My 1984 vintage beer refrigerator keeps plugging away. I bought it deeply discounted at Sear scratch and dent sale. There were two identical units for sale. One with a warped door, and another with a small hole in the outer skin from a forklift.
The sales guy initially didn't want to sell either because the warped door would never seal, and with the hole in the outer skins probably compromised the insulation. I asked if he could swap doors. Take the good door from the one unit and put it on the other unit. After checking with his manager, they agreed, but would cost me another $20.
They said delivery would be another $40. I was/am cheap and my apartment was literally across the street, so I asked if I could borrow their appliance cart. This was before ADA curbs on the sidewalks, so I wheeled the cart through the parking lot, using the car travel lanes. I even waited at a red light to cross the street into my apartment complex.
Two moves/houses later in the late 90's and water leaked out of the bottom when the ice maker broke. Local appliance repair guy said the insulation got wet and the unit will never work right again. I bought a new fridge. I parked the old one on the front porch in the July heat, waiting until I could make arrangements to have it hauled away.
About a week later, we were having some type of family gathering. My wife didn't want the old fridge on the front porch and asked if I could move it into the garage. A day later she said she needed additional space for drinks for the family gathering and asked me to borrow a few coolers. Instead, I plugged in the old fridge, and it's been plugged in ever since. The replacement fridge has been replaced at least once.