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New purchase VAX Mach Air Reach |
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Post# 279425 , Reply# 3   5/5/2014 at 16:36 (3,615 days old) by hi-loswitch98 ()   |   | |
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Hope she's pleased with it, I'm thinking of buying one as I got one off the car boot, tried it & loved the extra reach. |
Post# 279427 , Reply# 4   5/5/2014 at 16:38 (3,615 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 279434 , Reply# 7   5/5/2014 at 17:12 (3,615 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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If it was Vax's own design, why would the Americans get exactly the same model but branded Hoover? I wonder if Hoover US claim that the Windtunnel Air was designed in the US? |
Post# 279435 , Reply# 8   5/5/2014 at 17:14 (3,615 days old) by hi-loswitch98 ()   |   | |
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They probably do but Vax claim that the machine & the prototypes were desinged in the UK. Shame it wasn't made here too then it would be even better for £99! |
Post# 279436 , Reply# 9   5/5/2014 at 17:16 (3,615 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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I think the US version of the Air is based on the UK model Air3, as it has the side exit suction port on the cleaner head. |
Post# 279484 , Reply# 13   5/6/2014 at 03:47 (3,615 days old) by spiraclean (UK)   |   | |
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Let's not forget the vast price difference between a Vax and a Dyson. The Dyson can cost four times as much, but the customer isn't getting four times the longevity, build quality or dust pickup. Cost and value are two entirely separate things, and people confuse them all the time.
Oddly enough, we're already seeing DC40 and DC41 models in the trade in pile at work. Still the latest models, in full working order and under guarantee no less! If that doesn't prove Dyson is all about the slick marketing, then I don't know what does. Maybe that's what the additional £300 over the price of the Vax is paying for? |
Post# 279515 , Reply# 15   5/6/2014 at 10:08 (3,614 days old) by spiraclean (UK)   |   | |
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My mum has the standard Air and she thinks it's great. For the price paid I wasn't expecting too much, but having tried it for myself I was very pleasantly surprised. It cleans well, has more than adequate suction, and doesn't have a high pitched screaming motor. The tools are indeed craptastic, just like a Dyson, only difference is it uses a standard 32mm fit so you can easily substitute those of your own liking. No need to splash out an extra £15-45 EACH on the only half decent tools that will fit.
It does still have wheels though. So does my car, unless the next time I take it in for new tyres it comes back with four balls fitted to it instead. In the meantime I dread to think how inefficiently it turns corners! |
Post# 279523 , Reply# 16   5/6/2014 at 10:36 (3,614 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 279542 , Reply# 20   5/6/2014 at 14:38 (3,614 days old) by hi-loswitch98 ()   |   | |
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Vax sent my 2 wash head within 2 days of me enquiring about them. |
Post# 279557 , Reply# 21   5/6/2014 at 15:09 (3,614 days old) by blakaeg (NW London, UK)   |   | |
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Hi-lowsitch, That's excellent ;) |
Post# 279580 , Reply# 22   5/6/2014 at 16:15 (3,614 days old) by parwaz786 ( )   |   | |
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Dyson took a little over a week to send me my Dyson DC25 Animal post motor filter! Not good at all |
Post# 279586 , Reply# 23   5/6/2014 at 16:26 (3,614 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 279916 , Reply# 25   5/9/2014 at 18:38 (3,611 days old) by blakaeg (NW London, UK)   |   | |
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The machine has been purchased and my friend loves it. Hose is fiddle to fit on and off but she can live with that. This is from the small rug in the living room. |
Post# 279917 , Reply# 26   5/9/2014 at 18:39 (3,611 days old) by blakaeg (NW London, UK)   |   | |
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I like the colours |
Post# 279918 , Reply# 27   5/9/2014 at 18:42 (3,611 days old) by blakaeg (NW London, UK)   |   | |
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Another view |
Post# 279919 , Reply# 28   5/9/2014 at 18:45 (3,611 days old) by blakaeg (NW London, UK)   |   | |
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I told her to expect the bin on her machine to become cloudy like it has on my Dyson as she's never had a bagless before. It doesn't stay nice and shiny. |
Post# 279924 , Reply# 29   5/9/2014 at 19:56 (3,611 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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If there is only one thing I dislike about the entire Mach Air range, its the standard tools. The Pet hair turbo brush is fine but I found the combi long crevice tool with the push down brush to be a terrible design.
I know Vax copied Dyson there! It is a pity that they couldn't adopt something similar to AEG/Electrolux with butterfly wings that open out. The "cup" like design for the lint picker is like pushing a tea cup along a couch. Not practical at all. I ended up buying Wilko's Electrolux derived dust brush for that - 32mm and has butterly wings on one end, dust brush on the other. |