What are the "AK-47" of items? (cheap, durable, just works)

This is not a conversation about guns. This is a conversation about items that have withstood abuse that are near unbreakable.

Some items I have heard referenced as AK47 of:

Gerber MP600: It's a multi tool

Old Thinkpad Laptops

Mag lights

Toyota Hilux

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Classic Vitamix blender models. They just work. Long warranty. And even post warranty easily serviceable.
- And for a buy-it-for-multiple-lifetimes citrus juicer to get juice for the blender, there’s the Nemco 55850.
- Vitamix smell! Dontbreathis!
- They keep coming out with fancier models, but the 5200 still reigns supreme. Who needs programs on a blender?

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