New Lawnmower?

[mike]

elderly but quite fit stepparent's cheap 3 year old battery powered lawnmower has died and he's looking for a suggestion for something that'll 'see him out'.  It's a big lawn (70x25m?), with some quite wet bits and some quite slopey bits and it's a steep gravel path to get to and from the shed.

I was thinking a wide (50cm+) self propelled petrol with key start, no roller, that could mulch *or* collect the grass.

Any suggestions for manufacturers to be looking at or definitely be avoiding? 

[Little Jim]

Depends on how rich he is (or how rich his Step Son is!) and how long he thinks he's got left grass cutting.  I have got a Honda mower that came with the house, so it is at least 20 years old as that is when we moved in and it was certainly not new then.  It still starts first pull every time and has the minimal possible maintenance.  I am pretty sure that Honda now do key start ones.  But they are certainly not cheap to buy.

[Regulator]

I'd recommend a trip down the A10 to Wrights Mower Centre.

You can then have a slice of pizza and a coffee at Hot Numbers afterwards as a reward. 

[Legs]

A pair of LawnMaster L12s?  We got one last summer and it's brilliant.