"I broke down and bought a John Deere 115 for $1599 because Consumer
Reports rated JD as most reliable and I've never heard anyone regret
buying a John Deere. They gave no reliability rating on the Toro HXL
despite the model being one of the oldest in the test. I think CR is
overrated but they are the closest thing to an impartial tester we have."

Thats the exact model I'm thinking of getting, do you like it?
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