I agree with comments regarding new Singers. My sister purchased a new one from Joann's and it didn't hold up even until the warranty ran out. I have a friend who has a top of the line Viking that is older now, and when it went on the blink, she started researching and bought a nice Brother. Since then, she's also purchased the big fancy Brother embroidery machine as well and absolutely loves it. I have an older Janome that I can't seem to get parts for, so at present I'm using vintage Kenmore sewing machines because of their reliability.