I've had 3 Vikings. I love them. The first one was "the rose model" bought in the '90s. It was the first good machine i ever bought--made sewing seem like a breeze to this occasional sewer. Don't have it any more since I traded it in on an upgrade, but learned my lesson, Now I have a computerized one with embroidery, but kept the old one too. The warranties are excellent and the repair guy/gals always seem to know what they are doing.