My 2 dobermans will not rest until they find the source of the smell. So you will get a snout up your ...fart exhaust. Sneeze will produce the same search and rescue activity, this time your face will be the target. Do not recommend.

I will switch back to top load only when I find one with a built in heater. Front loaders heat the water up to 150F (sanitizing cycle) and eliminate the use for bleach. Whites are super white with a little bit of detergent and Oxyclean.

If you don't care about that and are comfortable with as far as your water heater will go, then any cheap top loader will outlast any fancy FL.