I would keep the Pfaff1245. I have had two of them. great machines. The 1245 is smoother than a Juki 563 because I have had one of those as well. The 1245 was the smoothest machine in its class vs. Juki Lu-563, Adler 267-373, singer 111, Juki 1508. Yes, the parts are mote expensive but how often do you break parts on the machine?
glenn