I was excited to see that machine..sounded perfect but the early press wasn't so good on it due to the lack of needle up/down. Just wanted to say it does have some great things about it ..nice to have the extra space and more than a straight-stitch to choose from. Keep in mind, lots of people do amazing work with the vintage straight-stitch only Singers without any of the features we like. In fact, i hear a lot about quilters who actually have the auto thread-cutters and don't use them bc they leave thread tails behind. I hope you can enjoy the pluses and learn to love your new machine..if not, then you ain't married to it and can try to trade it back to the dealer or sell it to buy another. Good luck!