I diffinatly would invest the money into the cleaning and the attachments that you want for it. I use my Pfaff 7570 or my Singer 301 for all my piecing and quilting. I use my Brother 4000D for embroidery only. Those high dollar machines are not built like the older ones. To much to go wrong with all the computurized stuff on them. My workhorses are built for the tuff stuff!!!