How’s it holding up?
1999 Toyota Tacoma. A dinky two-door job. Still running. It’s old enough to buy itself a drink. Has a shell on the back. I’m the kind of guy who runs the car until it runs no more or isn’t cost affordable. Get regular oil changes, general maintenance, nothing spectacular. A life utility vehicle. Little rusty around the edges, and definitely a car for an old dude who doesn’t have to impress the chicks. As a matter of fact, it tends to attract older guys, like me, who walk up and say “that is such a cool truck.”
Nice! How many miles?
Today: 203,067 miles. 85% of the distance to the moon. Destination, the Sea of Longevity.
That’s actually a bit light on mileage ain’t it? Us it your daily commuter? I calculate about 9k miles per year that you put on it, which is low compared to the us average of 14k. Regardless that’s great it’s lasted you a long time, and you haven’t needed to put a lot of mileage on it.
You’re absolutely right. I was self-employed from '87 - '16. Gig work before they called it that. No regular commute!
Nice! My '08 Mazda6 has 166k, I’m hoping to break the 200k barrier myself
That’s not just old enough to vote, that’s old enough to buy a beer! Makes me miss my 2000 prerunner
yeah it’s good, but you’ll make it to around 300k, maybe 350k and then the heads will crack
My 30 year old Teva sandals are still going strong
EDIT: Also my 25 year old DeWalt cordless drills. Original batteries and everything.
There’s a lot of DeWalt stuff that will outlive you if you treat them right. I’m especially a fan of their ladders. The perfect mix of durability and weight.
My 30 year old Teva sandals are still going strong
How?! The tread wears off mine in a matter of months, and eventually something tears.
I finally replaced my Teva’s this year after they “only” lasted for 20 years. Choosing the color scheme for the straps on the new pair was surprisingly difficult, knowing that I’d be stuck with it for a few decades.
I bought a nice Jansport backpack in 5th-6th grade, and it’s still going strong in my 30s. It’s been through years of school, college, and a family member took it when they had to do a military tour in Iraq. Still going strong, not a single tear.
Jansport? I thought those were the cheap ones I’ve had to replace every year for my kids
Yeah man, I’ve had both experiences with Jansport.
Have one that lasted FOREVER, and several that lasted less than two years. Couldn’t tell you why the difference. They were all very similar models.
Although, I bought a Swiss Gear backpack about 4 years ago for laptop/travel needs. Granted, there has been less wear on this backpack vs others I’ve had in my life. But this one has very little damage even after several trips. Very satisfied with this backpack.
Pretty much the same story for me. I’m creeping up on my 40s. Mine has lasted me through highschool and college. I still use it as my daypack on family vacations and to haul my DnD stuff.
Wedding rings. She’s gone forever, so I threw them in the ocean.
Some old guy with a metal detector had a good day after that. Maybe two depending on if they washed up as a pair
Safety razor. Bought one for 30 EUR over a decade ago, and it’s showing no signs of wear. Razor blades are cheap too. I have no clue why razors with proprietary blades are so popular nowadays.
It’s not a secret. Disposable razors are simple to own and use
Safety razors are really not any harder to use. The real answer is cartridge razors are what are marketed, and they are what are marketed because they make more money.
Inherited mine from my grandfather, so about 70 years old and still in great condition. Simplicity lasts! Spent E 17,50 to shave 5 years 👌
I have no clue why razors with proprietary blades are so popular nowadays.
Advertising.
I bought a safety razor 15y ago along with a decent supply of Feather blades. I thought those would last me for a few years but I’m still working my way through them.
Not sure how to link a Lemmy instance, but this link should hopefully work: https://sub.wetshaving.social/c/wetshaving
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If I’m not wrong it would be !wetshaving@sub.wetshaving.social
Same here, bought a luxury safety razor for €79 with 50 blades. Alas, it’s adjustable and that mechanic failed. Got a gilette version from the 60s and that’s stoll fully functional, but the new one (qshave) is heavier and nicer to use. Bought a 20 pack of 10pc feather blades with it as well, 14 packs left. (280 weeks of shaving)
The type of razor is working out greatly, I just need to find a way to repair the qshave unit.
Lego. I’m 55 and still have (most of) the Lego I played with as a child. My kids played with it, grew out of it, but I never did, and the bricks that are more than half a century old work just fine with the brand new bricks that I bought last week.
My son now plays with my old Lego and I love it. Some of it still looks like new.
My sibling and I are both in our 40s and don’t have kids, so we finally gave our parents explicit permission to donate our old Lego to a local school. That stuff lasts forever as long as nobody bites on it.
I’m glad to read this, I’m on the same situation but sadly mine doesn’t snap that well anymore :/
Kindle Paperwhite Technically was gifted to me, but I got it at least 7 years ago and it still holds up amazingly. I have to charge it a little more often, once every 2 months instead of like 2 times a year, but prob the only electronic I have that I have yet to replace.
Oh and my Ti-84+ that Ive had since hs and still works amazingly
Yeah, Kindles are amazing like that - I only replaced my first one because the cellular network it used no longer exists so it couldn’t download
The battery isn’t too difficult to replace
Ebook readers are so so good… One of my best purchases as well… I do recommend Kobo however, as to break Amazon’s monopoly. You can sideload books and even install a different OS/software. I use koreader, but there are others.
Until yesterday I would have said “my toaster”. But after about 25 years of service or so the heating element finally broke and there are no more spare parts around. So I guess it’s time to lay it to rest. It served me well.
This man repaired a toaster for 25 years
Thank you for your service
No it’s better: it didn’t break for 25 years. But I would have tried to repair it if it broke earlier. I mean… if I really really really wanted I might be able to find the same model somewhere on ebay. But breaking another toaster to repair mine would be a little insane.
Good news is that the vendor (Krups) vows to keep spare parts available for 15 years. So I will definitely get another toaster from them.
The wire element is the same that is used in a vape pen. You could splice over the broken area.
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Your great-great-grandchildren will forge it into a sword after the great collapse.
Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speaker System. Bought it on sale for about $250 back in 2005, I’ve used it for hours almost every day since then and still absolutely love it. The only issue I’ve ever had is the back-light of the control module breaking but it’s just a minor annoyance, just need to shine a light on it at nighttime to see the screen.
I got a set of Z-5500s right around 2005 as well. Unfortunately mine started making super-loud popping noises at random a year or so back. So far I haven’t found anything to replace them, Logitech doesn’t make anything in their class any more either.
Maybe have a look at Teufel CONCEPT E 450 Digital, if they’re available in your country.
Those look great, but I can’t seem to find any place that sells them in the US.
I got the wireless 5450s. Had to replace the controller. Getting the replacements it was a guess between the sub and the controller. Which netted me backup of everything except the controller. Still works just fine and was used as primary surround sound until recently.
I have these and have the same problem with the back light
I got the first Paperwhite as a gift. Still using it. Still awesome.
Great product. I thoroughly enjoyed mine until it lost a pixel. Given how focused I need to be while reading, it was just too distracting, drawing my eye away from the text. I also changed jobs and living situations about the same time. These days, the lady and I listen to audiobooks together. Still, that Paperwhite is the best digital reader I’ve ever used.
I got my first one as a gift too. I am now on my 3rd one and haven’t paid for any, since I just complained when the hardware got bad and they just replaced it, even though I hadn’t bought it haha
I only replaced mine because I wanted a Kobo with physical buttons. Device was still working fine.
1997 Ford Fiesta 1.2.
Still being driven by my offspring.
Bought a lovesac sactional 15 years ago. Replaced the cushions and cushion covers once. Sides, bases and their covers are original. Best couch ever. Still looks futuristic. Lego Couch.
Nice. We have one for ~5 years now. What’s amazing is that it’s also so comfortable. My husband or I regularly fall asleep on it and we joke that it’s more comfortable than our bed. The only downside was the price (it was the most expensive thing in my entire house for a while).
Oh it’s the best! Plus now you can get 3 different firmnesses. When I got new cushions I opted for the middle one instead of the original and now firmest firmness, but they’re all super comfy.
It’s expensive AF, agreed. When I bought it originally it was a floor display. Imho its worth it though, as it’s an impressive looking couch with replaceable parts, and since some parts get wear and some parts don’t, modularity is really smart and appropriate for a couch.
As long as the company stays in business, I doubt I’ll ever buy another entire couch at once. Hell, rearrange it into a coffin when I’m gone.
Cast iron skillets
Metal roof
Composite deck
That may be it, I will probably outlive my other possessions.
Runners-up:
We are still using a Dyson vacuum that my uncle gave me, used, when he got a new one, at least 15 years ago. Longer I think, and don’t know how long he used it before that. And just replaced my KitchenAid mixer with a bigger one and gave my old one to one of my kids, that was 25 years old and is still going strong.
Weird, I have all those now too. Composite deck a couple years ago, standing seam roof this year. Cast iron skillets for many years.
Now I’m hoping you’re right on all those… For my sake ofc.
How long have you had the composite deck? How has it stood up to UV? Like is it faded or getting brittle?
It’s still pretty new and made of “weardeck”, made to last in the Florida sun, can be used for docks & similar, so I don’t know yet but not worried. We got a light color (so it would be cooler) and my only gripe is that I didn’t think about how bad dirt would show on the lighter color. We love it. Lifetime warranty for residential.
A burial plot, and we’ll see.
Seems to me you bought it for death, actually
I bought one to last the rest of my life and the rest of my death. It’s a 2 for.
Burial plots don’t last forever. You may only get to use it for something as short as 40 years before they shift you out for a new occupant, depending on demand and upkeep and whatever was agreed on beforehand.
Wait what, what do they do with the bodies?
They get placed in an https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossuary or respectfully disposed of somehow…
