I know - Bloody gennies again.....

Crazy dog,

I have also been doing the research between the Honda Gu20 and the Kipor. Have put apples with apples and come up with the Kipor as a better option, not to mention $1300 cheaper. I must say that a lot of my research was done here on the forum and what other members comments were rated highly with me. The best price I got off E-Bay and my local supplier being MM Cable supplies here in WA matched it, so for warranty reasons I have gone local. I am due to pick my KGE2000Ti next week. You should be able to get the Kipor down to about $1050.
Dont know if you have the link for the specs so have attached it for you.
www.kipor.com.au/
Hope my 20c worth helps.

Chris

What would I do???

Well, since you asked;-)).....

If I was lookin' to buy a gennie tomorrow, I'd be havin' a really close look at the Engel series...
www.engelaustralia.com.au

Powered by Honda w/- Sawafuji electrics...

I'm given to understand that the electrics in the Honda gennies is also supplied by Sawafuji.... (who of course, also make the famous "Swing Motor" as used in Engel 'fridges)....

This being the case, the performance characteristics of similarly-specced units from both makes should be (more or less) identical, with the Engel units enjoying a significant price advantage (over the Honda)... Dealer service & back-up is pretty much Australia wide...

FWIW, I have had a (Honda) EU20i for about 4 yrs & have no complaints with it...

Regards, Ed. C.

Hi crazy dog,
2 months ago I went down the same path & in the end picked up a kipor 1000ti for our needs. We have used it 3 times so far & it starts first pop each time. Without getting the whole debate going on generators I can advise this.
We hunted around & found the best advertised price then checked it was in stock at that supplier & went to Anaconda who checked & matched the price then added a 10% discount based on their store policy. In the end it was a great price much cheaper then those from e-bay & is backed up by Iprimus service.

Cheers Simon.

Just make sure it is capable of doing what you want it to do. We needed a generator to start a caravan a/c. The Honda 2kva would, the Kipor 2kva wouldn't (better surge current on the Honda).

Stephen.

Honda's, Yamaha's are Rolls Royce.
Kipor's are Holden/Ford.
I don't drive a Rolls, nor do I own a Honda or Yamaha.
Kipor 2Kva, bought on e-bay just after Christmas from Novasmic (Newcastle) for $930 delivered to my door..... I still have the $1,000 I saved, thinking about what to spend it on... (If you believe I still have the $1,000 you are very gullible!!! Ha! I actually found plenty of other things to spend the $1,000 I saved!)

The Kipor is a fraction noisier than my Mates Honda 2kva on similar load, and a little less surge (starting current) than a Honda.- otherwise just as good. They both produce beautiful sine wave power when examined on my oscilloscope.
So far maybe 60 hours running, couldn't be happier. A mate and I also made soundproof boxes for our Kipors which make them so quiet you wouldn't know they were running if we were parked next to you.
See Site Link

Very satisfied with our 2 Kva Kipor - runs van air-con - starts first pull - did approx 70 hrs last 9 weeks .