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Thread Number: 24851
Do you think Hoover have quite a 'hold' on the market due the brands Longlivety & History? |
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| Post# 279283 , Reply# 1 5/4/2014 at 17:02 (3,637 days old) by madaboutsebo (Midlands, UK) | ||
The last time I used a Hoover vacuum was my mum's Hoover Turbopower 1 which I used to love using. Looking at what Hoover do now I personally don't think it's a patch on what they did yesteryear! So I wouldn't even look at getting one these days! Not sure if that would change in the future probably not! Shame really as I used to love Hoover vacuum cleaners!
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| Post# 279285 , Reply# 2 5/4/2014 at 17:12 (3,637 days old) by hi-loswitch98 () | ||
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They have launched some good ones recently IMO. I want the Unplugged. | ||
| Post# 279286 , Reply# 3 5/4/2014 at 17:23 (3,637 days old) by madaboutsebo (Midlands, UK) | ||
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| Post# 279292 , Reply# 5 5/4/2014 at 17:42 (3,637 days old) by hi-loswitch98 () | ||
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I generally find Hoover products not so 'toy-box' looking as Vax machines do. But the Unplugged has a motor powered brushroll - similar to the Vax LiFE Unplugged, but the Hoover Unplugged is more powerful. | ||
| Post# 279320 , Reply# 6 5/4/2014 at 18:48 (3,637 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
Sorry but I think Hoover has lost the plot in the UK. Hoover Italy have some fantastic corded stick vacuums that we don't get the opportunity to buy in the UK. Some have high power, some have low eco power that would easily pass the new EU regulations; models like the Lyra, Synua and Diva would give buyers something of an alternative to the heavy Purepower.
However, whenever I recommend any main sized vacuum cleaner it is anything BUT a Hoover product from the current UK range. This is because of personal experience but also down to several product reviews online as well as videos. To my mind, they look just as toy like as a few other brands and as some of Roger's videos show, some Hoover models aren't that well built or designed. As for more powerful where the "Unplugged" model is concerned - well that's what the specs say for this brand new cordless stick vac from Hoover. I like the video that Hoover have made but I'm dubious as to how different it is to so many other cordless stick vacs appearing. As you know the Vax Life based on Hoover's Linx in the U.S has been out on the market for a much longer period and it won't have the same kind of power. It won't be long before TTI will probably raise the power, anyway. However I've often been dubious to cordless power when it comes to stick vacuums. I don't find "having more power" much of an advantage when it comes to cordless stick vacuums, particularly those with moving brush rolls. This is where mains corded is better, even if you are restricted by a cord. I have more of a belief in extra power with cordless dust busters - put simply because they don't have to do as much of a cleaning effort and don't usually have motor brush units that sap more of the power on board. 
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| Post# 279324 , Reply# 7 5/4/2014 at 18:56 (3,637 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Also, I don't think Hoover UK have much of a hold any more or for that matter, much of a preference from buyers - this is down to product reviews and of course reliability from organisations such as Which. Last time I checked, Which rated Hoover as either poor or average for reliability and one or two models have been crushed for their general performance and design.
It is a real shame because Hoover in the UK used to produce a great range of vacuums - same with Electrolux, who have now handed over their vacuums to the umbrella companies that they own rather than badge vacuums under their own name. I also wish Candy would just sell off Hoover to a much better brand who know how to deal with floorcare more effectively. | ||
| Post# 279382 , Reply# 9 5/5/2014 at 09:35 (3,637 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
 I think Hoover still have quite a good reputation due to the history of them being one of, if not the most popular brand of vacuum cleaner in the 20th century and thus, what most people's parents owned. Therefore, people will be inclined to buy them these days as it is what they were brought up with.
Unfortunately Hoover is no longer that, and is now made by Candy and worse still, in China. As much as Hoover is my favourite brand of vacuum cleaner, I would never buy a new one these days as they are just not Hoovers, but merely a generic design used by other manufacturers and quite possibly made in the same Chinese factory!
Hoover died shortly after it left the Hoover family, in my opinion, clinging on just long enough to make the Turbopower 1 and 2 and then dying disgracefully with the Purepower in the late 90s.
I can't speak for the dead, but I'm pretty sure "Boss" Hoover would be turning in his grave if he saw the vacuum cleaners that were being produced with his name on them these days.
It is very sad, very sad indeed. | ||
| Post# 279385 , Reply# 10 5/5/2014 at 10:10 (3,637 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
 The very best Hoover's if you ask me were the Juniors, they were powerful, easy, lightweight and convenient to use, energy efficient and cleaned very, VERY well indeed. The TP1's were also VERY good but they were quite flimsy to say the least with slight improvements on quality with the TM's. The Turbopower 2 cleaners were good but not AS good as the later however for an entirely plastic upright they were built like a tank! The early Purepower models from 97-99 were actually solidly built but a year or two went by and they quickly went down hill. | ||
| Post# 279390 , Reply# 12 5/5/2014 at 11:02 (3,637 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Well I wouldn't say Hoover Juniors are powerful - they are enough for carpet cleaning and that's it. That's all most UK buyers had in terms of a carpet cleaner. The suction through the hose for example isn't that good.
People may well still buy the Sprint because put simply, it is one of the cheapest from the Hoover brand. Those who think they are getting a better bargain based on the reputation of an old company will settle for Hoover instead of, say for example, the Genie bagless upright vac sold at ASDA. Just because people buy a brand name that once had a good history doesn't mean it is going to translate as the previous reputation. People learn the hard way; the Dustmanager uprights are proof of that. It took Hoover quite a long time to improve the dust box on that design and even now there are still complaints of it. | ||
| Post# 279393 , Reply# 13 5/5/2014 at 11:32 (3,637 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 279395 , Reply# 14 5/5/2014 at 11:44 (3,637 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 279401 , Reply# 15 5/5/2014 at 12:07 (3,637 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Oh yes, I was referring to the 70's Juniors not the naff 80's versions. This post was last edited 05/05/2014 at 13:58 | ||
| Post# 279881 , Reply# 16 5/9/2014 at 15:12 (3,632 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
Hoover got a bad name in the UK over the flights to Florida scandal (Wiki link below).
I think the brand never really recovered from that. CLICK HERE TO GO TO ManchesterVacs's LINK | ||
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