Suitcases have a max 2 trip usage limit!

Yep, both good brands.

For work travel I used to have a two wheeled hard shell Delsey with a tiny spring loaded pull out handle that quite possibly survived multiple hundreds of transits through Heathrow, Gatwick and umpteen other airports..

It got retired to the loft when I finally managed to slim down to travelling HBO.

I get the impression the weak points on modern cases are the castering wheels and telescopic handles.

Buy cheap and you buy twice OP. Rimowa cases (for one) are excellent.

If you are wheeling them for miles through cities then the wheels will break, but they aren't made for that. The wheels are just to ease the journey from the airport drop off to check in.
TL maxx ones I bought a few years ago have done 90 long haul trips so far with no probs. But one I wheeled through central London broke almost immediately.

Why won't you tell us the brands you're buying so we can avoid? And why do you keep buying them if they all break? Why don't you try a soft shell or a holdall?

Ive had some cases that have lasted over 30 years and been pretty indestructible. The problem is that the cases themselves are quite heavy before they are even packed, and quite unwieldly. They do have a handle on one end and wheels on one side only, so you have to lift one end of the ground by the handle and drag it along on the wheels. The wheels have never broken but neither is it a particularly easy solution compared to the lightweight swivel cases available now.

They are very easy to use and nice and light, but they just are not all that strong, despite the claims they make. In time, either the pull up handle stops retracting, or the case shell gets cracked (very common IME) or the wheels break. In the end I think it's a case of pick your poison. Really good cases are very expensive and you are always left wondering whether they might break anyway, given how they get chucked around by baggage handlers. So most people end up buying cheap to middle range cases, which don't last long.

Not in my experience. I bought my last ones from home bargains about 6-7 years ago and they are still going strong. 2 trips abroad annually every year since. Plus school kids residentials x 6
One now has a crack in it so that one is probably not going to last much longer. This was the result of the last residential rather than airline misuse.
Even previous ones I only binned due to being a bit tatty rather than them breaking

I have 4 suitcases from Home Bargains, never had an issue with them. I have my sons and nephews wheeling them through the airport each year, bashing them about and they are still going strong. Where do you buy yours?

I am honestly really surprised at this. I travel with work and have only had 2 sets of luggage in 12 years of hard use. My first set was IT hard shell set of 3 and I had them since about mid 90s. Eventually the shell split and I didn't like that they were 2 wheeled as it made life awkward dragging 2 cases alone. So about 6 years ago I switched to a much bigger soft, lightweight, 4 wheel case that I got from Primark. I figured it was cheap so if it didn't last it wouldn't be a loss. I still have it and it travels 2-4 X per year in planes, trains and automobiles. It's generally packed to 25kg and has to be able to be dragged around by me alone through various transfers, whilst usually supporting a fairly large backpack. It's not just packed with soft clothing either. It still looks pretty much pristine. It has been dragged up stairwells and gangways, been chucked in cargo net and craned around dockyards and industrial sites, as well as withstanding the usual abuse at airports. Maybe I am just lucky?

Samsonite has 10 year guarantee. I’ve had several of their cases and used them lots. Highly recommend

our EastPak wheeled cabin bags have been all over the place without any wheel, or other, problems.

I've got a Tripp suitcase - it's been to Australia, Singapore, Thailand, around Europe and on 100s of UK holidays. I've had it about 20 years and is still in usable condition.
My husband had a similar one which he's recently replaced as it's done too many long haul trips and the zip broke :(
It luggage is also great quality and I've got a cabin size suitcase which is going strong after 10+ years.

Samsonite or Delsey. The ones with two wheels not the spinners. I've had my Delsey since I was 15, I'm 57 now. I've just replaced my cabin luggage, but only because it is now over the size allowed. I gave it away as there's nothing wrong with it. That's a Samsonite that I've had since I was 21.

We buy cheap suitcases. We've had to replace one over the last 30 years because the zip broke when dd tried to stuff too much in.
Two of the suitcases came from Woolworths, and still are going fine.

@StopRainingNow I use a suitcase which is at least 15 years old. this case has been all over the world!! cheapest of the cheap. cost around £16 from primark!! still using it and the wheels are in perfect condition!! I actually bought one for my sister at the same timeand hers is still going strong too!!

Then you need to claim for a replacement ! I’ve had two replaced that came off a flight damaged - it’s a straight forward process

Are you dragging them down steps or something ?

I've got a Samsonite that I bought about 15 years ago. Apart from the fact that the wheels are looking rather worn, it's in good nick. I have been away with it at least once a year, except for 2020 and 2021. The last few year:, I have used it twice a year.

Sometimes airlines do break suitcases though. I've seen it happen to exDP. He got compensation for it - from British Airways I think.

Where are you buying them?! I’ve got a big Tripp hard shell one I’ve just come back from Canada with. It’s been all over, I bought it probably 8-10 years ago and it still looks good as new. I did get black though to avoid visible scuffs!

My previous suitcase was about 20 years old and must have gone on 30+ trips. Current ones are 5 and 2 years old and had about two trips a year each.

All of mine are 15-20 years old. Delsey and Samsonite (but buy the more expensive ranges). Used extensively on long haul flights. I like mine to look old and battered as I hope it deters thieves.

Same here.

Where are you buying your luggage @StopRainingNow ?

Mine last years across multiple trips, you need to buy different suitcases. Go for something like Eastpak

Mine is from 2001. It has a few scuffs but survived many trips - long haul, short haul flights.

Aerolite have done ok for straightforward trips and are great value and stack inside each other, and we use Osprey wheeled backpacks for our more adventurous trips and they have remained pretty solid for the last 15 years.