Chino posted what everyone else here has, lol. I have not seen any new outboards here whether old school 2s or what ever. They all seem to be from a dark distant part of the world. Literally 20yrs old. Down Phuket way I havent been, but its a more boat friendly environment and more boating tourists. Maybe different there.
.The locals use what they use because they cant afford the luxury of a boat with an outboard, not because of ease of operation. Its not a boating culture.
This infatuation with carbie 2s is also a bit weird from my perspective. Maintenance is similar, , dealer issue the same. If something major goes, the same issues. Only advantage is dirty fuel survival. But well filtered fuel is a non issue. I see lots of BMWs and Mercs, VW , Range rovers and the odd Ferrari so really, old school is old school for a reason. ( there is a HQ in my neighborhood, and yesterday i saw an XF falcon.)
It still comes down to "faith" that what ever i buy will not have major issues. For sure thats something only i can decide, but its not clearcut as some make it out to be.
I still favour the yamaha slightly.