When mower shops charge upwards of $80 plus parts for a basic service, no wonder people often balk at paying it. The mower they are using probably only cost in the region of $300.
I personally couldn't justify spending over $1800 for a mobile phone; drop it once and your up for another $300 for a new glass screen. I wont be getting rid of my Samsung flip phone until Telstra shut off 3G.
I got this Masport Maxicatch from the tip for $20 with catcher. Very little oil, but started first pull (after adding oil of course) on somewhat stale fuel in the tank. Only thing wrong was almost non-existent blades. $650 new back in 2003.
Who ever threw it away has probably gone and bought an Aldi mower
. I'll grab good one from the tip one day, just to see how bad they are.
People need to get their priorities back in the right order - I couldn't fathom putting a $80,000 Mercedes on Hire Purchase, and having a huge mortgage - and then having the Mercedes dealer servicing costs...
