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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mrbb" data-source="post: 141176" data-attributes="member: 13825">I  also would suggest trying to stick to brands of machines that you have good dealers near you, as unless your able to do all repairs yourself,  your going to be relying a lot on dealer support for parts or repairs, and that will add up fast too by the way as for what brands to look for, being good or bad honestly there are NO BAD brands or models they all had good and bad features and designs, that they still today keep altering s they either find better or demands ask for something when you mention the case 1816, well this came in several versions, and well, its a OLD machine , , so odds are the main reasons many have been replacing engines is AGE and needed to be re freshen, over being a bad designed engine! engines wear out and on machines that are old, well,?? its more like normal wear and tear! next when you mention Mustang,  same goes for them as being GOOD  ! yes there fine, but like all things, each has its own flaws, pending use or how easy to service or notAs for parts, well, honestly any machine over 20 yrs old, is past the point of most OEM's making new parts, the less popular the make/model, the less likely it is the aftermarket will stock up and or keep making parts SO< ALL makes start to get harder to find some parts for them Mustang I believe has gone out of business a few times too over the yr(other brands do share models that use same parts though, so, typically there not any harder to find parts for, BUT that is not a  100% deal, as again, the less models sold of any machine tend to dictate how long support for the model is! and or if aftermarket company;s will make parts for them as well! as for models to look for,  odds are the way you need to think here is, what is the best condition make model in YOUR area that you have dealer support for, since your apparently looking for older models even if "X" model was liked better than other models, odds of you finding one in good condition, well cared for near you  might be lowor not possible leaving you other models you may not look at, with you having a  "X" model target! when looking at older machinery IMO< the best thing you can do is look at each machine, and base things on how it looks, condition,  and knowing what to look for!and if possible, learning as much as you can on how it was used, abused, treated  or cared for or not! how a owner uses a machine  , and how often they do PM"S, grease, and over all maintain it, matters way more than what model it is!  and the older a machine is the harder it is you find out history on them, due to they may have passed ownership dozens of times so knowing what to look for matters and if you do NOT know what to look for, take someone that does is best advice I can give you!</blockquote>

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