new big bernina?

sounds like a marvelous machine. i cant imagine what they'll charge here for it... exchange rate not bad now at 72 cents, freight, 12.5% tax, omg. nope dont think i'll be getting one anytime soon. j.

"kratersge" wrote ... When I had my machine in to diagnose the BSR problem, they were setting up this monster for a class -- the 820. WOW.

I've seen this on the web, but seeing it in person is different. It has this monster throat, a 9 mm width on the fancy stitches, places to put big cones of thread, super sized bobbins. It gives a stitch speed, but since I can't find any stitch speed given on for the aurora

440, I can't compare it. It would be nice to be faster -- I can make much smoother curves when I go fast, but I'm always bumping up against the max on the 440.

But would I *really* want to trade my machine in for a $7500 model???? Yikes.

Susan K see my quilts: members.cox.net/kratersge

My first car cost $3400. Brand new. I know that was approximately

10,000 years ago, but I still sort of use that as a guide when thinking about buying things. I really love that new Pfaff. I've played with one and it's sweeter than you can imagine. But I will never, ever own one. At least not until old ones start turning up at Goodwill stores in 20 or 30 years.

Sunny if I could, I would in a minute

Funny the benchmarks we use. When I bought my Bernina

930 it cost more than the car I was driving was worth. I had been left a bit of money from a great uncle and had planned for years to get a nice machine. It was a splurge because money was kind of tight at that point but that machine was worth every cent. I still enjoy using it for certain tasks.

Susan, I'd get the 820 in a heartbeat if I could. The money is a big problem , but even worse is that I just bought my sewing cabinet last year, and it couldn't support the weight of the 820. And I can't see going anywhere with a machine that heavy, so I'd want to keep my lovely

630 (I'm not at all unhappy with this machine!), and I don't have room for both. My decision isn't difficult at all.