Originally Posted by scowlkat

The warranty issues is most often determined by the brand, not the dealer. There are rules about invading another dealer's territory also. That is why most dealers cannot ship high end machines and why they sometimes will not perform warranty work on machines purchased elsewhere. .

I did a lot of research before purchasing my machine and made calls to the dealers within 200 miles (the furthest I would consider driving to pick it up) and found a pretty substantial difference in pricing. I asked about service under warranty, possible deals (higher volume stores are more likely to deal on price). I finally bought my machine from the closest dealer (they are high volume) but since I dislike the personnel immensely there, was pleased to find that the second closest dealer would honor the warranty.

So the best thing to do is Research, prepare a list of questions ahead of time and when you go to the show, be informed so you know if you are getting a deal or not.