Built to last?

[227bhp]

Timmy40 said:

I have a tractor which was built 41 years ago, it still runs as well as the day it was made, it's not rusting, it never breaks down, it's had a hard working life though, everything about it says quality/durability. Nothing is plastic or flimsy. I will be very surprised if it's not still going strong in 100 years provided it's kept in a shed and given an oil change every so often. It'll outlast me, and I bet a penny to a pound it will outlast most modern tractors.

[Rude-boy]

Thankyou4calling said:

I bought a set of saucepans about 12 years ago, not expensive, about £50.

Nothing's gone wrong with them.

Set of 3 Mayer saucepans - 18 years old and still rocking. In fact showing no more signs of wear than they did after the first 18 months, despite being used constantly in that time.

[Timmy40]

227bhp said:

Timmy40 said:

I have a tractor which was built 41 years ago, it still runs as well as the day it was made, it's not rusting, it never breaks down, it's had a hard working life though, everything about it says quality/durability. Nothing is plastic or flimsy. I will be very surprised if it's not still going strong in 100 years provided it's kept in a shed and given an oil change every so often. It'll outlast me, and I bet a penny to a pound it will outlast most modern tractors.

If that's got a PTO it could be handy!

[The Boy Lard]

My Masport Mower… It was bought 2nd hand 4 years ago, is about 20 years old and just keeps going. Some bits are like Triggers broom (new handle, starter rope etc.), but the shell, blade and engine - Briggs & Stratton are all original.

[Mr Roper]

My STELLA stainless steel cafeteria. Owned for 10+ years, used daily and it still looks and works as if I bought it today.
My Meindl dessert boots. Owned for 3 years and worn every working day. Other than dirt marks they're still as new.
My Paul Smith wallet. This has surprised me...3-4 years of continuous daily use. The stitching is all there and still holds it's original shape.

[DrDoofenshmirtz]

The problem with kettles is the highly stressed heating element. It's tiny and dissipates a massive ~3000 watts.
The only option is to reduce the power dissipation, but then they won't boil the water so quickly. It's a classic speed V's reliability trade-off.

[phil1979]

I have one of these, but an older non-rechargeable version, purchased circa 20 years ago, and used daily. It just goes and goes, and strangely the 3 x AA batteries last for ages too.

[rohrl]

My G&S Danny Webster skateboard. I bought it in 1987 and though I don't ride it any more it still sees service whenever I need to move a fridge or a washing machine.

[R2T2]

My boiler at home is over 30 years old and it still works, allbeit slightly inefficiently. Potterton.

My Microwave is older than me, by a few years

[Storer]

R2T2 said:

My boiler at home is over 30 years old and it still works, allbeit slightly inefficiently. Potterton.

My Microwave is older than me, by a few years

I replaced a 30 year old Potterton boiler a few years back and halved my oil bill!!!

[anonymous-user]

My mum still has her Miele washing machine which she's had since before I can remember differently. I'm 36. It's noisy but it still works.

[Drive Blind]

I've got a PYE radio alarm clock from 1986. Still used every (work) day.

[hairyben]

markcoznottz said:

iPhone quality went down with iPhone 5. iPhone 4/4s very well made.

They all seem to do that movie sugar glass thing. nearly everyone I know with an iphone seems to have a broke screen. which is odd when I think about the punishment I've given millions cellphones over 20 years, repeated drops, drops over 20 feet, concrete glass etc that the only inadvertent cracked screen (case) was a special loan-phone of some kind from carphone warehouse while they pretended to repair my paid for phone that was under you guessed it- a damage deposit... snapped under gentle pressure when it was in my pocket and I bent over (a position familiar to CW customers)

[hairyben]

OTOH, big shout to Veto pro pac tool bags, mines on it last legs after about 10 years of me-abuse which in human years is equivalent to 2 nuclear holocausts.

[grumpy52]

lufbramatt said:

I've been pretty impressed with my mobile. It's a HTC Desire HD, and is now well over 4 years old, all still works perfectly. Took a gamble a couple of years ago by swapping to a sim-only contract and glad I did, saved myself a fortune in new mobile phones I don't need.

One of my DSLR bodies is 10 years old and still going strong (Nikon D70s).
Uu
Most of my hifi (mixture of Quad and Linn separates) is 15-20 years old and still stands up well to new stuff. Future proofed with a little Bluetooth box for streaming from my ipad.

My old VW Passat is 25 years old and done 270000 miles, that a bit of a triggers broom though so Don't think it counts, guess the main thing is the shell hasn't succumbed to rust yet

I have a pair of nikon D70s's still producing the goods .

[R2T2]

Storer said:

I replaced a 30 year old Potterton boiler a few years back and halved my oil bill!!!

I think it's G rated?

Apparently, according to the servicing bloke that comes yearly he's commented on how cleanly it's burning the gas.

I found an old pocket watch of my dads the other week, and a couple of twists, and it sprung back into life. It's got to be 60+ years old!

[rolex]

Bought a Dyson vacuum and it's still working after one year!

[cirian75]

My iron from Jan 1995, bought when I was in the army, used twice week still going strong.

One of the early atomic radio controlled alarm clock bought circa 1997, still going strong.

my 1996 G-Shock DW-8200 frogman, still going strong although the resin parts had to be changed recently.

[james_tigerwoods]

Black and decker hedge trimmer - it was my late dad's. He bought it to cut a conifer hedge and now it cuts my hedge.

It's never sharpened and is kept in the garage and always just works.

25 years going strong

[AndyT77]

My mum and dad have had the same bedside digital clock radio since i was born, almost 38 years ago. Can't recall the brand i'm afraid.