I hope you did not buy a featherweight with smoke coming out of anything. I know some have had the foot pedal short out. And replacing the pedal is or was around $50.00. It's been about 10 years when I had to replace mine. For a quick machine I would go with a light weight Brother, Janome, or Eversewn Sparrow. My daughter uses those fold up crates with wheels for her classroom materials she takes to and from school. Before I had my trolleys for my machines I used her crate. I fastened my little Europro in the front seat then got to where I needed to go and then set my machine on a pillow in the crate. It worked great but then Joann's had a clearance on all their trolleys and let me use a coupon too, so I had to buy it. And it's still going great all these years later. When I bought my Janome MC6600P I bought the Tutto trolley at the same time so I knew it would fit AND the dealer gave me a discount to go with it.