I recently bought my first ever Kubota tractor, well, Kubota anything to be honest. I needed a small tractor and looked at Deere 3e series and Kubota L series, went back and forth and back and forth. Wasn't even close. Deere lost that competition badly between the two when I was shopping and compared them. My longtime Deere dealer didn't really seem to want to deal on price, he kept quoting me a 3e tractor at $2000 MORE than any Kubota quote I was getting. I've been extremely satisfied with the Kubota and the dealer I purchased it from. This is coming from a guy that owns several Deere tractors AND a Deere commercial zero turn.