I’m curious, what’s an item, tool, or purchase you own that you feel has completely justified its cost over time? Could be anything from a gadget to a piece of furniture or even software. What made it worth it for you?

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlEnglish
    10·
    1 day ago

    Okay so this is a little awkward because I’m a big advocate for using cars as little as possible and fighting to remove car dependant infrastructure. However, I have a truck that’s as old as I am, its the only car I’ve ever owned and its stunning how well it is chugging along. It’s seen around 300,000 miles, both coasts of the US, immense hail storms, a small tornado, a multi-car pileup, a few bullets, and multiple hurricanes. It leaks just about every fluid, its hood is a different color because I pulled it from a junkyard, and the trunk has a large bloodstain. Yet the fucker refuses to die, its never even broken down and left me stranded. Every major issue was cheap and fixable at home. I must be immensely lucky because I do not treat it kindly. I didn’t personally buy it but its served my entire family for over 2 decades so I’d hope it had payed itself off by now.

    • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      29 minutes ago

      Just came to say I get your opening statement. I have a minivan as I can’t 100% go without a car and minivans have the best driver/passenger seating for someone with medical issues like my wife has (you neither have to climb into nor fall onto the seat. perfect but level). I do like it the most out of motor vehicles to as its crazy multipurpose and efficiency is great for anything its size. Even competes with most cars that are not economy size.

    • well5H1T3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      19 hours ago

      It’s seen around 300,000 miles, both coasts of the US, immense hail storms, a small tornado, a multi-car pileup, a few bullets, and multiple hurricanes.

      Oof, make and model, please

    • monovergent@lemmy.ml
      4·
      1 day ago

      Agreed 100%. Would give up driving daily if we had better public transit, but my 90s truck is comfy without being oversized, stupid easy to repair, and free of spying gadgets. Also paid in full with cash, so no monthly loan payments.