I'm still enjoying the 982. I've noticed some differences, between it and the 782 and 1872. The Onan in the 982 seems to run a lot cooler, than the Kohlers in the 782 and 1872 did. After running the 982 over an hour or so, I can touch the hood, and it isn't that hot. I couldn't do that with the 782 or 1872, the hoods got really hot. The Onan is also better on gas, than the Kohlers. I've always heard that the Onan's were gas hogs. The Mag 18 in the 1872 was the worst on gas, the KT-17 was a little better. Just some small observations...lol!