Has anyone here had issues with their clothes dryer breaking down outside?

I've been living with an outdoor washer and no dryer (not my choice, I'm renting) for some time now. In the summer, it's no problem at all because of how hot it is, but every winter is a struggle to get my clothes to air dry without getting a mildewy smell that I can't get out. That, and I'm sick of my clothes being dusty from drying outside.

I'm thinking about buying a dryer to put outside next to my washing machine, as there is nowhere indoors to put a vented dryer. Has anyone here had issues with the sun damaging their dryers or possibly overheating them during the summer? Or bugs getting into the machine? I don't want to drop $500+ on something that the sun will destroy quickly.