Its the quick or the dead around here as well. I put out a stihl viking with quattro 40 a few months ago. 10 minutes, gone. Ran but smoky and knock due to bad main seal (before I got it).
I was fortunate enough to pick up a Tuscon wagon/hatch - with prep, I can fit 3 mowers and 15 line trimmers without any damage to car or machines (I keep plenty of folded towels in the boot to cover things)
2nd round of our curbside collections monday - got a 2011 Victa Corvette 450 last week. Beautiful condition (postcard sized lawn), but they hit a concrete edge, damaged blade boss but crank looks ok fingers crossed.