Honda EU2000I On Groupon For $477

TomG2 wrote:

otrfun wrote:
3) pricing 1/3 to 1/2 that of an equivalent Honda

You are missing the most obvious option. What if, "Other brands start providing more performance and features for the same money?". $1,000 will buy much more than 1,600 watts of clean reliable power in today's world. I would like getting 3,000 watts of power with electric start for the same price as a eu2000i. Which is the better value? I know which one works better for running a 2,500 watt load.

I don't believe I'm missing anything.

Continuous power, electric start, and price may be priorities for you. However, if you want to compete for Honda's core consumer dollar, it won't work. If it was that simple, Champion and lowly Briggs & Stratton would have put the hurts on Honda years ago.

Bottom line, you cannot ignore: 1) sound level, 2) inrush capability, and 3) price/reliability, items I mentioned in my previous post (which you failed to quote or address), and expect to compete for Honda's core consumer dollar.

And to clarify, the whole point of competing directly with Honda is to bring better, lower-priced generators to market, and hopefully, at the same time, force Honda to reduce their prices to compete. A win-win for all generator consumers.