Crazy but I am not surprised either and a modern refrigerator would not only cost more it would probably die with the door off for a week. When I bought a fridge about to year ago I said "I want a fridge that will last, the last only lasted about 11 years". the guys selling me a fridge kinda laughed and said. "you'll probably get 7-8 years out of a new fridge, 11 years would be surprising, these aren't built like our parents fridges, these are built to be replaced". This was the guy selling me the fridge, I mean I am glad he didn't just BS me as many sales people would but that's crazy a fridge now is a disposable item. When I was a teenager my buddies parents had a fridge from the 60s in there basement it was already so nice and cold they moved a couple years back and I asked about the fridge they said it still worked great they just didn't want to.move it out of the basement as it weighed a ton (not literally) so it stayed with the house.