Stopped in a couple days ago to set up a pick up- ...

Stopped in a couple days ago to set up a pick up- repair -and deliver for my snow blower. It a large machine 10hp and needs a truck. So I was willing to pay the extra for the pick up/delivery service. The repairs discussed at this time was to repair the forward drive because it moved forward sporadically. I guessed the pressure plate needed adjusting. (reverse works fine) Anyway I got a call today(the scheduled day for pick up) saying its a really old machine and they didn't want to pick it up because it looks old and has some rust. I was questioned if it ran. And if I was just trying to "trick" them into picking it up without the intention of paying for the repairs...Are you kidding me? I specifically explained that it ran and goes in reverse no problem during my initial request for service and when I agreed to pay the extra for pick up and delivery.
Moral is, if you have a machine some years old they're not interested in working on it. They apparently want it to ne nice and shiny (or new) to work on it. They'd be happy to sell me a new one I'm sure!
No thanks, my old rust bucket with cast iron block puts anything made today to shame.