Either mower will serve you well although the Honda is the better bagger. You will be replacing the battery on the Toro in three to four years, no it will not be covered by the warranty. OTOH, the Honda transmission is not very sturdy and is not re-buildable.

Thjanks for the reply canguy!!
The models in question are the Honda HHR2165PDC and the
Toro 20334C Recycler
The Honda does not have a self drive system or any other bells and whistles other than the "quadracut blade system"
I have to wonder if the Hondas are over rated and your paying a premimum for the name?
The Toro is fully loaded as I mentioned before.

Up until now I have been bagging my clippings but I'm thinking that with new technology that I may be able to mulch now.
My concerns are the quality of cut and longevity of the machines.
In your opinion which model will give me a better cut and do you think that options like the personal pace and key start are prone to failure.You know what they say "more things to brake"
Also is there a big difference in performance to step up to the "Super Recycler" to justify the extra $$
are the kickers and aluminum deck worth it?

This spring, I was garage sale surfing and came across a Toro Recycler. It's the self propelled variable speed, not personal pace and you have to start it your self, no key start. Goes for 299.00 on sale at HD.
It looked brand new and the guy said he was selling it after mowing twice and deciding it was "too nice" for the mowing he did. Apparently he cuts vacant house lawns for a real estate company. Some trades flourish in a bad economy.
I have been mowing with it for several months now, the mowing season starts in March in Texas. So far I'm very pleased. Oh I paid 190.00 for it BTW.
Best garage sale purchase ever for me.

I was in the process of live testing Honda, Snapper & Toro mulching mowers until the last local independent Toro dealer stopped selling Toro. I refuse to deal with chain stores so no Toro here. I have done some good comparisons on the Snapper and Honda muchers. Both leave nice cuts but ... Snapper Ninja blades will do much better with leaves, twigs and occasional sticks. Snapper bags as well as Honda too. If there's a Snapper dealer near you check them out, you might geat a better price break on the Snapper and they're build quality is high.
ps... I agree with your more to break theory. KISS=KeepItSimpleStupid

The Super Recycler is known for excellent mulching. I would recommend a cast-aluminum deck or the Honda Xenoy deck. Here's an interesting combination; aluminum deck with Honda engine and Toro Personal Pace:

Here is a link that might be useful: Lawn-Boy 10795

If you are looking for a self-propelled mower then you might want to check out Lawnboy top of the line. they have a 5 year complete warrenty and are rear wheel drive for the self-propelled system. I found one for $499 that has all the types of baggers with it and is a snap to change from side to real bag.

First off I would post something in the heading a little more informative than just "What would you do?"

I'd post something more like "should I push the plain Honda or the loaded Toro?"

The Toro Super Recyclers are great mulchers and many here swear by them. My neighbor has a SP Snapper and it is extremely loud with a high pitch wale. Very annoying. My previous mower was the SP Toro you speak of (minus the electric start) and it worked very well for 5 years mowing 1/2 acre with no issues (other then rust at the mulch plug area due not removing the plug to let that area dry after mowing a few times).