Hi, I didn't have the chance to fly a 407, but you may try the Koala.....amazing, exciting!(the newest KE version any case).
The 417 was on our whislist but Bell abandoned this project...
If the BELL guys are continuing on that way, they will just survive for the military market like the russians too
Since I have the maintenance license on the JR, I believe that BELL is certainly reliable but just old; from that point of view a B3 is by far the best helicopter (until the engine.....nobody means to transplant a PT6 on the B3??)