Hey, Mitch.
There are several of us around you.
I'm up in Grass Valley, Dave Mitchell is in Sactramento, Dale Bates in Vacaville and Ernie is in some God-forsaken rural spot close by. That's a JPS, a Vintage and two Intermeccanicas within a short drive.
I can't speak for the others but you're welcome to come up and take my car for a spin.
I'm not going to compare the drive to any of your other rides. It's kind of an apples/oranges thing. It works for some, not all. A lot of the owners here picked up used replicas with extremely low miles on them, usually a sign that it just didn't fit for the previous owner.
Hopefully it'll fit you.