Love the one you're with

An update on the question of whether or not to try and fix our current sewing machine (since I know there has to be someone out there waiting with bated breath)...  I decided to feel the love and hang on to our Pfaff.  One of the deciding factors was realizing that we really do have a quality machine here, much more so than I thought.  I found a couple auctions for machines like this on eBay, and had an audible jaw drop when they were selling in the $200-$300 range after a flurry of bidding.  I also found a blogger who is really feeling the love for his Pfaff 260, and maybe it was his sew-porn video with Depeche Mode soundtrack that did it, but I was converted.  Now I actually have to crack it open and see what it needs - still a somewhat scary proposition since replacement parts don't come cheap.  (I really wish I had those booklets this guy shows in the video!)