The machine is made in Slovenia, by Varstroj, and is pretty popular at hobbyists in Serbia (I live here), Croatia, Slovenia...
I guess they cover more than 50% of market in Serbia.
Varmig 1800 itself is popular in car body restoration workshops... and is proven in its class... Varstroj has excellent aftersale support in Serbia... In Serbia, we consider Varstroj as a class above over Chinese machines, and bellow big players...
Welcome Mark , lots of good folks on here to answer any questions you might have.
Did you spot the date on the thread contributions, I'd imagine that price will have been superseded by now..............