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Thread Number: 41782
/ Tag: Recent/New Polishers/Floor Care Products
Rainbow's 85th Anniversary/ any new kirby info? |
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| Post# 441626 , Reply# 1 5/9/2021 at 04:27 (1,077 days old) by Kirbyg6 (York) | ||
Well Kirby could keep the G series going on for ever and ever and still call it a new machine I think the avalir 2 really should be their last G series in my opinion I think they are sticking to that saying if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Who knows it could just be another boring colour change or they are going to shock us all with something totally brand new and redesigned
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Post# 441695 , Reply# 2 5/11/2021 at 06:32 (1,075 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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The Kirby dealer I know will let me know if a new model comes out-again don't be surprized if its just another rehash of the G machines-well-if it isn't broke---DON'T FIX IT!Engineering cost money-esp in the uncertain times. | ||
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Post# 441696 , Reply# 3 5/11/2021 at 06:35 (1,075 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Just as with Kirby-same with Rainbow-f the SRX design works---why fix it? | ||
| Post# 441704 , Reply# 5 5/11/2021 at 09:39 (1,074 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Kirby is apparently very comfortable in their niche, offering an increasingly unique product as everything else has gone to plastic. What they're offering certainly isn't 'broke'; it's just a mature technology that arguably has little room remaining for further technical refinement within its established parameters, but the bottom line is that it's a design that just plain works and is durable beyond just about anything else on the market. I think it would be a serious mistake for them to try and "modernize" the design with things like screamin' brushless DC motors, self-destructin' circuit boards, built-in hoses and loads of plastic. I can already go to Wally World and buy that crap, not that I have any desire to. For me, the addition of such "features" would lead to a cheapened and compromised design. I'll say this for Kirby; one thing they're definitely not about is planned obsolescence.
As I see it, and have said many times, the biggest competition Kirby faces is from itself. The second-hand market is flooded with used Kirbys that can be had for the same or less than a new plasticrap vac. There is no way in hell I would shell out two grand for a new Avalir 2 when I can pick up a lightly used Sentria with a full set of accessories for $50 at a thrift shop. Given the added bonus of skipping the high-pressure, home invasion sales pitch in the process, buying used is a total win in my book. While I love Kirbys, I honestly don't want my local Kirby dealer to even know that I exist. | ||
| Post# 441707 , Reply# 6 5/11/2021 at 10:51 (1,074 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 441714 , Reply# 8 5/11/2021 at 16:13 (1,074 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
Kirby won't release another model UNLESS their next prototype model is overall better than their current model. I actually agree with some of the others here. If it ain't broke, why bother replacing it? If I were working for Kirby, I would be smart enough to not fall into the same mistake that Speed Queen did a few years ago. When they ditched their old and tried washing machines with their "Next Generation" models, that costed Speed Queen ALOT of controversy. Their new washers are not as good as their old ones, in fact they were not well received so much that they HAD to reintroduce another old school model that lots of people would expect to get from a washer.
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| Post# 441719 , Reply# 10 5/11/2021 at 17:51 (1,074 days old) by Kirbyg6 (York) | ||
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Iv got a feeling that they do have an new machine in their test laboratory but they just can’t get it to outperform the avalir 2 once they have managed to do that hopefully they will launch it I’m one of those people who can’t wait for their next model I’m always a tiny bit excited when Kirby brings out a new machine I just hope that their is something new and interesting about it
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