I have the Pfaff 7550 and I bought it in Germany while we were military. I paid over $1,800 at the time and its truly a workhorse. Due to so much military moves my lever for bring the foot up and down manually broke, they did fix it however it doesn't stick like it used to. It was a present from my folks and I'm not parting with it :) The IDT is what sold me in the first place and it is a workhorse. Anything made after the Pfaff 7570 is not the same. Good luck and I hope you do get it!