I am very dedicated to the Pfaff line of sewing machines and currently own a Pfaff Expression 2.0, before that a Pfaff 2026. I love the fact that many of the extras (feet) are interchangable, the new dual lighting is very helpful, the extended throat area allows me to work on my larger projects with ease and the 9mm width of the varied stitches adds a lot to my creativity. I'm also envious that you could be getting the 4.0. I've worked with many machines, helped get a few friends out of a jam with their machines while on retreats or attending classes and find all of the Pfaff's I had over the years prove to be real work horses. I've never had a major problem with any of my Pfaffs (knock on wood) only the standard yearly cleaning at my local service center. Hope you get it and keep us posted - I just may have to put it on my Christmas wish list.