Honda vs Ariens, Snow Thrower

I have been looking at some of the features with the Honda and Ariens snow throwers. The big advantage with the Honda is with the engine. However, if you are trying to stay under $2,000.00 the features you can get with Ariens far out weigh the advantages of the Honda engine.

And to be fair, I have seen some Tecumseh engines that are older than me and still running good.