Irage, Thanks for your response and suggestions. Yes I was concerned about the Suzuki engine size. I see seperate discussions on these but didnt find a comparison of the three in this forum. I will search again.
Thanks for the balanced response - many people i talked with were telling me impractical suggestions like going for a GP5 (well over my means) as it is 'better' than the Gp1 instead of providing me a good option within the budget.
Mike, thanks for your advices. This is not a full cash investment and I will not be buying and selling - in the near future I will be driving many many miles so the cost and depreciation is hopefully justified. Regards to the inspection I'm thinking of getting inspected by agents (If Honda -> Stafford , Suzuki-- A*W etc ) as I heard it is possible