I am sure that you would have large quilt and sewing shows in your area. They always have sewing machine vendors at them and you could test drive their machines. I do agree with another poster to take a small project of your own to test drive the sewing machines. It would be even better if the vendor was local to you and you could take classes on your new machine and service the machine and warranty. Buy the sewing/quilting machine that best "calls" to you.