Thanks everyone for giving me your opinions. I currently have a Designer SE and it's now being sent to TN for repairs, as my dealer in town couldn't fix it. It stopped feeding the fabic. I think I've sewed it to death, literally.

Trust me...Never give up your SE...I have friends who work for Viking and they said that is the best machine ever made by them...Allot of problems with the newer models...I know I'll never trade mine in no matter how many times they offer.
In fact, my friends say they literally have a waiting list from people who are dying to get the SE...That's why so many notices go to us SE owners to trade up...

that is the same trouble i had with one of the machines i had but it was a Pfaff.,