I have a Singer 316, over 50 years old. Very solid and dependable. The only thing that I may have problems with sometime is the motor, when you run the thing really hard for a long time it starts to sound kind of unhappy. But, I know a guy who rebuilds small motors! :) So, if it would break I wouldn't have to replace the motor and have it be another color, it can still match my lime green machine! :D The thing is heavy though, yikes! What I love about this machine is that the moving parts will never break as long as it is maintained well and the parts that could break can be repaired fairly easily. :) I loooove older singers!