I've got friends who had Hondas and never had a bit of trouble with them. They are heavier, much more fuel efficient, and no 2 stroke oil to buy. Besides being quieter to troll with the low speed operation doesn't foul plugs. I doubt you could go wrong with any of them but look hard at the Honda even if it costs a little more. I don't think anyone beats them for small 4 stroke engine across every genre they are used in.
To tag on to that I know the smaller Honda's are air cooled so it lessens the associated maintenance. I only researched the 2.3 so not sure if that is true more powerful motors.
