All the vodka in the world couldn't fix the SVT-40 I've seen at the gun show a few times. Guy wanted $2K+ for a chopped-down, restocked (and it was an ugly stock, too), half-chromed (not very nicely) SVT-40 with the bolt handle reshaped into a AK-style. Made me sad every time I saw it...
Personally I would take the SVT over the SKS if I had to choose between the two, but a Yugo SKS ain't a bad thing in my book, neither. Romanian FPK/PSL is an acepeptable alternative to the Dragunov, and the Yugo M76 is one I'd like to give a try. And I think somewhere I've mentioned the Iraqi Tabuk DMR. Pretty sure there are people in the US making all three of those.