I've had a love/hate relationship with my Janome 6500. I love the thread cutting button, the larger harp and the variety of stitches. I've had serious problems with the bobbin case jumping and rattling and banging (has an oil wick hole under the case which should be oiled but nothing is mentioned about it in the manual), the build in buttonholer will not handle large or thick buttons, paint has worn off on the bed of the machine, jumps and veers off seam junctions, doesn't handle thick fabric or multiple layers very well, feed dogs will not raise and lower smoothly or easily, jams and balls up thread sucking it down into the machine at the beginning of stitching, no stitch length longer than 5 mm, 1/4" foot is not accurate and a dealer who kept claiming that these "issues" were due to "operator error!!!!" My Husqvarna Prelude 360, Singer Featherweight, Singer 201 and my Bernina 830 Record (old model 830) all sew a better stitch than my Janome.
Last edited by Shelbie; 02-08-2012 at 07:30 PM.