I have had a Passport 2.0 for several years and never had the first issue with it. I take it to quilt guild every week. I have 4 other Pfaff machines, so you can tell I do like them. The Passport machines have the IDT, which makes them great for piecing and pulling thicker fabrics through. I sewed through 2 layers of eyelet lace (with the binding on it and 4 layers of cotton fabric (slowly, of course), and it stitched with no problems at all.