A few years ago we bought a second hand Honda Izy petrol mower from some friends who were trading up.
Suffice to say, it is now quite fucked - the issue is that the main cutter housing has rusted away to the point where the engine has nearly fallen through it’s mountings
Another Honda Izy? We’ve had ours now for 10 years and never had a problem. Local guy does an annual service and apart from the usual he’s only had to replace the pull cable.
Not sure if you will get a self propelled honda at that price. We use a Hyundai for the grass at a lake, takes the abuse very well, and started ok after spending last winter dumped in a shed.
I have a McCulloch, not that impressed with it, but it was 3 months old and £130 on eBay. Heavy fucking thing, works well, but nowhere near as well made as my old Hayter.
Aldi special from a couple of years back, self propelled, decent Briggs and Stratton engine, steel deck. Was 129.99 iirc. Saw them advertised again very recently but a bit more expensive, so there might be a few still around.
Serviced it the other day (cleaned & gapped the plug, washed the air filter out with petrol, and topped up with the only oil I had: Shell Helix fully synthetic 5w40 and gave the blade a quick sharpen) running and cutting brilliantly. Highly recommended.
Having just installed artificial grass in the back garden, I only have the front lawn to do now, so today I bought a Black & Decker cordless 36v battery mower. Will arrive tomorrow, so soon as first cut done, I will report back.
It has two batteries, so should hopefully last a decent time before chucking.