Where do you rank on the "Taking care" scale?

[porsche4life]

I tend to take excellent care of everything... I have improved both of my cars.... The 944 looks a little rough right now due to cone marks but those will go away over the winter...
I would put myself in the high 90s

[masraum]

Originally Posted by red-beard

When my wife moved from Houston to San Diego, she reduced her "stuff" down to 250 lbs, a car, and the car filled with some other stuff.

When we moved from San Diego, a lot of our stuff was sold before moving, to minimize shipping costs, and to help sell the townhouse.

I still have my rugs from Pakistan and India (21 yrs old).

I keep books, and never let them go.

I have some of my toy cars, the ones my mother didn't give away.

Baseball cards from the 1970's.

Train set from the 1960's

Camping gear going back 30 years

I had a used Goodall push mower that I bought in the 1970's and used to mow lawns in the neighborhood. When I bought my house, I took it there. I ran it up to 1998, when I moved to a Brownstone which didn't need a lawn mower.

My cars are 9 and 10 years old.

Is there a link to the test?

Good call, I've got comic books, matchbox/hotwheels, and books from the '70s and '80's. I guess that ups my score.

[MT930]

Me 95 I prefer old functioning things.
I am not afraid to drive my car.

Wife 85

Kids 75 They can be hard on stuff, shoes last weeks.

Kids pets, are very well cared for 95 they are proud of that


I have a friend that could tear up an iron ball. I made it clear a long time ago that I would sell him tools but never loan them to him.

[herr_oberst]

I recently broke a nail gun and at the same time I was buying a replacement, I ordered the parts to fix the broken one.

I'd be afraid to buy a brand new DD, because I don't think I would be able to fix it when the warranty ran out, so my 92 Toyota 4x4 will just have to do for the rest of my life, I guess (bought new)

My laptop is a Mac Lombard that is still good enough - must be at least 9 or 10 years old. I'm writing this on a 5 year old iMac.

Pretty much still have any decent stereo gear I have ever had, with the exception of speakers.

When I was a kid, I took the spokes off my Schwinn Sting ray to really clean the hubs. My dad didn't think that was too funny.

[Schumi]

This depends highly on what the object is. My 924S, I would say a 90. I am obsessive with keeping it mechanically sound, and only 'beat it up' by using my right foot a little too often (which beats up my wallet on the gas tab...).

My 1989 Toyota Corolla- not as much. I have done everything possible to kill that car. It's my winter car, it's been in a few small wrecks, had the motor spun to 8,000 RPM, and when I was in high school slam-shifted at 7,000 RPM up and down the gears every day on my 10 mile rural nurburgring-esque commute to school.

Same goes with body parts. I like to keep my hair immaculate... yet I have mechanic's hands for sure.

I still have computers with components in them that I have had since the early 90's. Same goes for clothes... I have one pair of jeans that are my 'shop jeans' ... they have been ripped, stained, and have been stuck to baked pieces of carbon fiber.. but I always patch them up. Used them for 7 years now. They started life as an $80 pair of Hollister jeans that met an untimely accident with a pool of two part resin.


So while some of my things may get trashed, they get used well beyond their lifespan in most cases.

[azasadny]

Probably 95+, as I take care of everything I own.

[Scuba Steve]

90-something... I'm sort of a minimalist and don't own a lot more of anything than I either need or have plans for. The only thing I know I've worn out is an alarm clock my parents got me in the early '80s that just stopped working one day. It was resetting itself to 12:00 hundreds of timed per second. And some hedge clippers whose handle cracked after 40 or 50 years of use (was grandpa's and he died at age 95 so who knows...)

I don't usually go for top of the line, but not low end either. And if it feels like you're pushing something a little too hard back off and think twice before going back to it.

[onlycafe]

i've worn out two snow shovels in the last twenty four years, since coming to central new york.
i still have a frankenstein pez dispenser that i bought when i was ten, and have been using this thermos for the last fifty years.

[TheMentat]

I'd be around a 75... I still like to "use" things. For instance:

- my Audi has some noticeable paint imperfections from bombing through sanded mountain highways in the winter (as opposed to keeping adequate distance from other traffic)

- my Porsche has packed around camping gear of questionable cleanliness during road trips (including firewood!)

I still clean and repair my stuff, but these sorts of things may be considered "hard use" by people in the 90s.

[strupgolf]

My stereo system is 40 years old and still works great. I have lot's of old vinal albums that sound great; I dont have a Iphone or epod, I have the same wife I had 38 years ago, and I have had a few drinks tonight. So, am I in the wrong thread or not?

[peppy]

I'm at least 95, my brother breaks all my crap.