Thread: Babylock Destiny -yes or no?

I am such a sewing machine addict. If I wrote down what I've had it's crazy. Let's see. I started with a Viking Rose, traded it with a lady who had a Bernina 180 who wanted to simplify (Bernina ladies don't stone me - one Bernina was quite enough). From there I bought and traded two Brother ULT's, a Janome - the list goes on.
OK, has anyone seen the new Babylock Destiny, I think Brother calls it's model the Dreamweaver? I didn't think I could be tempted, but good lord this thing is the bomb. And when I heard the list price I laughed. I mean really, $15,000. I think I read here where a Babylock rep told someone here that it was $17,000 at a show - now why would anyone say such a thing? I really wanted to see it in person - a terrible idea btw, and a local Brother dealer was just down from where I was having lunch - what's an addict to do??? I didn't ask, but this dealer sells close to retail, but they had none in - said they had just sold a "ton" at a show - no I didn't ask. I like these people but their prices are out there. I saved $2,000 on my 10 needle going to another dealer.
I know this is like asking a wino if you should stop drinking, but I need to be pulled from the ledge. I retire in two months, this is the end of my machine buying to the degree I do now. Babylock/Brother is offering a 3 year 0% plan for a week - next week. And my Babylock dealer has a really good price on it!
And I'll certainly have the time to learn this puppy!!!!! What to do, what to do? HELP talk me down - or not!

I love Babylock. Mproblem here is the only dealer is a crook. I bought the TOL Bernina because the dealer is fantastic, they have all sorts of fun classes including mastery. And also, if anything goes wrong he will fix it or replace it. Everyone who works there is friendly and knowledgeable. It is a 110 mile round trip but well worth it.

I have heard that the Destiny is not a machine you will take anywhere, too big. My 880'is nearly there but I'll take it for 5 weeks of mastery classes, which are free with purchase.

I had a Babylock Crescendo but couldn't get any support and when the low bobbin sensor quit I was told it could not be fixed. This was 3 weeks after purchase. I sold it and went the Bernina route. Suffice it to say, if you have a wonderful dealer who knows the machine, go for it!

You really need to be more confident for purchasing this machine. What does this DSM do that your others won't do. Is it worth the price?? I love my old Bernina 1530 and I am still quilting on it.

For the price go with the best dealer with excellent customer service. I'm very hesitant about a machine that cost thousands because most dealers always try to make something not working right, work okay but not perfect, until the warranty goes out.

You might want to think about this some more. What kind of quilting do you do? Would you ever want a long arm, so you can finish your quilts yourself, no matter the size. You can buy a long arm for what this machine costs. Think it over and list your pluses and minuses.

Oh my, it is a wonderful machine! I used it for a day at a retreat and fell in love. Very smooth. I have an Ellisimo and love my machine but I am thinking about trading it in for the Destiny. I think I'll wait for a while though and see how the response is from those who will be owning the Destiny. It's nice to dream though. Good luck with holding out!

First of all you said you were retiring soon and then asked us to take you down off the ledge. Maybe that should be telling you to put on the brakes. There will always be more machines with more bells and whistles that will tempt us, just like our cars. I just refinanced my house and got rid of my car payment and it still has lots of trade in value and there are some great temptations out there, especially when I'm trying to get something moved and no one has the time. Then I think of the car payment and that stops me cold. I included my Viking Diamond Deluxe in my refinancing and then I did buy Brother's latest serger and taking classes each month, so far I've done on jacket, a heirloom nightgown, tablerunner, doing another jacket this week. I'll be so happy when this machine is paid off. I'm hoping that when I retire I can still live in my house and be able to do the upkeep but that is yet to be seen. I'd wait until I retire and see how that goes. As we get older things come up that we don't expect. I can't explain the piece of mind I have now that I'm no longer struggling to pay my bills. I've got lots of repairs to do on my house and trying like crazy to do them as I go and not have lots of added debt to it. So you should ask yourself, is the payments on the machine going to effect your lifestyle after you retire in a negative way. Does the machine have things you will really take full advantage of or are they just pretty features that its nice to have but won't get used enough to justify the cost. Other than buying another small regular machine, since I'm giving my daughter my Janome I'm hoping I don't have to get any more machines. My house and bills will be paid off in 10yrs and I'm hoping at that time (I'll be 70) then I can do some traveling or at least buy things for my kids, grandkids or great grandkids without balancing the budget each time. You need to decide the impact this machine will have on your budget if any and if the cost is worth it. I bought my Ruby and my Diamond as used but they had new machine warranties and I saved thousands on them. Make a list of pros and cons.