Durable goods?

[wproct]

I have a similar feeling about vehicles and gas powered versus electric. I will soon be 80 years old, and I hope to never have to transition. Our current SUV is a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox that has a 4 cylinder engine and AWD and it gets me 24-26 mpg on mixed driving and 28-30 mpg on highway driving in good weather, and I am ok with that. I still have to use a key versus push button start but I've been doing that for 60 plus years so that's not a problem.

 

[freakindawgen]

I don't replace things until they stop working. My current washer and dryer are 25 years old and have had a total of $75 of parts replaced. My basement fridge has to be older than 1997 because that's when the manufacturer was sold, not sure how old it is. I had a kitchen fridge that was 43 years old when it finally died, $30 in maintenance over the years. My wall oven and cooktop are original to the house, 1957.

On the other hand, wives should be replaced every ten years.

I had a similar event. Bought a Sears W/D 1982. Washer broke 2005. Repair guy said be cheaper buy a new one. Went thru 4 in 3 years. Dryer got replaced 2008 just to match the washer.