Of the five machines in my house, guess which one isn't used? The only one not considered vintage. It is a piece of whatever impolite word you choose. Give me all steel any time. My 1974 Elna is my go to machine, but the Singer 301 is a better quilting machine. Straight, strong, easy to use - it does have a crummy thread cutter, but it's pluses outweigh that one minus.
All smaller machines are not FWs. My Singer 128 is a 3/4 size machine, but it weighs 29 pounds. If it should ever give up sewing, its next job in life would be a great boat anchor.