Yeah, it really did look like many repairs might be quite difficult. The pump at the bottom looked doable, but it still works.

You should do all right with a newer one. The old one is worth a bit of cash for metal reclamation, but it's likely mostly steel which doesn't tend to fetch a great price.

Over here, my beloved but now deceased wife cleverly got us a Maytag Bravos branded top-loader, but with the same kind of high-efficiency ratings as the more popular front loaders. So it uses little water (though more than a front-loader), and very little electricity to do it's thing.

It is also VERY accessible for repairs, as I have discovered through personal experience! So major bonus for me there.

Cheers