And the discussion goes on. I have had several machines, Bernina, Brother,3 Singers`, Kenmore and Necci. Each machines was different, but they all sewed and did what they were suppose to do. I now have my 1240 Bernina, a Singer QXL100 and my Brother Embroidery machine. Each machine sews different however I use my Bernina almost all the time for regular sewing, the Singer makes beautiful buttonholes and the Embroidery machine is used every week, in fact all of them are.The Bernina is in the repair shop in Houston and I can't wait until I get it back. The Bernina dealer here said it was worn out and not worth fixing. This person in Houston who for 17 1/2 years of Bernina work said it was not.
The main problem I have the dealership here is not being able to get adequate help from them. The Brother dealer almost meets me at the door very friendly and the Singer dealership was destroyed by hurricane Rita, then came Mr. Ike and they have not re-built, but he meets people at a nursing home in Port Arthur and I take my machine there and he takes it home and brings it back, within 3 days. He and his wife are very nice to deal with.We all have a special connection with our machines and probably treat them like babies. Glenda in Texas