Thanks for the time to write your observation Flip.
I do have Honda3000ei at home, that I bought for motorhome 15 years ago so I know advantage of Honda, but the Generac I have right now was $4500 option that with 82 hr on the meter is leaving me stranded with no parts closer than 500 miles and no service that would be really qualified to fix it.
Point is that with today't technology the stuff we are using well exceeded the service we can get for it, so instead of buying expensive stuff, that will need several weeks to get fixed, I tend to like the idea of buying cheap, have it replaced under warranty if needed and after 2 years if it breaks - just buy another one without looking back.
Can't stand the fact that stupid (and outrageously expensive) Generac is messing my cross country trip that I planned for years.
Now not only I with no generator, but with 120 lb of junk mounted in compartment I could use for new stuff.