I bought the new Pfaff Creative 4.0 in Houston a couple of years ago. I was very dissatisfied at first. I could not get it to free motion. The bobbin thread just would not catch in the stitch after a couple of stitches. I returned the machine to Pfaff two times. After the second time, they sent me a brand new machine. I found out there was a flaw but they have fixed it. Now I really enjoy my machine and use it all the time. I also have a Pfaff 7550 that I love and do not intend to get rid of just in case. I take that to classes now.My next purchased will be a sitdown long arm. I'm trying to decide what to get now.