Thanks Jonathan,
That gives me some hope. I have managed to get the price down to 1400 euros now. (considering it going to cost him 200 euros to send it to me) . I am still considering the Chinese 6040 with 2.2kw wc Spindle. But I just don't like the idea of that. Everything I have ever bought from China needs bits replacing every other month.
By looking at the Picture I have posted earlier in this thread, would you say changing those rails is possible without major work or fabrication (it is just bolt on parts) ? What sort of money are we talking of here ?