tvman44 wrote:
What did Champion do about the burp/wandering throttle issue??
Angus_NB wrote:
Thank you guys.
I understand that the Champion is a 1600 watt ($500 CDN) generator not a 2000 watt ($1100 CDN) generator. I just wanted to make sure that 1600 watts was going to be enough for my usage. It's difficult to justify an additional $600 for the added 400 watts unless it was necessary. I know they are not a direct product comparison but in reality we have to compare the Champion to what is available on the market. If Honda / Yamaha did have a 1600 watt unit the cost would be in the $1000 range in Canada so the dollar savings would still be substantial.
I guess the cost / benefit / value equation is a little different south of the border - in the US you can pick up a new Honda EU2000i for less than $900 and it comes with a 3 year residential and commercial parts and labor warranty with a huge network of experienced repair shops who will fix it in the unlikely event it needs fixing. The lowest retail cost quoted for the champion 2000i generator in the US is via Sam's Club or Costco and is also $489 US (similar pricing to $500 CDN).
To have the same Cost / Benefit / Value proposition and ratio in the US as in Canada vis-a-vis the Honda 2K, the Champion would need to retail for about $400 in the US (about 45% of the price of a Honda 2K)
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P.S. Professor - I get your point about not comparing the Champion 2k to the Honda 2k, because the Champion 2k is going to be found lacking in the comparison on every aspect except price, but the price differential is huge so most folks are going to try to compare them regardless...
