Hi Bolt,
As far as your question regaind the rewards of the Model 45 is concerned,
The ease of operation of the machine with it's hair trigger drive clutch and the availability of spare parts for servicing is just far more of a viable proposition than any Imperial. The Imperials generally fetch very little when they come up for sale while the Scotty's have gone through the roof in selling prices in the past 2 years. Not sure how much longer this will last but it's keeping the availability of spare parts well and truly going, which is good from us 45 owners perspective. Not good for anyone wanting to buy one though.
I wouldn't be visiting any lawn mower shops for parts as they are just charging over the top prices for any parts and at the rate they are going more and more the way of the Dodo.
As far as parts are concerned check the huge range of online sellers including our own online store and you'll find that prices are far cheaper than any shop front store.
Keeping parts pricing low is what keeps our machines viable, as soon as they go through the roof so do the mowers start heading to the hard rubbish pile.
Cheers,
BB.
