Mill: PM 932 or 936 (Note this is a larger difference, as one mill is a head mill, the other is a knee mill).
Did exhaustive research, had the chance to look at a few machines, and determined I would go this route:
Lathe: PM1340GT
Mill: For now, a PM932PDF (power down feed), and later find a Bridgeport and rebuild it.
The reasoning for the lathe is the Taiwanese made; Fit, detail, careful assembly, and the Norton gearbox... not having to hassle with gears to do threads (I probably will rarely do Metric threads).
On the mill... it was a more difficult decision: The PM936 is a Taiwanese 2/3 or 3/4 size (cannot remember at this point) Bridgeport design, knee mill... and a rather nice one at that! This would really be a nice machine to own and make chips on, however there are space and moving issues in the current basement shop which would make moving a knee mill design both difficult and potentially dangerous (size, top-heave design, and weight). Also, in the future, I may CNC the benchtop 932, depending on paying projects.
And having two mills, a smaller one and a larger one, made sense to me.
At this point, there are no plans for a second lathe, so getting a higher quality lathe made sense to me.
There may be a small amount of gun-smithing in my future, so having machines that are capable of tighter tolerances (the operator is the REAL tool), made sense also.
It took me over 2 months of reading, studying, and looking... to come anywhere near a decision... I think I have read every thread at this and another forum that has to do with the PM machines I was interested in; as well as talked to a number of forum members, visited a few forum members who have machines, and visited shops that sell Jet, Grizzly, and other machines. (I still think the PM machines are the better deal).
So my advise: Define what you want to do (most important)... then take your time. You will know when you have done enough research and will make the right decision... and will be thankful you did enough research to satisfy your own needs.
Then let us know what you came up with, and at this forum, we (grin) require a receive/unpack/setup/first chips thread, with LOTS of pictures. No thread, it did not happen... LOL
BTW: RayC, at this forum, is a source of information... PM him. Sometimes he is busy, give him a few days to get back with you.