New Kipor or Secondhand Honda Generator?

A secondhand Honda would be better than new cheap crap.

I bought a Kipor from Bunnings, because at the time Honda's were out of stock. Within weeks the cord broke on the Kipor which is impossible to fixby yourself . So I took it to the Kipor agent who fixed it for free. a month later the cord broke again. I threw the Kipor away and bought a Honda 2000e I have now owned the Honda for 5 years an it still starts first pull every time.

I do think Kipor have picked up their game over the past few years. I have owned one for 12 months and it's been given a good workout. Never missed a beat for me.

Got my EU20 out to change the oil and get it ready for the cyclone season. It was stored for the last 12 months which means all fuel had been drained. 2nd pull and away she went as usual. Go the Honda. Expensive but a great bit of gear.

RA.

My Honda is dead reliable.

Can't tell you the Kw but it's a 1000 cc ;-)

I'd go the Honda. Ive got a 1kva Honda and i got a Cheaper $800 3.7kva Gennie of Fleabay to run the AC on the Cvan.

It hasn't let me down but you can tell the Honda is just a better quality unit. I wish my funds stetched to get the 3kva Honda, I'd get the in an instant.

Cheers Wilko

I decided to get the Honda as most suggested. It has a couple of scuffs on the body but it cleaned up nicely and am very happy with it. Ive changed the oil and spark plug and it does start first go. The weather is so warm though it prefers not to start with the choke on. I put some Nulon 10w 40 Synthetic in it but I read somewhere online that you shouldn't put Synthetic oils in splash type engines so will have to investigate that further. I should say its not as quiet as I imagined it to me but definitely an improvement on the 2 stroke GMC one I have.


There were several factors that made me go with the Honda. The new Kipor was appealing but it is a blatant Chinese rip off of the Honda and it does concern me that these Chinese companies make their business from stealing the designs of others. Many say the Honda is overpriced and they are sort of correct. Honda Australia clearly charge more when you see what they sell for overseas and with the strength of our dollar they should be cheaper. That said they did put the money into design and development and all these other Chinese makes come along and take their designs. So of course they are cheaper they paid virtually no research and development. The Eu10i design has been around for over 10 years now im surprised there hasnt been any development in generator design. I wonder if Honda simply wont bother any more if they know they are just going to have it stolen and profits go elsewhere.


There was also the quality issue. It seemed a 50/50 split from my research on the forum those that were happy and those that has problems but 50% chance I would get a good one wasnt enough. Many Kipors owners experienced problems if they let their generators sit without use for extended periods while the Honda always started. That was important to me as its mainly their for emergencies.


The main appeal for me though was the Honda's ability to parallel attach 2 units together. There would be some times they 1000w isnt enough and 2 together could share the load. Most of the time 1000w would be enough though and I could possibly alternate between the 2 and if one needs repair there would always be a back up. I liked this idea than just getting a larger single unit. Thats just me however I would imagine most would be better with the Eu20i. So if second Eu10i comes up at a good price I may grab it. I saw one just go for $510 on the bay so they arent outrageously priced on the second hand market.


Thanks to all those who posted their advice.