Here's my new ride. This will be our 3rd mower in 30 years, so I guess they have a life of about 10 years for us. This one is identical to our last one except for the color and brand name (old one is a green Craftsman). I'm not enamored of the color, but it mows fine. We considered going to a rear engine model, but then we'd have to buy new catcher so went with tried and true. I'm stoked to actually mow this year - last year I never mowed once because the old mower engine was wonky and I didn't know all the tricks to get/keep it running.