You said what I wanted to say but a lot less words Paul... lol Sorry, I'm long winded especially when I get up with the chickens.. What I don't want to see is people being swayed by popular opinion, be it good or bad, without the real facts (since this seems to be such an important thing to some)... I had an ex-boyfriend once talk me out of buying the car I wanted.. I was making more money than him at the time and could afford to buy the car I wanted... He told me the car was this and that, all the negatives... He even had his friends tell me the car wasn't worth poop and they didn't even own this particular car.. Well, 6 months down the road after I bought another model car, my ex-boyfriend bought the very car he talked me out of!.. >=( He got a better paying job so he could afford it then.. But he didn't want me to have something he couldn't afford .. I've learned my lesson and I'm too independent minded now.. I bought Vickie when she first came out but only cause there was a 30 day back guarantee ... I wanted to do my own testing, and not take other's word for it.. I knew I could send her back if she didn't meet my needs.. Fortunately she has ...I've learned sometimes people will talk you out of something only because they don't want you to have what they can't afford, but would get it themselves if they could, which is pretty crappie in my opinion... I believe Jschoen gave a fair assessment of Vicky with the other two models and Fionter if your decision was based on what you have seen and heard from the owners of this model then that's great..That's the only way to buy if your undecided or frugal with your moola..=) I think a lot of people who have purchased Vicky have been honest about their opinions of her, negative and positive... I'm also glad for the non owers speaking their peice too on why their considering not buying this model.. It helps for the undecided, but for some to totally slam this model in a very hateful way (for whatever goofy reason), and not owning her makes me very suspicious... ~Cindy