My parents have a Toro Recycler with a Briggs that was purchased in 2009. I have a Honda HRR with a GCV160 from 2010.
I've only mowed their lawn once using their mower, while they were on vacation. Technically, I only mowed half their lawn using their mower. I went home halfway through and put my mower in the truck and finished up with that.
Things I disliked about the Toro:
The bag is tiny. Seriously, it's small.
It's FWD. Maybe this is persona preference, but I hate it.
The Briggs is gutless. Same day, same grass, my mower didn't struggle. Maybe this could be attributed to the deck design when bagging with the Toro or that every second pass had the bag full up, dumping clippings back into the blade and causing it to struggle. Either way, I was unimpressed.
It certainly didn't make me regret purchasing the Honda.
Then again, my dad loves it. Says it's the best mower he's ever owned