Not my favorite series because of the drop in bobbin and its inability to FMQ. If I'm going to have space issues, I need my straight stitch only machines to do what I need and that's FMQ as well as stitch a straight line. If I have a SS that can't do both it usually goes out the door. I've sold several of this model. For sure it's worth a cup of coffee. But to keep? For me, no.