I've had my Viking 1100 for 30 yrs. Never any shop time, except last yrs. when the tension got a little off and the cord is not like a cord anymore, the ends finally came off the end of the cord that connects to the sewing machine side and my dh mickey moused it back together and it's like black tape that is covering the wires but it keeps on going no matter what. The shop where I took it asked how long I've had it and I told him30 yrs. he said well do you go flat out when you sew? I said kinda, he said well, you need to slow up a bit because it's old and tired at this date. I knew that but it still sews great and I will be getting another Viking in a few months. You cannot go wrong with a company like that. I bet mine would go and mow your lawn too. It's that great.
Go for it, Mine has even out lived the warranty at this point of 25 yrs. Good Luck!!
Shirley/Tn.