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1981 Goblin 800 (car boot sale find)
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Post# 18507   8/12/2007 at 17:15 (6,101 days old) by ian88 ()        

Get a load of this early beauty, a little bit of a cheapie but she sure scrubbed up well :] got her this morning for a pound!.

Pics of the 502 coming asap ;p

Ian


Post# 18508 , Reply# 1   8/12/2007 at 17:16 (6,101 days old) by ian88 ()        

#2 The worky bits.

Post# 18509 , Reply# 2   8/12/2007 at 17:18 (6,101 days old) by ian88 ()        

#3 RAWR.

check out how small it is ;p

or how big I am? ;]


Post# 18537 , Reply# 3   8/12/2007 at 21:22 (6,101 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)        

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Cool vacuum - I'm shocked at how small it is when you're holding it! It looks so much larger sitting on the floor...

Does it use disposable bags or is that a re-usable filter?


Post# 18562 , Reply# 4   8/12/2007 at 22:44 (6,101 days old) by luxg ()        

That is so cute, it almost looks like a toy. How's the suction?

Post# 18602 , Reply# 5   8/13/2007 at 00:45 (6,101 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)        
Ahem......

Hey Ian

You might wanna add about 8 years onto the age ;)

I would have said 88-89 :-p

Seamus


Post# 18603 , Reply# 6   8/13/2007 at 02:44 (6,101 days old) by ian88 ()        

It says 81 on the stamp :P and i've seen them in a 1984 argos catalogue on hooverland at least >.> :P

And yes, it just uses the cloth filter and a dust box.


Post# 18689 , Reply# 7   8/13/2007 at 13:09 (6,100 days old) by 74simon ()        

I don't tend to like vacuums that are a)'modern' and b) not by Hoover, but that wee Goblin is charming! I'm with Seamus in that it's a later one though, the early ones were badged as Goblin Rio's - think yours is a more powerful later one? I remember Juile Walters doing the adverts for it.

No matter though, it's still cool. They are tiny, toy sized machines, and I do like the three-tone plastic effect! It must be one of the first modern type bagless cleaners too. They were dead cheap, I think.

In my student days, I rescued one of these! It was sat outside a house, and I thought the owners might have been hoovering the car with it, but when I went past the next day it was still there! So it came home with me. Don't actually remember using it though...


Post# 18690 , Reply# 8   8/13/2007 at 13:32 (6,100 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)        
That was my 1st vacuum cleaner!!!

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That was the 1st vacuum cleaner I ever owned.
But it was all in red!!

I got it from by the bins at my dads flat when I was about 7/8ish.

james


Post# 18692 , Reply# 9   8/13/2007 at 13:37 (6,100 days old) by ian88 ()        

I heard the later ones were called "Rio" Simon..and well, if my 800 watts one is a more powerful version, i'd like to see the standard model :P heh, 100 watts cylinder cleaner..imagine it..

But yeah it's scrubbed up very nicely hasn't it? not bad at all for some "oxy magic" some JIF NOT CIF (:P) some antibacterial wipes and of course, good old fashioned Moore brand elbow grease ;p

Cheers Guys.

Ian


Post# 18694 , Reply# 10   8/13/2007 at 13:44 (6,100 days old) by ian88 ()        

Ghetto Edit: The brochures i've seen in the files on the hooverland yahoo group states the price as new for one of these as £39.99, thats not bad I suppose, it's a sad thing when a bottom of the range 80s cleaner such as this is of better quality than our best vacuums nowerdays :P

You know i'm right :P i've experienced modern vacs, the DC02 cord rewind the repairman couldn't get back together, the Electrolux "the boss" upright that spontaniously combusted..

I rest my case ;p


Post# 18727 , Reply# 11   8/13/2007 at 17:56 (6,100 days old) by ian88 ()        
Spares!

Well I was trawling through espares (I plan to buy some bags and the like when I push my lux 500's into service, thanks to simons website for reccomending them..they do look very good, nice and professional.) and it seems all the spares for this particular model of goblin are still in production or w/e, all the tools (seemingly official) new filters, new motor componments, new dust boxes, new motor housings (da red bit :P) and all sorts..

thumbs up :P


Post# 18845 , Reply# 12   8/14/2007 at 14:53 (6,099 days old) by kirbyking ()        

I have ones of these to.
Its a Rio XPC, switchable between 750W and 1000W,
although it doesnt seem to make a difference!

Mine has a light grey dust box, and top of motor. The base of the motor is darker grey.
Sorry dont have any pictures.
It cost me £5 from a car boot years ago,
missing carpet nozzle and an extension tube,
came with the original box :D

James


Post# 18846 , Reply# 13   8/14/2007 at 15:15 (6,099 days old) by ian88 ()        

Ah yes James, the XPC...just a posh version of mine really, with such futuristic features as "NEW COLOUR!" "WHEELS!" and of course, housewives favorite "HIGHER PRICE!"

Post# 18850 , Reply# 14   8/14/2007 at 16:57 (6,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)        
Goblin Rio

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Nice little vac there Ian, with a mighty suck n blow, the early one where definately called Rio in the early 80`s, remember selling these at Trident....loud blighters, need your ear muffs deffo...



Post# 18852 , Reply# 15   8/14/2007 at 16:59 (6,099 days old) by ian88 ()        

I do like the noise tbh, it's unique..like most old goblin vacs imo. That whine when you plug the hose with the palm of your hand (why do ALL collectors do that!? :P) the "dwoooooo" when it turns off.

The lux 500 noise is pretty cool too..and as for the Convertable/Dial A Matic? those really are earplug material.



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