DiddyS wrote:

Hi,
I'm thinking of buying a Honda Izy 16 inch self-propelled lawnmower, but my
local mower shop is rubbishing it, saying it is a cheap supermarket special
and the engine is not worth repairing if anything goes wrong. By a
coincidence he doesn't stock Hondas.
It comes with a 2 year warranty and BBC Gardeners World Magazine voted it
Best Petrol Mower so it can't be too bad can it?
Does anyone have any experience of the Izy? I'd be very pleased to hear
other people's opinions.


I haven't heard of the Izy but I suspect it uses the Honda GC series
engines. While not the same quality as the GX series, they are still
pretty good for the money. When the GC engines first appeared on economy
mowers many decided they were "throw away" engines. Six years later most
are still running like the day they were built. I am beginning to think
that Honda could not build a crappy engine if they tried.

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