Hello everyone. My dad requested that I look into more information on a brand new Haas 2015 VF3. I'm not a machinist by any means. I built a small 3 axis CNC router making mostly signs using the Vectric software. I just purchased Bobcad v27 a few weeks ago. I purchased the training videos and I'm somewhat comfortable with doing 2D stuff.

Dad owns a small machine shop. I'm a computer guy at a bank but understand CNC's more than he does. He wants me to do the grunt work. I work with vendors weekly and various sales people. Some of the places I deal with get aggressive on their pricing especially during end of quarter and EOY.

Does anyone have any purchasing experience on buying from Haas. How aggressive do they get? The VF3 starts at $65,900. With a small shop, he is definitely driven by price. He'd rather buy new also.

Thanks for any help.