It went a little different for me. I bought a really nice looking Viking electronic one several years ago and quilted with it for about 3 years before it developed some very bad habits. The feed dogs didn't feed very well, so I found myself pulling the fabric under the needle. Talk about some very uneven stitches! I called every sewing machine repair shop for help and was met with the same response.. they wouldn't even consider trying to fix it. They said that the parts it needed would cost more than a new one, mainly because it had those fancy electronics. I even tried to give it to them for free, just so it would leave my house and not be tossed in the trash, but they didn't want it for parts.
I bought a heavy duty mechanical Singer at Walmart, cheap one, and I dearly love it. It doesn't have many fancy stitches, but I didn't use more than a couple on the fancy Viking. I does everything I ask of it and just hums along happily.