[MrB (Simon)]

There are Chinese lathe bashers everywhere, but there are more Chinese lathe owners that are proving the bashers wrong.
Liken it to the Skywatcher/William Optics etc versus Takahashi/Astrophysics etc debate. Some people take the attitude that the cheaper scopes are crap, but they have their place.
Do you want a Ferrari or maybe a Holden? Or maybe just a Hyundai?

Yes, English/Australian/American iron is nicer but if you don't want to spend a fortune or you don't have the space, the smaller Chinese bench lathes are a good compromise.
Even second hand Myford/Hercus/South Bend etc etc can come with their own problems (possible wear, rust, flogged bearings, dings on the ways)
Do avoid the 'L685' model from H&F tho, it only has an MT1 spindle taper, 11mm spindle bore and piddly carriage, crazy. A similar sized and priced 7x lathe(which H&F have replaced with the 685... Even more crazy) has MT3 and 20mm bore.
Go with your gut and get something bigger, the 'L160' you linked is a very popular lathe world wide and is sold as a '9x20' by many vendors. The amount of info out there for this size lathe is absolutely huge, do a google search for 9x20.