I had that machine about 7 yrs. Then had a problem and gave it to my friend, she fixed it and then i asked for it back to give to my gd.....but it's sitting in my house right now till gd decides where she'll be living, etc......the problem was it was bunching up in the bobbin thread, it was a simple fix she said....i bought 2 new brothers last feb. & march and really like them, a few extra stitches to use. I did find out that wm also sells refurbished brother machines for less then $100 on line only but work just as good as new. Maybe a little slight problem but worth the price.
Replacing a brother machine after it wears out is cheaper then taking a different machine to be repaired at a shop......i had a babylock that i felt was worn out so that's why i bought 2 brothers last year. I use one at home and one for groups.