quiltlady1941

So sorry to keep posting about me and trying to buy a new machine but here goes again..

I have been looking at the 8900 Janome and have gotten some prices from different dealers.. we don't have very many dealers that are close to me just two of them, so went on the internet and found dealers that are about any where from 35 to 65 miles away which is doable...
I have been calling and asking for a price on the 8900 and most are pretty close but the last place that was 65 miles away gave me a price of 2299.00 all the other dealers were from 2999.00 for the red front one to 3500.00 to 4000.00 for the gray front one ... this would be 700.00 different for the cheapest price, that is a big saving...my question is seeing that this dealer is 65 miles from me I won't be able to get any classes from them as it is just to far away. So how important are the classes and can't you learn how to run the machine with just reading the manual? I didn't go to classes with my viking number 1+ machine and learned how to run it with just the manual..

I so sorry to keep asking question but I am truly mixed up with all this sewing machine buying..and the different prices.. Thanks so much for your help..