[from diethelm - i too once owned a turbine]
Some humor.
I previously owned a turbine. One time when flying up the river, we smelled something akin to smoke. Hmmm we wondered. So we set down and took a look. An oil line had started leaking. We shut down, talked to the sheriff who showed up and called the shop. Four hours later, our new part had arrived in nothing other than an R44. Out of it stepped a friend and the first thing he handed to me was a brochure and a quote for a new R44......told me they where dependable.
If I had my preference, I would own a nice big twin, but that is not how life works. The R44 is a perfectly good aircraft for its intended uses and it is very reasonably priced. Greatest, best, revolutionary are all subjective adjectives. Objectively, flown appropriately, the R44 is a perfectly reasonable aircraft and is a bargain per hour compared to others. Put another way, it beats taking a bus.