Have you considered buying a used machines? The ones made about 20 years ago were among the best made. Ask those who have owned them this long. I have bought 2 machines (exactly like the one I bought 20 years ago) on eBay in the past year. The original price was $1500 and I got them each for less than $200 each. I knew this was a machine I would buy again.
I kept one for a spare and gave one to my daughter. I am not convinced that today's machines are well made unless you pay a lot of money for them. The members here will tell you which ones they have used for 10 or 20 years that are still going strong.
I knew that if my machine ever died, I would not want to have to go to Wal-Mart or somewhere else and buy a cheap machine. Buying something that has been tried and true, is a good bet.
I have not been disappointed in the used machines I have purchases.
June