Myself, since you want a vintage bike, I would get in the car and nab that Centurion (assuming you can do the rehab work). I don't see much decent vintage stuff in Phoenix area right now. I would not expect a vintage bike at that price point to last long, unless it has some really serious flaws.
As far as the Tommaso, sorry, but that is an internet brand. You can buy a brand new Tommaso with full SORA right now on ebay for $450. Actually, the shifters on the $450 ebay bike look just like Microshift, which many consider to be better than SORA. Nothing Italian about that bike unfortunately.
A SORA equipped one just sold on ebay for $300.
Last edited by wrk101; 08-06-11 at 03:57 PM.