I love these! I see them on Gumtree all the time selling for under £250 or mainly under £300 due to people moving or something, perhaps they dont like it? Sadly no warranty though on these complex machines. However ai do expect the motors on these to last as long as a DC04 or maybe even a DC01/02/03 because if a vacuum is maintained, it will last MUCH longer. The new cinetic technology is asif the vacuum is constantly maintained.