I definitely think that you should take the time to drive to each of the dealers and try them out. Take some quilt sandwiches with you or better yet get a charity top layered and ready for quilting and take that with you. I would also bring my own thread (the kind you like to use) and then sit there and quilt for 20 minutes or so. Really give it a true work out to see what you like and what you don't, then go on to the next place.