It's my Hoover Futura upright! cool vacuum!

It was a cool vacuum, But the last thing I need is another vacuum when I could use 2 sheds already! I have plenty of Elite machines to go around, anyhow! 

D.T, don't get me wrong, I'm a Sears fanatic, too! I really like that new Elite upright they released, but the canister is a bulky mess. Their lower-tier uprights seem fun, too! I was excited walking into that Sears and seeing those new uprights, i even started a thread on the Elite! 

I didn't know these were made by Panasonic!

Yep Dan I too have forgotten I have machines. Just last week a customer sent in a cool Philips vacuum and I said to my one tech Robert, that I really wish I could find one of them, he said but you have two up their in the top of the store room. True as bob their they were. 

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I would love a soft bag version like this, I have the hardbag ones but the soft bag ones were not sold here.

That is awesome Dan, I have the first version still I got it from Dubai . Its 220v and works great. For some reason they dont sell them in SA which is odd considering that most homes here have a 80% hardfloor ( mostly tile ) ratio. 

I want to get one with the hose so I can get in behind Bathroom bits and around the edges

My all time favorite upright dyson, I love them.  That was my second dyson I ever bought replacing my dc03 for my home. 

Nice one 

I just found a blue version of that machine, we called it the dustette here. I need to get a new handle for mine other wise its in great condition. 

Dan 

I am glad to here you say that, Many people on this forum consider everything from China to be poor quality but seldom realize they simply build to the standards the American and European owned company ask them to. 

I have seen really good quality come from China and really poor quality come from Germany. 

Quality has nothing to do with were something in made but rather what price it is made too.

Any one who deals with sourcing from China will know your choices are endless, 

I recently helped source a product from China for a friend, we had to choose what quality bearings we wanted, if we wanted quality copper we wanted for the winding, how much time they were to spend finishing the product it all comes down to price. You want cheap and nasty you can get it, you want a vacuum that looks and feels like a Mercedes with a hose you got it. You even get to choose quality control.

Dan, thanks for bringing back memories of that Dirt Devil! I had one of those once, it was a great, quiet vacuum! I would love to find another one! 

Hahahahaha, I can't imagine that Dyson doing anything better than drying towels! 

Dan,I used to have frieze! I've since replaced it with low-pile plush carpeting, MUCH better, but the DC07 is still staying outside! 

If my collection was a color, it would be the color RAINBOW! All different kinds of vacuums wind up here, and don't leave! 

John Long, if you're reading this, I know you have a Convertible in every color! Line them up in rainbow formation, they might just evolve into the legendary CONSTAVERTIBLE! 

Good call on the carpets, I'm assuming the Dyson will remain in the garage? 

Dan, having never heard of this brush, can you fill me in on it's story, and what makes it so special? 

Thanks! 

Saw those in the 2014 Janitorial Supply catalog! Seemed like a nice carpet cleaner, but only if you have a business! 1K each means the average consumer isn't going to break-out the check book any time soon! 

Dan I have something similar just for the cars too, Did you know you get a steel crevice tool attachment for cleaning in tight places. it has the jet built inside it right at the front. 

Who in their right mind donates a brand-new central vacuum? Some people! 

If there is no need to keep it and  no time to advertise it then donate it. 

Wow, wonder why they would buy it in the first place, then? Maybe they have a fetish for shiny metal....

The Hoover is Nice but the GL is so much nicer :)