[bushpilot]

yeah mine has the "M2" gauge cluster - 6 gauges (3 per side) on each side of the speedo/tach, behind glass...basically one module/insert...with some additional sep/stand alone gauges in the dash center.

i would have preferred the more traditional columbia set up that has 5 or 6 (separate / independent) gauges on each side of the sep/independent speedo/tach.

These things aren't pusher quiet (going down the road) - but they aren't so loud that you can't have a conversation - for me the conversation has to be a little elevated (but thats because i suffer some hearing loss)....we're certainly not screaming or yelling.

I think you'll also discover the ride is firm, not stiff, but not airbag / marshmallow-ie.
I certainly would prefer a firm ride over some MUSH....we don't go down a lot of rough roads (even the occasional dirt road is RARE....usually its no more than a crushed gravel road at the campground or race track).