I have an Aria, and absolutely love it, the even feed foot is fantastic for applying bindings. I just got the flatbed table for it, but haven't used it yet. The price you were quoted was a good price. I,too was a diehard HV owner, but with the new owners, the service is nil, and the machine quality has dropped. Then a friend turned me on to Babylocks. the store owner is great, and his service is top notch and reasonable. Can't beat that. you want a good dealer and reliable service, and make sure the trade-in has been serviced and has some sort of warranty in case there are issues with it.