids would have used those machines hard. Shoving it so full the agitator couldn't freely move. Ya I wouldn't risk it.

Personally I wouldn't be afraid of them. It says excellent so that's the guy's thought on condition. Just a chance you take. I doubt they have been used hard. Maybe overloaded a few times but I am sure the new owners being young will do the same. If overloaded many times the coupler would have broken. Very cheap fix when it does happen. College kids minds are on anything but laundry. That's why I believe light use. They might have taken clothes home for Mom to do. Ha But it's your call but $175 seems like a deal.

There are models RTW4305SQ0 and RTW4340SQ0. RTW43405SQ0 seems to be a munged-combination of both numbers. It may be RTW4340SQ0 and the seller misread the S as a 5 (and also as an S).

S indicates 2006 model/market year. Q is white color. 0 is engineering revision. The serial number would reveal the manufacture year and week.

Models with lower rinse level have a 2nd water level switch (non-adjustable)
hidden in the console. Both models do not show the extra switch on parts diagrams so they both should do a normal fill for rinse. Low-fill models typically also had advisory info in the lid instructions. There's a 4305VQ0 (2008), 4305XQ0 (2010), 4305XQ1, and 4305XQ2. XQ2 has the extra hidden rinse water level switch.

Both have 2-speed motors as the designated replacement part ... but I would
want to confirm by observation of the operation if low speed is a point
of concern. Some models have a "Two Speed Combination" description on
the console but are 1-speed motors ... the two "combinations" being a)
high-intermittent agitation on Delicate and b) high (non-intermittent)
on all other cycles, with all spins being high.

dadoes, you are a treasure as always. Thank you so much. Thank you all for your views. I take Pinky's point about the agitator. But it sounds like parts are available in a pinch. Fortunately, my BIL is a mechanical wizard who could repair a coupling -- and about anything -- in a pinch. I will review this with my sister and we will decide about going forward.

I have a Roper washer and dryer set. I'm unsure if mine are older or newer than the set you are looking at, but they are close in age. We had to buy them in a hurry, and I did quick research and they had good reviews. Roper is one of the cheapest brands you can buy. We purchased them because we were in a hurry, and the research indicated they were real basic workhorses. Not many breakdowns. We have had them for a few years with no problems. Rarely go off balance. My only complaints: mine has the low-level rinse that I can't adjust - it is very low. I just do a double rinse. The delicate cycle is not really delicate. Same speed agitation as regular wash, but pauses between agitations and has short cycle. My nice clothes haven't been damaged by this cycle, but I would really like a machine with a true delicate cycle. They are noisy! We can close our laundry door so not a problem for us.

I looked at my machines. I think the ones you are looking at are newer. Mine has a squared-off back, yours have a slightly rounded back. If the lid on the washing machines locks, yours are definitely newer. I got the very last one that didn't have a locking lid.

Roper has been around since the early 1920's. They made great quality gas stoves in the 1920's.

I have a Roper 'above the stove' microwave that was installed in 2004. It gets used multiple times a day.