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Post# 8621   1/27/2007 at 21:26 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Well, at the vacuum gathering in Milwaukee, we visited Duane Taylor's shop in Mequon WI. He is a Miele dealer and as you can see, we had fun checking out all the models. It gave me a new appreciation for Miele. It is a well-designed and manufactured machine. My only problem with these machines is the differential in pricing in Europe and here. Still, when you compare them to other high-priced vacuums, they stack up well!
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Post# 8622 , Reply# 1   1/27/2007 at 21:28 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 8623 , Reply# 2   1/27/2007 at 21:30 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 8624 , Reply# 3   1/27/2007 at 21:30 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 8625 , Reply# 4   1/27/2007 at 21:31 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 8626 , Reply# 5   1/27/2007 at 21:32 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 8627 , Reply# 6   1/27/2007 at 21:33 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 8639 , Reply# 7   1/27/2007 at 22:12 (6,270 days old) by luxg ()   |   | |
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Fred, I had no idea Miele had been around that long. What interesting machines. Love that `1954 model. Those early tools look very much like Filtex tools. |
Post# 8648 , Reply# 9   1/28/2007 at 07:39 (6,269 days old) by myvacsrock (USA)   |   | |
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Does anybody have any of these older Mieles?? Kyle |
Post# 8650 , Reply# 10   1/28/2007 at 09:47 (6,269 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)   |   | |
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Yes, I do Kyle. I'll take a picture and post it when I go to my showroom today. |
Post# 8664 , Reply# 11   1/28/2007 at 13:47 (6,269 days old) by eluxomarty (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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I have the Red Flamenco II and the stick broom type Miele. The broom is at my Mom's. It has the floor brush on it so she loves using that one on the tile. I love the history pic. My favorite is the 1962 model. It looks very Hoover. Marty |
Post# 8681 , Reply# 14   1/28/2007 at 14:39 (6,269 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 8682 , Reply# 15   1/28/2007 at 15:17 (6,269 days old) by bimmer740 (Long Island, New York)   |   | |
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I know that when I joined the VCCC for the first a while back, that the "Unnamed" Exile member sent me a Miele that was a trade in at his shop. This machine was a 248i (similar to the flamico) and it had a lamb motor in it, with no power nozzle. This fellow VCCC member did not like that it was so high priced for what he said was nearly the same motor in it as a Kenmore. I believe they had a change of heart when they saw the German made Miele motor and thought it was much better than the Lamb that was stuck in earlier machines. Clay please correct me if I am wrong as this happened a good 5 or more years ago, it was around the time you so nicely sent me an Electrolux Ultralux (which i wish i still had!). -Steven P.S. Can anyone confirm if Wessel-Werks definetly makes the Miele power nozzles? |
Post# 8690 , Reply# 18   1/28/2007 at 18:13 (6,269 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)   |   | |
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Let's try this again... |
Post# 8692 , Reply# 19   1/28/2007 at 18:50 (6,269 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 8694 , Reply# 20   1/28/2007 at 19:22 (6,269 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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I just noticed something.. zoom back to the first picture..If I'm not mistaken it looks like Charlie is five finger discounting something into Tanias purse. |
Post# 8696 , Reply# 21   1/28/2007 at 20:02 (6,269 days old) by vacconnection (West Bend WI.)   |   | |
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Petek, you are right. I will check my sercurity camera tomorrow when I get to work. Charlie you are in a lot of trouble. Duane |
Post# 8697 , Reply# 22   1/28/2007 at 20:13 (6,269 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 8707 , Reply# 23   1/29/2007 at 08:10 (6,268 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)   |   | |
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Post# 8710 , Reply# 24   1/29/2007 at 13:32 (6,268 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 8714 , Reply# 25   1/29/2007 at 15:29 (6,268 days old) by swingette ()   |   | |
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???before I traded it for something less tangible ??? |
Post# 8733 , Reply# 27   1/29/2007 at 23:02 (6,268 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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"Park" position... although mine does not turn off when I do this. :( |
Post# 8775 , Reply# 30   1/30/2007 at 18:52 (6,267 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 8777 , Reply# 31   1/30/2007 at 18:54 (6,267 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)   |   | |
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Do not have the Auto-Reverse feature anymore. That was the most useless feature Miele ever had. |
Post# 8815 , Reply# 32   1/31/2007 at 11:05 (6,266 days old) by air-waycharlie (USA)   |   | |
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Clay, You know how much I adore Air-Way but it is unfortunate that they are essentially dying a slow death. There just doesn't seem to be any interest in supporting dealers or designing anything new. However, I still think they make one of, if not the finest, canisters available. I recently became the Bosch dealer for Charlotte and will begin "pushing" that line as well to stay competitive. I am very impressed with the Bosch vacuums and they seem to me, to be twin sisters to the Miele's but at half the price. You get the "sainted" German technology, lots of features and a large selection in a variety of price ranges. Chuck Chatham chose Bosch over Miele and it is now his bigger seller. He still carries Air-Way too. He has modified the Air-Way, "BV", which is the New Century/Sani-Clean as a straight suction model by adding the small Bosch power nozzle which IS made by Wessel-Worek. I sold a customer a Bosch Formula, (the least expensive model with a power nozzle), last week and she wrote me a thank you note! Now that is the kind of customer I like! She also has an Electrolux Epic that is in Charlie's Vac Shop for repairs and a face lift. BTW, the Bosch Formula has a variable speed motor, the wheels/canisters like a Miele, ergonically designed handle with on/off switch for the p/n, lightweight/crushproof hose, 26' auto retractable cord, turbo tool, tools onboard, small p/n that goes anywhere, is VERY quiet and weighs just 12 lbs. A lot of bang for the buck. Charlie aka Helen |
Post# 8816 , Reply# 33   1/31/2007 at 11:09 (6,266 days old) by air-waycharlie (USA)   |   | |
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For those who think Helen is lifting goodies from Duane's store..........look again, (Hello Pete!), as you will see that Helen is cleaning a HUGE wad of some kind of hair from the brushroll of the demo machine. Duane what are you doing to those poor demo Miele's? Little Fred had to help me by removing the bottom plate and we had to take it to the back and cut the hair off! Helen put something in Tania's purse? Oh forevermore! That would be wrong! Shockingly wrong! |
Post# 8891 , Reply# 38   2/2/2007 at 14:06 (6,264 days old) by vacconnection (West Bend WI.)   |   | |
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Thanks for the tip on the rice. I had a chance to try the new floor tool,works great! Cannot wait for my next demo. Duane |
Post# 8909 , Reply# 39   2/2/2007 at 20:03 (6,264 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 305024 , Reply# 40   11/6/2014 at 09:54 (3,430 days old) by edgar (Belgium)   |   | |
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