I might give the cordless ones a shot at some point, but truthfully, in 30 years of home ownership, I have only owned three mowers (and all 3 were gas). They were all still running when I got bored and bought their replacements. Gas has it shortcomings, but I hate keeping track of batteries (or remembering to charge them) and dragging cords around. My Toro started first pull tonight, after sitting full of gas all winter. Probably. Hanged the oil two years ago. BTW - what is this bagging stuff? :)