Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
also, biggest word of advice that I received was to talk to owners who have owned multiple presses (preferably multiple brands of presses).first-time auto owner opinions are pretty much worthless.
None of the 3 brands you listed are going to be money pits or headaches to keep running. I would suggest talking with each and figure out where each fit in your needs. Each are similar but different. Personally speaking I run a M&R and wouldn't change that. ROQ wasn't in the US market when I purchased and MHM is sold through a distributor that I will never do business with. So if it was me it would be M&R or ROQ. But thats just my personal thoughts. Getting into an automatic will change your life and good luck in the future!
What kind of car do you drive and why?Pierre
Search this topic. It has been brought up many times, usually runs like 10 pages of replies.... There is also a page that lists what equipment many people use, read that and on the people that are running the equipment you are interested in. Talk to owners, try to avoid ones the sales people tell you to contact, they are not going to give you contact info if a unhappy customer. You have made the first wise choice by feedback from your friend in his machine. Nearly everyone will give you a different answer, a lot of time for different reasons. My short answer would be - Roq, M&R, MHM.
We have M&R.. same here Roq really was not available for us either at the time. The customer service has been great when we have needed it! For us that was part of our decision. Don't make a decision on the money, make a decision on what fits your shop the best..