I love my Bernina 1130. I was fortunate to find it on CL a year ago. A woman had it for sale and told me it had belonged to her MIL, who had been a seamstress, and had passed away a couple years before. The machine had been put in a storage area and she just wanted to "get rid of it" because she didn't sew. So, for a shockingly low price I purchased this wonderful workhorse, along with the original documentation and many feet, including an even-feed foot. When I took it in for service and cleaning, i was told that it was a very clean machine and nothing needed to be replaced, despite of its age and heavy use. It had been that well cared for! I smile every time I see her sitting proudly in my 1976 Singer cabinet that housed my Athena 2000 of the same year. Emotional attachments to sewing machines ... you bet! I cried when my Singer broke and was not repairable because parts were no longer being made.