Candace

Typically when a repair person says they can't repair it it means one of a few things. #1)They lack the skill and know-how to diagnose the repair #2) They know what the repair entails and simply can't do it for the general service fee and make it worth their time #3)They assume the general public won't pay for the amount of $ the repair and or parts cost(which in most cases is very true) #4) Certain repairs are just a pain and they don't want to do them.

There are fewer and fewer repair people who will take on vintage machines with a smile. Most are trained to deal with plastic wonders and computerized bits and unless they've been around a while many don't feel comfortable working on old machines. It's much easier to sell you a new one that they can repair and dismiss the old.