My 93 year old mother is still using the gas range my parents bought when they bought their home in 1955. She has taken such good care of it (as she does with everything) that it looks like new. She has been asked many times if she would sell it to mid-century collectors. She just laughs and says "Why would I sell it, I'm still using it.) They then ask her if she doesn't want a new one. She just says, "No, this one still works just fine." We built our home in Florida in 2003 and we are ready for our third refrigerator and not because we want a new one. We are using our second washer and dryer and have already had a major repair on the current washer. Things really don't last like they used to last. One repair man told us the manufacturers build in a break down date on today's machine parts. I don't doubt it.