Do-It-Yourself Story

I've had a sagging door on my washer forever. Decided to fix it when I replaced the drive belt. Ordered the $75 part which is very easy to replace. Unfortunately when I took the door apart I realized that not only did the door hinge need to be replaced but also the very small and fragile plastic tabs on the washer door outer trim had broken off. Without those plastic tabs there is nothing to hold the door hinge in the proper position to fix the sagging door. I ordered the washer door outer trim (a $280 item) and waiting to receive it to fix the washer, I hope. With new belt, shock absorbers, door latch lock switch, door hinge and outer door trim I'm just about $500 in parts into a over 10 year old washer. I'm starting to wonder if that wouldn't have been better spent towards a new washing machine.