Quality made mowers that will run for 20+ years have a higher price tag because they are made better .
They are not "expensive" in any way shape or form and generally work out substantially cheaper over time .
It does not take long for those cheap $ 100 supermarket specials to cost a lot more than $ 1400 and this is not including the time you spend mowing with a weed wacker because the mower does not work, going back & forth trying to get repairs or just looking for replacements .