I have a older Viking that I bought about 20 yrs ago. It stopped working and I took it to a repair place. Told me it would cost 350.00 to fix it and why don't I trade it in on another machine. I took my machine home and waited. Found a yahoo group for Viking machines that helped me fix it myself.
Saved 350 and learned a lot. And ya know I haven't used it since and am thinking about selling it. lol I got my new Brother and some Singer Slants and my Household.