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Post# 218508   2/10/2013 at 16:42 (4,090 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)        

I just had a very exciting idea.

What if.......the Aerus Lux company came out with a new Lux that is named xxx and had the best of both worlds.

The looks of the original beautiful Lux model xxx on the outside; and modern technology on the inside.

What do you think of that SPECIFIC idea?



Post# 218509 , Reply# 1   2/10/2013 at 16:45 (4,090 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)        

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That would be great, just as it would be if Hoover remade the Senior - but unfortunately it doesn't look like it'll happen.

But then again, the Constellation did make a come back so anything is possible.


Post# 218510 , Reply# 2   2/10/2013 at 16:45 (4,090 days old) by kirby505 (Arizona)        

Great idea

Post# 218547 , Reply# 3   2/10/2013 at 18:06 (4,090 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)        
The retro

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Machines never make it ie: constellation .
It would only sell to collectors and there are not enough of us to support that .

Dan


Post# 218559 , Reply# 4   2/10/2013 at 19:06 (4,090 days old) by electromatik (Taylorsville, North Carolina, U.S.A.)        

The XXX would be the one to copy due to it's status as a masterpiece of mid-20th century machine age design, but isn't that what they basically DID do? The Platinum looks quite similar to the art deco machine age and looks very nice to me and most others. I think they did a remarkable job of managing to look simultaneously modern and vintage.

Post# 218630 , Reply# 5   2/11/2013 at 06:41 (4,089 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)        

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Fantastic idea, I would buy that!

Post# 218786 , Reply# 6   2/11/2013 at 21:23 (4,089 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)        
me too

maybe I will be the one to design it.

Post# 218823 , Reply# 7   2/12/2013 at 02:28 (4,089 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)        

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Yeah, that would be cool :)

Post# 218846 , Reply# 8   2/12/2013 at 09:42 (4,088 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Will Retro sell?

Just drive by a VW dealer!I think this idea on a lux would be great.I feel the new Hoover Constellation and Eureka Retro Vac upright never had a fraction of the promotion and display they deserved.But when the Hoover Z was in Sears they had signs on the floor,posters on the wall and POP displays!Go figure.

Post# 218913 , Reply# 9   2/12/2013 at 18:04 (4,088 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)        
Or

Combine the vw iconicness with the Lux xxx iconicness and market the two ... Experience the retro vw and experience the retro Lux xxx

Or something like this. Somehow. I think the two products and experiences with each of them could feed from each other.

Any other open ideas you may want to add to this ?


Post# 218931 , Reply# 10   2/12/2013 at 19:54 (4,088 days old) by pnluxconvlvr (Georgia)        
I agree mainly collectors would buy.

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It is a great idea. But there might not be enough market to make a profit, much less make back the cost of manufacture. I wish they would bring back the Eldorado and Riviera in a retro look, downsized with current systems and matched Electroli in the trunk, but I might be the only one to buy them. It would be nice to have a NEW "Electrolux" with retro styling that is well made and STURDY with a trade in incentive like " trade in your broken plastic wheel for $400 off the new Electrolux ". Let's build a factory Brad. :)

Post# 218941 , Reply# 11   2/12/2013 at 21:35 (4,088 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)        
Millions

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And Billions to make like 20 that only a select few would want . Wow that's an awesome idea NOT .

Lets enjoy what we have today and embrace what the future has in store for us !


Post# 218973 , Reply# 12   2/13/2013 at 01:45 (4,088 days old) by electromatik (Taylorsville, North Carolina, U.S.A.)        

Wow that's a great looking 1205 in your pic pnluxconvlvr. That color I could get into. Turquoise and black look futuristic together.

Post# 219016 , Reply# 13   2/13/2013 at 15:48 (4,087 days old) by pnluxconvlvr (Georgia)        
Thanks Christopher !

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It's more of a midnight teal blue and turquoise, and it's one of the best color combinations they ever did. Love my 1205. :)

Post# 219058 , Reply# 14   2/13/2013 at 21:27 (4,087 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)        
I wish they would bring back the Eldorado and Riviera in a

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I couldn't agree more. I'd love to see the personal luxury coupe make a comeback besides the Cadillac CTS coupe. IMHO when Buick introduced the all-new 1995 Buick Riviera they made it so butt-ugly almost as if they wanted it to have a hasty demise. I really hope some vac manufacturer comes out with a retro-inspired model soon. The new Constellation was wonderful, and ended all too soon with the TTI takeover. I was hoping to see a retro Dial-A-Matic or a new Celebrity. Imagine if the new connie had a finger-tip on/off switch in the hose like the model 87?

- Hershel


Post# 219138 , Reply# 15   2/14/2013 at 14:03 (4,086 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)        
Ok

Tyler

Lets build our own lux factory. That is a great idea.


Post# 219149 , Reply# 16   2/14/2013 at 16:27 (4,086 days old) by luxman107 (USA )        

Lets make a lux model g while we are at out. I would buy at least 2. :)

Post# 219152 , Reply# 17   2/14/2013 at 17:40 (4,086 days old) by Real1 ()        
Don't...

think as said, there's enough market to justify 'factory' production. However, there are boutique enterprises dotting America that make exorbitantly high priced items to capitalize on the Baby Boomers with funds. For example on a large scale, cruiser motorcycles made a comeback like no other and still going strong since the 90's. Another example are custom made road bicycles.....yet another would be custom turntables.

 

I'm all for it, but it should be a 'start production as you get a substantial deposit' enterprise....or you will soon fail. Gotta have a slick website and a dedicated, glib PR person.

 

Kevin


Post# 219190 , Reply# 18   2/15/2013 at 02:17 (4,086 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)        
ok boys..

I think we could onto something here!


Post# 219223 , Reply# 19   2/15/2013 at 10:18 (4,085 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
'new' retro

Someone also made a 'new'Predicta TV with modern color tube.And while we wonder if a vac that worked in the 50s can be made for todays needs Eureka is selling more real Sanitaires!


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