For my employer I purchased a TL-1 and a TL-2 around that time. You could get them open or enclosed. In the shop I also purchased a 13" and 15" Clausing Colchester variable speed constant surface feet lathe
https://clausing-industrial.com/pub/...es_09-2019.pdf
They were double the price of the HAAS TL-1 and TL-2. The HAAS ran circles around them for one off speed and efficiency. Even for the limited experienced machinists the HAAS was quicker for most operations. Threading on the TL's was way quicker that most manual machine other than a Hardinge HLV-V.
Both of the new Clausing leaked oil like an old Harley. They had straight tapped threaded holes that went into oil lubrication system. More of an irritant than a real problem but $60K lathes shouldn't leak oil when brand new. I had to replace the spindle bearings on one with less than 100 hours run time and several minor issues. With the HAAS' TL's I had zero issues over 10 to 12 years.
Some people are having a hard time understanding how quickly you can program this type of machine. The simplest example is a standard Series 1 Bridgeport manual mill verse the conversational CNC doing bolt circles. With the manual BP I need to trig out each hole locations. With the conversational CNC I would tell it the radius, number of holes and degree offset for the first hole. With the conversational CNC I would be complete before I finished the trig for the manual machine.