Going back to my original post, sure Victa Powertorques are still available new even though they stopped making them over 12 months ago but at $600 they don't seem to be selling out fast. Maybe people got sick of the bases rusting out,float needles causing all manners of grief, so it is little wonder why people have been buying the cheaper Bunnings type mower and they can use it till it plays up and then just dump it and get another one. If you pay $600 for a PT and then it has a float needle problem next year and you take it to be repaired and it costs you $100 to get it fixed, very quickly you realize it is more cost effective to get a cheapie and replace it every couple of years.I don't believe the repair businesses are working their way out of business on purpose, it is just the way the world is moving. Try finding somebody to repair your TV these days, changing technology and cheap TV's forced them out of business
