I have a Singer Touch and Sew model 600 that I bought 40+ years ago and wouldn't trade it. The fellow who does maintenance on it told me never to get rid of it and don't buy a new one! He cleans it and goes over it once a year for about $35.

I have a Singer Confidence Quilter and it's a great machine to take to classes and workshops. At home I have the Viking Diamond 2 Emroidery machine.

My sewing machine man says exactly the same.

I received a Singer Quantum 9960 as a gift and am still learning all the tricks of using it. Thanks to Kathy who told me she loved hers. I like several features that my other machines don't have, like the stop/go button, the thread cutter and the threader. Not crazy about the bobbin winder, but that is probably me. Haven't tried all the fancy stitches, but plan to try the quilting stitch soon. I usually hand quilt as I am a klutz at free motion~~~ So far, so good, and the price(free)was right!! They are on sale now too.

I had a singer about 20 years ago and hated it. My sewing machine repair guy told me he used to sell singers many many years ago but would give one away now. Try looking at used machines like janome, elna, viking that have been traded in on upgrades. People upgrade a lot and hardly use the machines they trade in. Good luck.

SVP Corp. owns Singer, Viking and Pfaff but they all still have their own engineering as before. Example, Pfaffs are still German engineered in Germany and Viking in Sweden. Not sure who or what engineers the Singers.

I have the Husqvarna Viking Diamond Deluxe too! It is indeed a true gem! I love it. Also have a Pfaff 2170 which I love as well, plus all of my "old" heavy metal machines; a Pfaff 130, a Pfaff 262, my mother's treadle and my little Frister and Rossman handcrank.

Singer does have a site that lists the serial numbers and gives year manufactured.

My mother had a Singer and traded it in on a Janome as soon as she could. I wouldn't trade my 201 for anything even if it were free!

where would you consider the dividing line to be between the old singers and the new singers. My Singer is a 404. Other machines are White, New Home, Janome.

bought several insprations for resale- not the quality they should be

I bought a Singer Furtura, and as with the other ladys, it doesn't work good at all. I then bought a Brother, and not real happy with that one either. So I talked my dh into buying my Bernina 430, and I love it. I didn't get the embroidry attachment for it, for couldn't afford it. I love my bernina. People are right Singers aren't what they used to be. I used one when my children were young. I wouldn't buy another one.

If you read the consumer reports, the old Singers are great, but stay clear of the new ones.

Sorry but I wouldn't even look at a new Singer. Thye just have a Singer name been bought and re sold so many times in last 15 years, so not even the same as the older one are many times better and will last longer thaan thes new toys.

She is absoutely correct...The new machines are Singer name only...The new manufacturers bought the right to use the name..ie Singer Co. not the old Singer Manufacturing Co..and are manufactured by the new company's specifications....and above all, buy from a DEALER !!!!

Personally I wouldn't buy a new Singer, old one yes.

I have both new Singer Models 7470 and Quantum L-500 and have not had any problems yet (knock on wood). I enjoy sewing on either machine - it's what I could afford at the time of purchase and it had all the features I needed - I'm happy with my machines.

I have a Singer Quantum XL5000 and last week I took it to a repair shop for a tune-up, was told the "circuit board" went out on it and it would cost $850.00 to replace the board and install. I paid $2500.00 for it new about 10 yrs. ago but only really started using it since I retired 3 yrs. ago. My questions are: would you invest the money in getting it repaired? And if not, what machine would you suggest I buy to quilt, sew and embroidery on? Of course the repair shop wants me to buy one of theirs but I am going to the "experts" for your opinions. Thank you for your help!

I just bought the heavy duty. Have Had a Quantum and fell apart. Have 2 Singers now and love my old treadle. SInger does not last like they used to.

I have 3 Brothers and love them No problems

I have 2 Singers, a Brother and a old Kenmore.The old Kenmore is a work horse. My Brother serger is great and my regular Singer and embroidery Singer are great. Have not had any problems and the stitching is beautiful.

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My newest Singer is from 1968, my oldest Singer is about 1910 both are great machines. I think its sad that the new Singers aren't up to par; they are noisy when running and don't sew very well & seem to break easily too. The company is only in business to make money, they don't seem to care about the quality of their products.
I used to sell the new Singers and I was embarrassed to sell such poor quality machines. :oops:

I have 4 Singers BUT I love the old Singers I have 2 of them one model 66 and one 301 my other 2 are 6233 and 9030. I mostly sew on the later two as I have to share my sewing room with my DH. So I have 2 of them on one sewing table, it works out great as I have different threads in them. I purchased all my machines at yard sales and estate sales. They all work great (knock on wood)

The owner of a LQS I shop in Arizona (she has a repair department) told me they have lots of problems with repairs on the new Singers and she would never recommend anyone buying one. She said the older Singers are great, but the new ones are really bad.

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