Originally Posted by
notmorecraft
To me $400 works out at $100 per year $2 a week if you've used it every week I would say machine owes you nothing, if it can be fixed for the $129 I would pay it but keep it as a backup machine and start looking for a new one. That's if you can afford to do that. If you can't afford another it's up to you to decide how much you pay to repair.
Wow! I never thought of it that way. That means my 18 year old expensive Bernina was only $250/yr so far. I wonder if I can use that to convince myself to buy a new one