>If you do buy one, I'd do what I did and get something from the scrappys to practice on.
Good advice and idea me thinks.
What are the pro & cons having a machine?
pros: you can achieve a superior finish with less work
you can only achieve paint correction with a machine
cons: it costs quite a bit and it still takes a while
it is possible to knacker your clearcoat if you are reckless
the best way to use a machine polisher is with good technique... poor technique will mean you're there forever with excess polish/powder residue, too big a working set and infliction of holograms etc
do it right and the results are well worthwhile!