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Post# 88915   1/14/2010 at 22:11 (5,208 days old) by kirbyman89 ()        

I know the name of the NEXT Kirby!!!!!

Post# 88918 , Reply# 1   1/14/2010 at 22:29 (5,208 days old) by joe22 ()        

AND it IS ??????????

Post# 88919 , Reply# 2   1/14/2010 at 22:47 (5,208 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

Film at eleven......

Post# 88920 , Reply# 3   1/14/2010 at 22:50 (5,208 days old) by kirbyman89 ()        

huh?

Post# 88921 , Reply# 4   1/14/2010 at 23:38 (5,208 days old) by kirbyman89 ()        

You know what I think I'll keep it a secret to myself for a little while and see if it raises my popularity around here and see if I can get some more respect from the childish people that need to grow up on here and they know who they are. :D

-Adam

P.S. You will find out EXACTLY who they are just as soon as they make they're first post in this thread too LMFAO!!!!!

Post# 88922 , Reply# 5   1/14/2010 at 23:39 (5,208 days old) by kirbyman89 ()        

I will say this to my real friends on here: it DOES start with an A and it ends with an R.

Post# 88923 , Reply# 6   1/14/2010 at 23:45 (5,208 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        
Dontcha wanna be able to say 'I told you so'?

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Ya can't drop a bomb like that without backing it up swiftly with more intel. It loses its teasing cuteness after an hour or two. Unless you had The Amazing Kreskin write it on a slip of paper and seal it in an envelope...
If we're not told soon and it turns out you're right, how're ya gonna prove you were right?

Geez, even Jon in Des Moines who has had his hands all over the real thing and is legally bound to secrecy was more forthcoming and credible that this.
Well, it's past midnight in Louisiana so I guess that was another BREAKING KIRBY RUMOR!!!!!

Pardon me while I hold my breath until the Official Kirby Press Release with Pictures, thanks. With luck, Kreskin is the new Kirby Spokesmodel and will reveal all at that time...

Post# 88924 , Reply# 7   1/14/2010 at 23:46 (5,208 days old) by kirbyman89 ()        

I'm just kidding I'll be the grownup and be nice to everyone because that's how I really am :D It's going to ber called: THE KIRBY AVALIER!!!!!

Post# 88927 , Reply# 8   1/15/2010 at 01:24 (5,208 days old) by joe22 ()        

now i dont care

Post# 88929 , Reply# 9   1/15/2010 at 05:28 (5,208 days old) by streakers (Columbus Ohio)        
Mate...

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I normally would keep my big Aussie mouth shut when it comes to threads like this - but I think 'awesome dave' pretty much sums it up... (well done Dave!)

I can't help but feel as though the excitement of the new Kirby is now somewhat marred with this 'thoughtlessness'.

Terrible shame that you feel it appropriate to hold us all to ransom with information like that on a strictly passive aggressive personal note aimed at certain members of the forum.

... Lost for words I am... - perhaps 'disappointing' sums it up...

Post# 88931 , Reply# 10   1/15/2010 at 06:21 (5,208 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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I cant help but think someone popularity may have been made higher if they had just informed us without rant.

Yes my excitement which has been created watching from behind the scenes so to speak has also been marred.

Not to worry though Im sure it will be back.

As im also sure someday somewhere somebody will grow up.



Post# 88934 , Reply# 11   1/15/2010 at 07:18 (5,208 days old) by shanonabc ()        

I was interested...

Saw this thread...

*goes back to forum index*

Post# 88936 , Reply# 12   1/15/2010 at 07:41 (5,208 days old) by kirbysthebest (Midwest)        

AVALIER??? WTF IS AN AVALIER?

Post# 88937 , Reply# 13   1/15/2010 at 08:04 (5,208 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        
Might as well have some fum and get amusement out of this.

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It's Cavalier without the C.

cav·a·lier [ kàvv'ill leer ]

adjective
Definition:

Careless: showing an arrogant or jaunty disregard or lack of respect for something or somebody.

Showing arrogant or offhand disregard; dismissive: a cavalier attitude toward the suffering of others.

Carefree and nonchalant; jaunty.

Synonyms:
indifferent, offhand, uncaring, thoughtless, condescending.

noun (plural cav·a·liers)
Definition:

1. gentleman: a gallant or chivalrous man, especially one escorting a lady ( formal )
2. mounted soldier: a knight or soldier in former times who fought on horseback ( archaic )
[Mid-16th century. Via French< Italian cavaliere "knight" < medieval Latin caballarius "horseman" < Latin caballus "horse"]

cav·a·lier·ly adverb

Word Origin & History

cavalier
1589, from It. cavalliere "mounted soldier, knight," from L.L. caballarius "horseman," from L. caballus "horse, a pack horse." Sense advanced in 17c. to "knight," then "courtly gentleman," which led to adj. "disdainful" (1657). Meaning "Royalist adherent of Charles I" is from 1641.

Post# 88938 , Reply# 14   1/15/2010 at 08:32 (5,208 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

Is the pronounciation French - A valley, eh? (a Candian between two hills...)

Or Cockney - 'ave a leer... ?

Post# 88939 , Reply# 15   1/15/2010 at 08:35 (5,208 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

*Canadian...

Post# 88941 , Reply# 16   1/15/2010 at 08:49 (5,208 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Sheer brilliance, Jack!
Now I gotta clean all the spewed coffee off the monitor and take Q-tips to the keyboard...again...

Of course, none of this frivolity takes away from the sheer brilliance we (most of us) recognized in those Kirby patent sketches or isufan11's reports supporting our hopeful speculations.

Dave

Just a reminder where and when it all started...

CLICK HERE TO GO TO aeoliandave's LINK
Post# 88942 , Reply# 17   1/15/2010 at 09:02 (5,208 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

I'd certainly be curious see how well all this new technology works, but I won't be handing over £2000+. I'll wait a year until they're 1/3rd of the price on eBay. I paid £275 for my Diamond G with tools/polisher/shampooer, which was only a year old...hate to think how much the original owners lost on that!!


Post# 88944 , Reply# 18   1/15/2010 at 09:27 (5,208 days old) by lux1521 ()        

While I strongly feel that Kirby needs to do some work, I'm concerned about what could possibly happen if this thing goes bad. The Royal Power Cast is an example of how this can happen. Royal was smart enough to keep its old and reliable model line in production, and fell back on that. With Kirby's one model only sales style, they have all their eggs in one basket. It would be a major embarrassment (not that the public really cares) to have to revert to an older model because the new one was too flawed.

Post# 88945 , Reply# 19   1/15/2010 at 09:40 (5,208 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

I assume a company like Kirby, with a stellar reputation for reliability, will only have made the decision to launch such an ambitious machine after being totally satisfied of it's durability. Of course, in-house testing isn't 100% fail-safe, as we saw with the "tested for 20 years" (although they've been told not to make that claim any more!!) Miele S7's hose (and countless other examples throughout vacuum history where common design-faults have emerged some way into production).

I'm interested in the weight of this machine - can anyone who's had experience of it comment on that? Does it weigh less than the G-Series?

Erick, with regards to the Royal Powercast, what issues affected that model? I remember seeing pictures of them online, and they looked very interesting to me. What led to their demise?

Post# 88946 , Reply# 20   1/15/2010 at 10:01 (5,208 days old) by lux1521 ()        

The general complaints I've heard on the Power Cast were weight and handles snapping off. Other than that it's generally considered to be a fine machine while it lasted. I'd love to get my hands on one someday. They were selling on ebay for under $100 new before they were discontinued, but its hard to find one now, especially at a good price.

Post# 88959 , Reply# 21   1/15/2010 at 12:42 (5,208 days old) by joe22 ()        

the powercast is one royal i dont have, but want. the ones that come up have probs, like stated above. the bag compartment tends to not stay shut.

it is a very COOL looking vac.

Post# 88965 , Reply# 22   1/15/2010 at 14:39 (5,208 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)        
Dave, please...

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Jack,

You did have to remind me of that S7 hose, didn't you!

Dave,

Please slap him for me.

Best regards,
Andrew

Post# 88969 , Reply# 23   1/15/2010 at 16:30 (5,207 days old) by isufan11 (Minneapolis )        
A little bit of a wrench in the plan

 We just had plans for another vacuum come through the office and they were for a Vacuum that is styled much like a traditional Kirby with the side bag, the patent holder is Wes Alminon. I dont quite know what to think we were asked to look at the drive and the motor patents.

Post# 88974 , Reply# 24   1/15/2010 at 17:00 (5,207 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)        

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I have a Royal Power Cast and it is a WONDERFUL vacuum. It grooms the carpet nicely, and a very nice conveniant carry handle on the front. I use it a lot, and would strongly recommend one.

Post# 88998 , Reply# 25   1/15/2010 at 21:56 (5,207 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)        
Wes Alminon

 Interesting... when I google that name I get nothing... same when I do a google patent search with the same name.

*scratches head*

Post# 89007 , Reply# 26   1/15/2010 at 22:49 (5,207 days old) by vacuumfreeeke ()        

I've always wanted a Royal Powercast as well.

Man, when I opened this thread I thought it was going to tell us the release date of the new model or even have pictures. I really don't care what it's called (though I'd have preferred Atlantis over Avalier).... I care how it looks, how it works, and when I can get one!

I agree with others though... say it or don't post, drama isn't necessary!

Post# 89030 , Reply# 27   1/16/2010 at 13:38 (5,207 days old) by riccarlover ()        
Adam, pulling this stunt won't give you more popularity.

 It just gave you a bad reputation.
Clayton

Post# 89059 , Reply# 28   1/16/2010 at 19:19 (5,206 days old) by samotronic ()        
Come on guys

 Can't we get past this and unite in our excitement of the new Kirby!! Even with that name. Everyone has had that "I know something you don't know" moment and milked it.

I think we are more annoyed by the new name, Avilier. We'll get used to it. We accepted Sentria, after all.....

Chris

Post# 89064 , Reply# 29   1/16/2010 at 22:47 (5,206 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)        

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Thank You Chris!

Something else we should all remember, Kirby watches our web site as do other companies. I know this for a fact as they have contacted us in the past about postings that have appeared.

Food for thought!

Morgan

Post# 89075 , Reply# 30   1/16/2010 at 22:58 (5,206 days old) by kirbyman89 ()        

Thank you Morgan and Chris!!!!! Bless you because this was my moment and OF COURSE someone had something crappy to say but you know what who cares.

Post# 89077 , Reply# 31   1/16/2010 at 23:00 (5,206 days old) by kirbyman89 ()        

Whatever Clayton I beg to differ

Post# 89079 , Reply# 32   1/16/2010 at 23:17 (5,206 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

"Bless you because this was my moment and OF COURSE someone had something crappy to say but you know what who cares."

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"
You know what I think I'll keep it a secret to myself for a little while and see if it raises my popularity around here and see if I can get some more respect from the childish people that need to grow up on here and they know who they are. :D

-Adam

P.S. You will find out EXACTLY who they are just as soon as they make they're first post in this thread too LMFAO!!!!!"

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I believe you were the first to say something "crappy", maybe if you didn't write that remark, we would have given you some Play-Doh so you could move away from the wooden shapes.

Now let's get back to the topic about the new Kirby... :)

Post# 89085 , Reply# 33   1/17/2010 at 00:54 (5,206 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

I have two Powercast-yes they are powerful-but HEAVY!!and the "G" bag system is lousy-the small bag fills quickly.And the machine has HIGH current draw-when I use them one at a time of course-it trips a 15A breaker on occasion.The direct air Royals(Metal ones) are much more efficient and lighter-and draw MUCH less power.Also on one of my Powercasts the fragile cord hook is broken.The upper folding one-the cord hook is too fragile.The Royal dealer that sold them in may area sold only a few-the ones he sold went to a cleaning service and the two to me.Then the ones came back from the cleaning service-broken handles and also the cleaning women complained the machines were too heavy.So the cleaning services went to light weight machines and Sanitaires.The Powercasts returned from the cleaning service were just too beat up to fix up and resell.He salvaged them for the parts he could get from them-motors mostly.I thin k the Riccar Radiance,Brilliance are more effective.And the Simplicity Synergy.In the meintime waiting for whatever new Kirby comes out-just think whatever new model it is should come out this Spring-the Kirby dealers have my #.An oh yea-think ANY model Kirby is better than a Powercast.The Powercast hose inlet on the front of the machine was nice.

Post# 89087 , Reply# 34   1/17/2010 at 02:53 (5,206 days old) by joe22 ()        

a powercast has surfaced on ebay for $300, too rich for me.

Post# 89216 , Reply# 35   1/18/2010 at 08:30 (5,205 days old) by isufan11 (Minneapolis )        
Update

 After a long weekend I was able to get back into the office and pull out some more information on Wes Alminon, It is actually a company that was started all of 16 weeks ago, biased out of Phoenix. The patent (pending) is for parts of the machine, and not an actual machine. I have more investigating todo on this so I will keep you posted.


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