Couldn't agree more with you MF, they do look impressive but I was quite surprised at the difficulty selling mine. If you remember I did consider stripping it and putting the motor on a metal base and then seeing if I could flog the bits left but I didn't have the heart to wreck something that was in excellent working condition. I did have a bloke who wanted a mower and I had a pressed metal one and the Vortex for the same price but he looked at the Vortex and instantly said he wanted the pressed metal one. I know which one I would have taken.