Quilt Mom,
My wife's newest machine is a Bernina 930. It's from 1986 according to Bernina. My wife has used it to make clothes, quilts, crafts, and she just found out last night it does some dandy decorative stitches. She received that machine from my cousin via her estate. I doubt she'll ever buy a new or newer machine.
Most of our machines date from the 60s back to early 1900s with a couple in the 1970s and 80s. The 70s-80s, with the exception of the Bernina, will probably get sold as soon as we make sure they work properly. Too much plastic.
Joe