Originally Posted by
Monroe
I for one have had only bad experiences of anything made in China (quality-wise, although a couple of my former students were of pretty good quality) and wouldn't bother: The 15 clones made there are known to be of lesser quality (see any SM forum including this one).
They still make them, if you want a brand spankin' new one, but I wouldn't expect it to sew as nice as even a 100 year old Singer.