I haven't actually traded down, but I use my 1939 Singer 201 for most of my sewing even though I have a nearly new Singer XL-400 sewing/embroidery machine. The XL-400 is used mostly for embroidery, or special stitches unavailable on my vintage machines. I have on occasion thought I wanted a brand-spanking-new machine with all the bells and whistles, but finances prohibit acting on it. I am so used to my vintage machines, I probably wouldn't enjoy having to learn to use a more complicated machine.