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.
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
Sync Ultra for Reddit. So, yeah.
Not the developers fault though.
You didn’t get a discount on Sync Lemmy?
Bahaha, no.
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 would guess maybe they don’t build them like they used to?
I’m guessing that must be it. I’ve had to replace the velcro on mine but still going strong after almost 20 years
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.
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
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.
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 :/
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’ve had a set of those circulating through the family for well over a decade. But, they don’t sound all that great.
Fort the same budget, I’d recommend instead to buy a higher quality pair of bookshelf speakers that you would actually enjoy using fort the rest of your life.
I also made a YSK post recently to explain how to objectively identify good speakers.
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
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
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Your great-great-grandchildren will forge it into a sword after the great collapse.
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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1997 Ford Fiesta 1.2.
Still being driven by my offspring.
I got the first Paperwhite as a gift. Still using it. Still awesome.
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
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 only replaced mine because I wanted a Kobo with physical buttons. Device was still working fine.
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.
I bought a pair if Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro headphones at least 15 years ago. I still use them all the time. Just change the ear pads and headband whenever they get gross and they’re just like new again.
Similar, I bought a pair of Bose earbuds 8 years ago. My dog gnawed on one of the earbuds when he was a puppy. 8 years later they still work and I still use em. Granted, only mobile device I have now with a headphone slot is my steam deck. Used to use them for my phone but they weirdly stopped making phones with headphone jacks.
I have a pair of SE215s that are basically the same… I’ve had them for years.
I bought a Qudelix 5K and learned how to solder short replacement cables for them… I just clip it to my shirt or bag or whatever. Since its LDAC you really can’t tell the difference from using a wire either. It’s a great setup actually.
Wow I hope my AKG K7XX can last that long. Mine is going about 7-8 years now. Are the pads on the Beyer removable for cleaning?
You could. I prefer to replace them though. All foam degrades over time so replacements are about more than just being clean.
I only really do this every 2-3 years. It’s not exactly expensive.
I didn’t actually buy it, but I have a kitchen aid mixer that was a wedding gift to my parents, 6 or 8 years before I was born. I’m 36.
I also have some of my grandfather’s power tools that work fine despite being 40+ years old (tho I’m terrified every time I use them - the cords attach to the mechanicals with screws, and there are no failsafes - I don’t use them enough to spend hundreds on new ones)
All the stuff I “bought for life” myself has failed to live up to the hype. They really don’t make shit the way the used to.
I hear ya. The KitchenAid stand mixers are still tanks though. I have one that’s a couple years old. I abuse it a lot. It cares not.
Hobart KitchenAid mixers are tanks. Everything made after Hobart sold KitchenAid to Whirlpool is crap in comparison.
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I agree, I have a Whirlpool version and it’s still a tank. I think some of the criticism comes from the fact that the newer mixers use a plastic sacrificial gear, which is designed to fail before the motor. Other than that, they are virtually identical to the Hobart version (you can buy parts from KitchenAid/Whirlpool to repair/restore a Hobart mixer)
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Wait, are you the 8-bit guy, from the 8-Bit Guy YouTube channel?
Ours trips it’s breaker occasionally while mixing dough. It’s kind of annoying, but not enough to replace it.
I have my grandma’s kitchen aide stand mixer that’s way older than I am and it’s still perfect.
