Knowing what the 240 cost new, and what you would have to pay for a new machine if you stuck with Bernina, I think the repair cost is worth it. But, it does depend upon how much you want to keep sewing on that model. Kind of worries me to hear it, I have the 220 that I purchased in 2009, but I have not used it that much because I don't have a lot of time to sew except during the summers.