PJisChoas, My newest machine is hard for me to consider vintage, though she is. My Elna and I have been through so much together, I will never want to give up up sewing on her. Nothing I have picked up sews like that machine, though the Necchi may give her a run for her money, but it doesn't zigzag, make buttonholes or decorative stitches. It's not the Elna's fault that she's not a quilting machine. It's the designer who didn't make the pressure foot adjustable. Right now I'm having a little trouble with the 301's tension, so I may be cleaning up another one until I can get a new spring for her. But I need the 301 to FMQ this week. G-r-r-r.
I guess I'm not the one to answer that question as I have no plastic machines other than the serger which is broken, as usual.
I like having the 301 set up for quilting and the Elna set up for sewing an apron and a sundress so I can switch back and forth.