Claudia ..... I hear what you say !!!
I swore I would never put myself into Turbomeca,s hands again ... I sold my lovely AS350 BA because of Turbomeca and looked at buying a D2 ( Honeywell) .
After a long chat with Bell I have been pulled around . If the French play silly buggers with Bells customers it will hurt them !!! Also the maintenance package with the engine is such good value and covers everything incl overhauls etc making this a fixed cost per hour to fly . I am already thinking I should put an order in for my next one so I can sell this one with some factory warranty.... hopefully for the same or more than I paid for it . Now that would be nice !!