Looking for a little feedback from someone who may have had experience with HAAS and Takumi, particularly in mouldmaking. In our area there is not a lot to choose from if you want good service so I am between a HAAS VM6 and a Takumi V15, similar size and fairly similar price machines.
On paper the HAAS looks better (and is a little cheaper). I have owned several Takumi's and one small HAAS and to be honest, had much less problems with the HAAS but it was not being submitted to the same use as the Takumis were. Now we cut mostly P20 including some roughing. The obvious choice on paper is the HAAS but what is holding me back right now is that I have experience with the local (Montreal) Takumi dealer and their service is amazing, with HAAS I have only dealt with a dealer in Ontario.
Thoughts?