Nakamichi Cassette Decks

I had the Sony Ka3ES and wished I hadn't sold it.

There is a Nak Dragon for sale near me, he wants $1600, it has been for sold for at least a month or so. They are bit like (to me) the HD V-Rod motorcycle, great to look at, but nothing else. I have a Nak DR-3 tucked away in a far off country.
How does a Pioneer CT-F1000 (fully serviced $600 also a local sale) compare to the Naks?Cassette tapes go for 25c/50c at my local thrift store.

I bought a LX5 at a Lion's sale for $20. I took it to the local audiophile store (small, been in business for 40 years) and they said they could refurbish it for $200.  They said: "I've had a look at your Nakamichi cassette deck and it will need a few things to get it up and running again. Belts are in need of replacement, but in addition, the pinch roller arms are ceased up (unit's been unused for some time?) and will need lubrication. Unfortunately access to them and disassembly is somewhat labour intensive. It could quite possibly involve a service charge of $200.00 to get this fine old girl up and running again. Please advise if this meets with your expectations in regards to repair cost."  I want to use it to transfer some old live music cassettes into my system. I am ok if eq needs to be adjusted (because tapes were not originally recorded on a Naka)-- I run a recording studio and plan to master them anyway. As well, would like to occasionally track parts on the Naka and then digitize them and include them into projects I am working on.  I'd appreciate any feedback on what quality deck I might have after this servicing was done...

$200 to refurbish a deck is very cheap. Don’t wait, get it done! If you have any commercially recorded tapes, listen and you won’t be disappointed. So, for $220, you’ll have great sound. Maybe not SOTA, but very good. Lucky you!

OK, thanks. Felt right to me, but this seemed to be an experienced crowd, so I thought I'd get some feedback!