I really like my Classic II, it's been very reliable, it starts easy, It's air/oil cooled so no cooling system to leak or freeze.
The coldest I've ever started it in was 15 below zero, it started right up, and rattled for a while, but those Deutz engines do make some noise compared to a water cooled engine. They are shorter in length than a 200 or 300D and will fit sideways in a pickup bed without any modification. Everything services (oil fill/filter, air filter, fuel filter) from one side so you can put them up against the cab.
It's a real good idea to change the timing belt and idler every 2000 hours or so on them. It takes about 1/2 hour to do it. Other than that it's just clean oil, clean fuel and good filters.
That price seems cheap to me.
I hear the same on the pipepro's, almost everybody has had at least one board problem and they are an expensive board.
JTMcC.