Thread Number: 41012
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
Another Decent Machine Discontinued |
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Post# 435404 , Reply# 1   11/24/2020 at 16:11 (1,219 days old) by Jake1234 (greasby)   |   | |
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Post# 435405 , Reply# 2   11/24/2020 at 16:12 (1,219 days old) by Jake1234 (greasby)   |   | |
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Post# 435406 , Reply# 3   11/24/2020 at 16:13 (1,219 days old) by Jake1234 (greasby)   |   | |
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Post# 435408 , Reply# 4   11/24/2020 at 16:16 (1,219 days old) by Jake1234 (greasby)   |   | |
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Post# 435419 , Reply# 5   11/24/2020 at 19:32 (1,219 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 435421 , Reply# 6   11/24/2020 at 19:52 (1,219 days old) by cam2s (Nebraska)   |   | |
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Always sad to see a machine with such a long lineage be discontinued. They do pop up over here in the states from time to time, I found one at a good will. CLICK HERE TO GO TO cam2s's LINK |
Post# 435554 , Reply# 7   11/27/2020 at 15:36 (1,216 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)   |   | |
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Hi, I was just curious what price range was the full on Vax Powa 4000 selling for. I imagine with a 32 year run the price inched up. It looks so much nicer than the later models. Billy |
Post# 435600 , Reply# 8   11/29/2020 at 08:44 (1,215 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 435601 , Reply# 9   11/29/2020 at 08:58 (1,215 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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I remember very well the Vax craze, but I also remember how many people bought them on the strength of adverts making them look VERY easy to use but realising how much of a faff they were to convert from dry to wet and back again, so ended up buying an upright to go alongside them OR kept hold of their old uprights.
My godparents had a Vax 2000 but kept their Hoover Turbopower U2332 to go alongside it, as did their neightbours who had a 2100 and a black Littlewoods exclusive Turbopower. This was such a problem that Vax brought out the 8100 upright to try and conquer the upright market, but that was a disaster. |
Post# 435602 , Reply# 10   11/29/2020 at 09:00 (1,215 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 435603 , Reply# 11   11/29/2020 at 09:01 (1,215 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 435604 , Reply# 12   11/29/2020 at 09:04 (1,215 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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The 111 was still on sale in 1986, the 121 didn't arrive until 1988
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Post# 435605 , Reply# 13   11/29/2020 at 09:07 (1,215 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Vax 2000, from 1991. This is the earlier version, the floortool was upgraded to the wheeled version in 1992.
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Post# 435606 , Reply# 14   11/29/2020 at 09:07 (1,215 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Seems this type of cleaner caught on better in other countries than here in the US. We had a few brands of canister/tub carpet cleaners from Bissell and Kenmore/Singer, but I never knew anyone who had one. The upright cleaners like the Bissells and Hoovers were far more popular, and most people I knew that had a carpet cleaner had one of those and then an upright for regular vacuuming.
Not sure how long the VAX was sold here, but Bissell was the last to market a 3 in 1 cleaner here as far as I know, but even that was discontinued recently and I am guessing a low seller. Well, other than Rainbow of course, and maybe others I'm forgetting, but are more expensive specialty makes, but do have carpet/upholstery cleaning capability. |
Post# 435607 , Reply# 15   11/29/2020 at 09:08 (1,215 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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1993, the 2000 and Powa 4000
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Post# 435608 , Reply# 16   11/29/2020 at 09:10 (1,215 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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1995 range showing both the tub range and uprights.
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Post# 435609 , Reply# 17   11/29/2020 at 09:11 (1,215 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 435610 , Reply# 18   11/29/2020 at 09:13 (1,215 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 435611 , Reply# 19   11/29/2020 at 09:16 (1,214 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 435612 , Reply# 20   11/29/2020 at 09:17 (1,214 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 435682 , Reply# 21   11/30/2020 at 17:57 (1,213 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 435698 , Reply# 22   12/1/2020 at 00:30 (1,213 days old) by Hooverman99 (Pennsylvania )   |   | |
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We had those Vaxs cleaners in the US for a while but never took off. We have the 221 that looks like the 121 but for the US market and the Wash Wizard. We also the dirt devil version like the previous comment mentioned. I've haven't use one myself since they're quite rare here but from what I heard they pretty good cleaners and I would like to have one for myself. Sad to see a design that been produced for 30 years going away.
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