I am still sewing on my 1986 Pfaff 1471 and love it because it is a great working machine. I bought a used Brother Innovis 1500D because DH thought I would like to do embroidery also. It is a good machine but I still go back to my Pfaff because I know it so well. We bought a used LA, fantastic price, had a lot of trouble with it, traded it in for a Nolting Fun Quilter, then upgraded from a wooden frame to a metal one and love it. I would eventually like to quilt for the public, just simple edge to edge designs but do not feel pressured to because of the cost of the LA and frame. DH likes to play with the LA and is very mechanically inclined and can fix almost anything so he is a big help when things on the LA don't work right. We are semi-retired, DH drives a school bus, I like to sew and quilt, we do a lot of church work and we don't spend a lot on other stuff, so this is something we enjoy doing. The LA we have is not high end but a lot of fun.