For a lot less than $400 you can buy a used Elna, Bernina or a Singer 403 or a Singer 503 an old Pfaff. If you don't want to work on one buy one that someone you can trust has gone over and made in working order - then expect to pay more than you would if you find one and fix it yourself. Some of us love the old cheap Japanese deluxe machines. The new machines ALL have plastic parts and stamped metal no matter how much you pay. Look at all the pictures on here - there are tons of older machines well loved by QB members.