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It's crappy that they took away the headlight, I would have preferred that they bring back the 8955.. (sigh)

The Felix is such a big seller in my area that I'd literally have to get on a wait list for one.. However my dealer doesn't sell the machine with all of the extras that supposedly come with it. I guess that only happens in some locations. Me trying to decide between that and the E3, I did...

@kirbylux77 Thanks Rob, I highly value your opinion as always and wanted to see what your thoughts were. Me personally, I like high end vacuums and that's pretty much all I use (I have 4 uprights) and also a Shark Rocket stick vacuum that I use mostly for quick pickup jobs around the house. I...

@kirbylux77 Hey Rob.. I always wondered why the Felix blows out pretty hot air from it's exhaust myself when I tried one out at the store a few times, since I'm considering one.. Do you recommend it? I really do think it might be a good option though because there aren't too many machines like...

Just my 2 cents here.. I have the S10s from Simplicity. It's the basic (standard) model without the lifetime belt and metal brushroll. It performs great. The machine basically propels itself across the carpet and did so more when it was newer. Now that the bristles on the brushroll have worn...

@repairman yea I think Simplicity replaced Fuller Brush

Looks like it was a great time, what a collection..

@mieles7 thanks I never knew those battery operated nozzles worked on many different canisters.. I've always had people tell me there's nothing like an electric nozzle but I'm glad you're getting good performance out of the battery powered PN's @mike811.. I've never seen a bare floor nozzle...

@blackheart I'm lovin your creativity! I never knew that upgrading to a PN was even possible. From what I've heard, the older units had sockets for an electric hose, but it looks like they did away with that with the newer models which is a bummer.. Some of the C2 Miele canisters also had this...

Hey all, Well, I thought I'd update this thread, especially after the really helpful advice from all of you; I would have a lot sooner but have been just so busy with work. I went to the vacuum store last week and, well first of all they are out of stock of a lot of things because of all of...

@ Human, thanks.. I definitely didn't know that. Yup,hopefully this new company will maintain the high quality standards Kirby is known for.. if you really think about it, we don't have too many made in USA vacuums anymore, unfortunately.. :(

I'm liking these new changes.. sounds like they're really stepping things up and giving people more options.. Has there been perhaps a change in leadership recently just curious..

@panasonicvac and Tolivac thanks for the explanation. I really found it hard to believe how these were in any way asociated with the original,true Air-Way brand.. I guess anybody will use the same design and put their name on it nowadays..

Hey all, Does anybody have any experience or own any of these "Centuri" Uprights from Air-way? Says that they use a 1300 watt Amatek motor, is this the same 2 stage motor that was included in Tacony Riccar 8955, Simplicity 7 series? Anybody know what the build quality is like?

@ mieles7 Thank you for the info and the big heads up about Sebo prices going up (I had no idea) That premium parquet brush that it comes with is for bare floors only but then I've seen that there's another tool called the "Kombi" which I think is sold seperately can do rugs too right? My...