I guess we should keep our older machines and take care of them. I have a Pfaff 2046 and a Bernina 1090 and 1230. The Bernina's are older but they can reallyyyyy sew. I know my Pfaff dealer said he is having a tough time with the economy the way it is right now. Because the quality of the Phaff has gone down hill he is hoping customer's will switch to the Janome that he now carries. I hate seeing all these dealer's having so many problems...it's sad.