Thanks Gents, appreciate the insights and caution, but we know these regs well
And are Scubapro 'fundies' on this end or at least my mate is more than me, who is looking for it. He has had one for ages (Besides the many other Scubapro regs over the years - he is a very long-standing LDS that focuses mainly on his relationship with SP and his passion for SP
He is a definite lover and fanboy of SP), and is just looking to get another to match, as he wants to use them for SM. He likes the older different items that most people don't want. I love the old school idea of it and it's not a reg you see every day
I agree also Grant, maintenance/care will let it last for long. Not sure how old his first one is to be exact, but it's in great nic.
Thanks again, its nice that people look out for things like this here