I am in the market for a new kicker and have been researching 9.8, 9.9hp outboards. I like what I see in the 9.9 HP Suzuki outboards. I searched reviews for Suzuki outboards and found that what few reviews that were available were for the higher HP models but all seemed to point to warranty claims issues, and most were for head gaskets. If anyone is using the small portable Suzuki 9.9, do you have any reliability issues with them? How do you do like them? Would you buy another in the future?