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My everyday machine is an old Pfaff 1222E, this baby is going to the grave with me.
So much is personal preference, take samples of the fabrics you plan on using, sit down at the machine and start sewing. Make button holes, change the feet and tension settings. Your old attachments might still fit the new machines. My sister has a new Viking/Husq.SE and she LOVES it.
Pfaffs are no longer made in Germany but I've heard good things about the new models from quilters, the dual feed keeps the fabrics matched. I think Viking bought out Pfaff or Singer(?) Bernina makes a very good mechanical and electronic, but very expensive. (My husband had to drag me out of that showroom.) :-) Janome's attachments are not as expensive as some of the other brands and a friend loves hers. The new models are out so you might find a good deal and I would definitely buy a good used before purchasing any new machine made in China.
Something I've never shared on this board, I do antique/mechanical sewing machine restorations as a hobby. It started out as a way to get the machine I couldn't otherwise afford. If your old Viking is a 6000 series, do think about putting it up on ebay. Even broken, that is a very sought after series because of the quality.
Almost forgot, Babylocks, another sister really likes hers, I can't remember the model she has but she did say there was a big difference in the quality of the models when she looked at them a several years ago.
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