My preference is to buy a machine that has a dealer in my area. I own a Janome, and I love it, and the dealer is about an hour away. I bought my Janome from CL, but specifically searched for a Janome knowing there was a local dealer. However........
there is a sewing machine repair person in the town next to mine. He is a certified repair man for several brand name sewing machines. So if your truly interested in this specific machine, and know there is no dealer near you, there still may be a certified repair person for Juki near you. It's worth asking around, and making some phone calls to figure it out.
Good luck. Hope it works out for you.