Simplicity review: The lawn mower is a piece of junk

I Bought a Prestige lawn mower New in the five years I have had it. It has been in the shop at least 7 times I have actually. The first year I made it thru the mowing season. the second year it spent 4 months at Pinicale View were I bought it. I got to use it for a month and a half. The third year the second time mowing with it the axle broke I did not get it back that summer It spent the summer at Sirums another simplicity dealer. When I went to use it the next spring there was a puddle of transmission fluid on the floor under it. It went back to Sirums for most of the summer when it came back it was still leaking. It went back to Sirums 4 time to fix the leak that it never had before they replaced the axle. Got it back last September used it twice and it started leaking again called Pinicle View in October so I could have it for next spring and they finally get it in January after three months they call me and tell me it needs a transmission that a fitting is stripped out and they return it to me. I take it to a guy down the road and he takes a look at it and shows me were they had stripped the fitting going into the transmission from over tighting it rather then replacing the two O ring on the fitting that were torn. So for most the last four of the five years I owned this lawn mower I have been mowing my lawn with a 20 year old John Deere that has over 6, 000 hour on it that has never had anything done to it other than belts oil changes tune ups and blades. I have over $9, 000 tied up in this Simplicty that I bought to replace the John Deere that was getting old I have a total of less than 200 hrs on the Simplicity and it needs a Transmission at a cost of $1, 500 because one of the two Simplicty dealers messed it up. Also in the time I have used this Lawn When I got it back this time the instrument panel is full of water must be they left it outside uncovered in the snow and rain. Lawnmowers are not meant to be left in the rain or snow. I would never Buy a Simplicty again or have either of these Simplicity Dealers touch anything that I own. It stinks when you spend $8, 000 for a Lawn mower to mow your lawn that you can't use it because it is in the shop