Brother VQ3000 (sewing/quilting, no embroidery)
YES! Would buy it again.
Very reliable; no problems noted with threads (thick, thin, cheap, expensive, monofilament, cotton, blend, polyester, rayon...)
In 3 years, had one problem with the automatic needle threader which the dealer fixed in 5 minutes for $12.
Also had it cleaned once--free service that came with the purchase.
If I had my old 1976 Singer still, I'd have kept it. But I traded that in on a Viking Rose in 2001--a great machine until its touch panel started going bad. Thus, the Brother. I wanted a new Viking...until I found out the build quality has changed drastically since my 2001 purchase.
Purposely bought the VQ3000 because I didn't want to spend the extra for embroidery--the Rose embroidered, but it was much more trouble than it was worth, for that price. Instead, this time I also bought a $600 Brother Designio (without Disney) for embroidery.