I was just joooookinnnnng......
my comment about SillySusan was lighthearted, hence the smiley faces....
I've never taken my Brother 1500 to the dealer for anything. I clean and oil it myself, I've never thrown off the timing or had any other kind of incident. I told my husband I should just sell my other machines, because if something ever happened to this one, I'd buy another 1500 in a heartbeat.