Thank you for liking my post. It is appreciated. I recommend they follow this advice if they are not mechanically inclined. I really don't care what brand they buy. That is up to them. If it was me, I buy the ariens with the extended 5 year warranty , and then sell it after the warranty expires and repeat this procedure over again. Luckily I have had great luck buying used machines that are 1-2 years old.