The money my mate has spent on rideons over the years horrifies me. This new one he got cost him $2500 ontop of the $16000 trade in It isn't a big machine but his wife loves it and will probably mow the lawn at least weekly. His back yard does grow very quickly. Anyway he says happy wife happy life. Being 4 wheel drive he is hoping it won't get bogged like his Kubota ZTR kept doing at this time of the year