My response would be either:
"To each his own", said the little old lady as she kissed her cow.
Or
Everyone in the world is peculiar but me and thee, and sometimes I worry about thee.
Or how about?
Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
These old machine last, how many of the new machines crash or are obsolete after 5 years? It's great that you bring them back to life. Throwing things away is just way to easy these days.