By all means do go to the Vintage Sewing Machine thread here on the QB and take a look. I have an Elna 7300 with a lot of bells and whistles. I also have several, well a lot, of vintage sewing machines that I use to piece and quilt. What I like about the vintage machines is that I can service them myself. It really irks me that a service for the Elna cost me $169 the last time I took it in.