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My new Kirby! |
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Post# 28556   1/7/2008 at 05:22 (5,925 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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I've been so impressed with my bargain £8 Legend II, I took the plunge and spent slightly more on something a little more powerful and modern - a G5! |
Post# 28557 , Reply# 1   1/7/2008 at 05:26 (5,925 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Post# 28558 , Reply# 2   1/7/2008 at 05:27 (5,925 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Post# 28559 , Reply# 3   1/7/2008 at 05:28 (5,925 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Post# 28560 , Reply# 4   1/7/2008 at 05:29 (5,925 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Post# 28561 , Reply# 5   1/7/2008 at 05:32 (5,925 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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...of the G5 in all it's TechDriven glory! CLICK HERE TO GO TO vintagehoover's LINK |
Post# 28568 , Reply# 7   1/7/2008 at 07:21 (5,925 days old) by g3 ()   |   | |
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Also, the rear inner wheel on the transmission is from a G3. Should be the same color as the outer. Ray |
Post# 28571 , Reply# 8   1/7/2008 at 08:17 (5,924 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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I have always thought the G5 was one of the sharpest looking Kirbys! Now you should upgrade to the new Ultimate G brush roller, it really digs into the carpet and does a wonderful job! |
Post# 28586 , Reply# 11   1/7/2008 at 10:53 (5,924 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Nice one Jack, I picked up one of these last year and had it serviced,its the nicest of the G machines IMHO, i use it as a daily driver and it really does pull the pile up with the latest brushroll....I would have a word with said seller, wheels & cord not of the model type, worth a try... Also consider having it serviced, our local firm is doing a special for £19.99, serviced, new bag n belt complete strip down....I do it to get the returns as well, worth keeping in touch with them...Cheers, Mike |
Post# 28590 , Reply# 13   1/7/2008 at 12:17 (5,924 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Jack, its Kirby service that I use, the main agent, try a local one from your area, should be in the phone book, from what the service guy told me they dont repair the tech drives, they just swap them out and are sent back to the factory for refurb...it sounds like the forward/reverse metal & plastic guides on the techdrive need adjusting, serviceman did this on mine and it purrs, did you pay £230 for it??is this ebayer a vac shop or just a one off seller?? The other thing to do is sign up for a service contract, one off £70 a year or £6.99 per month, and get it all repaired later on under contract... Cheers, Mike |
Post# 28613 , Reply# 16   1/7/2008 at 14:31 (5,924 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Hi Jack its the first time I'v really spoke to you. Ummm to be honest I think you might have over paid for it slightly for the condition it is in. (Just my thoughts) I'm sure You could get a better Kirby G5 than that, To say the cord is not to the G5 nor the rear wheel hubs. The back plate looks a diffrent colour to that of the G5 as well?? Did you get the rest of the tools & if so do they match the same colour as the G5? Is the G5 shampooer in the Gsix box? Sorry for all the question but I'm mainly a kirby collector, So kirby is my baby like Hoover is yours:-)) Take care james |
Post# 28625 , Reply# 20   1/7/2008 at 16:25 (5,924 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Hi again, If you complain to paypal won't they refund all your money? Including shipping?? I can't remember? Ummm when it comes to what Iv spent on my collection over the years I'm not sure how much Iv spent yet alone on shipping from $90 to $185 a go. A lot of that was not when the currancey was nearly 2 $ to a £. Most Iv spent on a kirby is about $1700 off the top of my head. Not including shipping. Are all your Hoovers UK 240v models? Have you ever imported a US model over? What's the most have you spent on a machine if you don't mind me asking? take care James |
Post# 28634 , Reply# 22   1/7/2008 at 17:05 (5,924 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Oh I know what you mean. It's just a shame all my kirby's older than 1976 are 115 volt but I do have a transformer to run them. I keep meaning to get a a older Hoover. And there's still a few other UK vacuums I'm after most are which are 80,early 90s. Space is always a factor. Oh well off to bed now. Work in the morning. Oh I like your website and videos! very nice!! Might do that to my kirby's one day. Talk soon. |
Post# 28635 , Reply# 23   1/7/2008 at 17:07 (5,924 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Post# 28652 , Reply# 24   1/7/2008 at 20:31 (5,924 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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My G3 makes a little bit of that noise but not near as loud. I checked a couple of other you tube videos and heard someone elses making it also. Is it fairly common? My G4 doesn't make the noise at all. Legend II is still may favorite though. |