Too bad you missed out on the PPQ M1 deal. Sounds like a pretty decent price to me considering what they have been going for the last few months. Granted the prices have been coming down lately.
There's a lot to like in the PPQ. The magazine paddle is pretty easy to adapt to if you are not used to this style. I waited to find a used M1 instead of getting a new M2. Even though I'm right handed, I like have the controls on both sides of the gun. Much the same as my HK P-30.