Thoughts on Powell

So I was in the market for a shallow cranking rod earlier this year, TW had the Powell Diesel marked down to $40.. even after reading all the horror stories about this rod breaking randomly, I had to chance it at that price. The exact rod I bought was the 6'9" M/MF glass rod. I was immediately blown away by it, it's insanely light, comfortable and just has that quality feel. Well after one time using it (no fish even caught) it has a chip in the blank near the handle, it's days are most likely numbered. I loved the feel of the rod so much that I'm thinking about switching up my current arsenal (Veritas, Bionic Blades mostly) to Infernos. Just wanted to get some input from bassresource.. What do you all think about the Inferno series and Powell in general?