Originally Posted by
Mitch's mom
Pfaff Performance 5.0
If you had to do it over again - would you? No.
Has it been reliable? Absolutely NO.
Has it been picky about threads?
Hard to say. I did try several different threads, even Aurifil. I was told to use the same color thread in the bobbin as the color of the fabric on the back of my quilts to hide the poor straight stitch quality. I kid you not.
Have you had it in for repairs and/or adjustments more than a couple of times?
I bought it in early December. It went into the shop in February for the poor straight stitch. I got it back and had to take it in again the first week of March - where it stayed. I finally got a brand new replacement machine last week.
Would you still keep back-up machines?
I have several and 3 are Pfaffs. Made in Germany Pfaffs. I won't part with them, but would have no problem parting with the 5.0.
This purchase was a big deal for me. I have never bought something so expensive for myself and to have it be so disappointing kind of soured me on the machine. I am afraid to use it for fear something will go wrong with the new one.
Use it now while it's still under warranty. Work it to see if there are other problems. Then you will feel good about using it once the warranty is gone. There are lemon machines. I bought a TOL Bernina about 12 years ago...it needed a new mother board in no time. Then after 24 hours of use it needed another mother board. I just switched to a Janome and and haven't had much time to use it yet but I have a manual Janome that I use as back up and like it a lot.