Originally Posted By: boraticus
Originally Posted By: irv
Originally Posted By: boraticus
Originally Posted By: irv
Wow! What do new ones go for stateside? I paid, about 3 yrs ago, $850 on sale, for this one. I believe the regular price was close to a $1000? You guys get some wicked deals compared to us!
You got skinned Irv.
I bought a Toro 221QRE, with electric start from Home Depot for $550.00 brand new in 2011. Local "Toro" dealer had the same machine priced double at $1100.00. Pays to shop around.
Regarding the machine in question, if the engine is healthy and everything works, that's a fantastic price. Jump on it.
That is nothing special for that model, boraticus, and keep in mind, your snow blower was built to Home Depot specs, not Toro's.
I purchased the Toro 721 QZE 4 stroke, for that money. By the looks of things, it looks like I still did pretty good, especially since I purchased mine at an actual Toro dealer.
https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.power...1000811641.html
I am sure better deals might have been had if I had of waited until the spring, but I did not see or hear of any?
"Home Depot specs"? Surely you jest. Everything was exactly the same as the dealer model other than the price. Don't drink too much of that dealer koolaid.
By the way, I gave the machine to a disadvantaged family when I moved into the condo. They're still using it and it's running just fine with no problems encountered in seven years of hard service. Seems "Home Depot spec" are pretty good!
You do realize that all it takes is for one serial number/letter to be different from an identical looking snowblower/lawnmower, or whatever to be different? Did you check those when you were buying your Home Depot "Toro" snow blower?
https://sawmillcreek.org/archive/index.php/t-183956.html
All that aside, your snow blower, that you paid $550 for, is not the same as mine. I see how you conveniently left part out in your last post.
That was a great gesture, btw, and I'm glad to read it is still running great for them.