My Pfaff 7550 that I have had since 1995 was never taken in for service. I make sure I clean it throughly and oil it pretty often. After finishing up my 4th quilt doing FMQ on the machine, I noticed it sounded awful. I brought it in for service to the only person I know who really knows how to fix these things. The bill came to $124. I was in shock mostly because
I didn't think it would be so high. I know that FMQ on the machine really puts the machine through its paces and does a number on it but still. All in all, if I divide that $124 by the number of years that I have had and used the machine, I guess it isn't that bad.
I would love to find a smallish long arm that I could set into a table and use just for FMQ. That way, I would only use my machine for piecing. Another dream for when I strike it rich.