Just to mix up the advice. Had an EQ6. Sold it. Got a G11. In many ways, I considered it a downgrade. I didn't like G2. The G11 gearboxes and motors jut out to the side asking to be damaged. You pretty much have to fork out for the Ovision b/c of a well known 76 second PE error...
I suggest you hear from more EQ8 people before deciding... it represents tremendous value.
Otherwise, can you stretch into a AP Mach 1 GTO? That would be money well spent