Originally Posted by Ihatetochangeoil
Long time ago, I remember reading a two page article in Reader's Digest named "A Father's Advice" to a son. All it was was a series of one liners, reading kind of like Proverbs. One of the lines was "Anything you can see yourself owning for longer than 5 years, buy the best you can afford."
Generally speaking, I try to follow that advice. I own tools from a number of manufacturers, but I do not own 1 tool from Harbor Freight; but I also only own 1 Snap-on tool, which I bought used. Kudos to the guy whose house was built by Amish & Mennonite craftsmen. True Craftsmen of any skill are becoming extinct.
That's great advice. I never spend much on vehicles, so I really don't care much about longevity. I'm a mechanic, so reliability doesn't matter near as much. I've never in my life kept a vehicle 5 years (15 years on the road).
Talk about a TV? Different story. I want the best value I can get without going cheap. I bought my Vizio P-series 60" LCD in 2014, and at the time it was the absolute best of the "almost budget" sets. Just a tick over $1,400 at the time, and it was loaded. 4k, VA panel, local dimming, true 120hz refresh rate. For reference, you can get a VERY well rated 75" TCL R615 today for $1,299 at BB. Anyways, I still have the same TV to this day, and it's got plenty of hours on it. Lots of hours. Other than the occasional hiccup that's solved with a reboot, it's been absolutely rock solid. I keep shopping for a new set, but I just can't justify it.