Wow, thanks for sharing. Good thing there are a bunch of great builders out there as I certainly have lost interest in that one.

I suppose, just to play devils advocate here... Wouldn't it have been cheaper to send him a machine ( rather than air fare ), and have them judge it on it's merit ( and if they like it buy it, if not return it ). It also would have made him look like a builder willing to stand behind his product. Looks only go so far, I would take a good working machine before I picked a pretty one any day.