Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
I have been doing some more looking and I see what you mean about the cost of tracking and goto's.
I would have to spend much much more money to even think of that.
So I am as you say "taking that idea out back and putting a bullet in its head"
I also had I though about transportation.
Though that will not be too much of an issue for me as I have a big enough vehicle to do so. But as you point out it is an issue to still think about.
I am also going to have a look at the Andrews site to see what they have.
EDIT:
I have also found another seller, Sirius Optics.
They have the Skywatcher SW680 8" Dobsonian for sale for $560
or the Skywatcher SW880 10" Dobsonian for $889.
If only I could justify the extra money for the 10" one.
The 8" model looks alright as an option though.
So many options to think about.