I bought a new Bernina in 2007, soon after I started quilting. I hope it lasts as long as I do, because I'm quite happy with it and see no need to buy another. Before that I only owned 3 machines - one used one that my mother gave me when I got married (basically the same as her machine that I learned to sew on), a Bernina that my husband bought for me and that I never bonded with, and a cheap Singer that I replaced it with (and that I still have, for taking to classes). Of course there are lots of other sewing machines in the house, but except for the longarm they are all vintage.