I blew up our riding mower last year because I made the mistake of trying to service it after probably a decade of not even an oil change, I went to Lowe's just to see what the price is on a new one and you could buy an entire car for the price of a lawn mower these days.
5 grand?? Really?? I could go on Facebook marketplace right now and buy a 1977 Lincoln Continental for $5,000 and you're telling me a dinky little lawn mower is the same amount of money?