For me its the old fans and vacuum cleaners. Over 40/years old each and still going strong. Clear labeling inside and have been fixed up multiple times.
I have a few.
Blunt umbrella - all the parts are replaceable, big win.
3d printer - I am confident I could replace any part that dies. It’s not the newest or the best, but it’s mine.
Also our humidifier is, in theory super fixable, a venta air, but it’s been rock solid and hasn’t needed work yet.
My Rancilio Silvia espresso machine. Easy to take apart and replace anything. Parts are readily available from many sources. Also, my BMW 3 series, but I’m a BMW tech, so I better be able to fix anything on it. But it’s 14 years old and is like working on a horse cart compared to the current ones. Luckily BMW are designed to be able to fix anything on them, unlike most other brands. Don’t even get me started on Tesla, what absolute junk.
probably my frankentein computer… when I get a framework it will be that
Or anything else that works by design
Probably the 72 year old Ferguson tractor I own, new parts are so easy to find and usually very reasonably priced. It’s also designed to be easily user serviceable and user repairable.
Guitars. I have more than enough, but I still cant resist a good deal on a dirty, old, neglected vintage guitar. Clean it up, fix up any problems, re-string it, play it for a while, and sell it. But if it’s better than something I’ve already got, then I’ll keep it and sell the old one.
I’m slowly building and improving my stable, without spending much money at all. It means my guitars probably won’t say Martin, or Taylor, or Gibson, or Fender, but they’ll all be excellent guitars anyway.
I’m also good with dryers. There isn’t anything on a dryer I can’t fix. They can almost be a Ship of Theseus situation.
I have a reusable bag. I repaired the seams at least 6 times.
I really love the bag, I got it from CES about 7 years ago. And even it’s an evil entity now, it is hands down the best reusable shopping bag I own.For a unique answer, I’m going to say my model trains from the 1940s & 50s (Lionel, O gauge). They were designed to be taken apart & serviced, and it shows. And they have enough common parts that even though they’re now 75+ years old, you can still get parts.
I’ll also throw my 1997 Ford F-150 into the mix as a more common answer. Ford made literal millions of these, so not only are parts still available, they will be for decades still to come. Heck, I replaced the motor last year, and was able to get most of the bolt on parts I wanted straight from the dealership. Not bad for 25+ years old.
My crown Victoria. I’ve had it for 15 years and do all the repairs on it myself. Sometimes it’s difficult to get to a part cause of a stupid design, but I usually win in the end.
Do they stink? Like, old vacuums got stink like the shit they’ve been sucking up for years. How do you fix that?
Not the OP, but you can clean all the parts when torn down for service. Vacuum bags instead of holding tanks also helps with that, but mostly it’s the filters. Replace all the filters and the smells go with it.
Yeah every couple of years, you just unscrew and clean. Its pretty easy.
Vacuuming a cotton ball damp with something smelling nice to fix this. Just leave it in the vacuum. I use peppermint oil.
My 3d printer is half 3d printed and a fourth recycled garbage. I’ve laid hands on every single part in her and hopefully soon I’ll replace the box as a whole with a vintage tv cabinet and finally put a 30cm heated bed in her. The only thing I can’t replace is the thermistor because I don’t know how to program for a modem one.
I’ve got the robot vacuum of Theseus here… early, 2nd or 3rd gen Roomba I guess it is, I’ve probably had since 2009 or so I think. I’ve replaced damn near all of it, and I’m ALWAYS shocked when something new breaks, I check online, and I can get a part and replace it! And often times the replacement ends up being an upgrade too. I think it must have come from the Twilight Zone or something, I don’t know.
Bicycle
Yup, same probably. Been riding the same Fuji mt bike from 1996.
my cheap ass salvaged speakers. I got them from a friend who got them from her father who got them from a school janitor who got them from a school that was throwing them out. Each of those step did some “repair”, until they got to me and my roommate, and we undid every previous “repair”. we are still using them
Perhaps inflating it with upgrades, but very few original parts remain on my ThinkPad X230. Swapped parts include the motherboard, RAM, SSDs, wireless card, fingerprint reader, keyboard, LCD panel, speakers, cooler, battery, screws, bezel, palmrest, and hinges.
The multi-tool pen in my pocket everyday carry too. Originally had ruler markings, Phillips and slotted bits, stylus tip, and a level. Didn’t need the level and wanted it shorter so it fit in my key pouch, so I took all the parts out, sawed off part of the barrel, and put it all back together, sans level. Refills are easily available online or can be crafted simply by popping the ink stick out of a regular ballpoint pen and cutting it short.
My 90s Chevy is also very repairable and the parts are still very plentiful. In no mood to get something newer, especially after seeing the engines and touchscreens of some my friends’ newer cars.
Not my fucking 40 year old knees, that’s for sure.
I agree with @Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de the 3D printer is also very repairable.
I just had partial replacements on both- one in October and one this Wednesday. So far so good! Looking forward to squatting to feed the dog. And not hearing/feeling cracklr crackle.
