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<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">There was something about that PN in a thread a while back. Seems they were going to bring out the brown Trivac (to match the AP 280) with a power nozzle, but it never came to fruition. Electrolux Canada must have sold off the brown...

Why collect more than one of the same model? <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">Can't speak for everyone, but if there's a model that's special to me, its nice to have more than one, plus, machines with the same model number sometimes have cosmetic or mechanical...

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Yep, I vaguely remember seeing the stainless steel one; very striking looking. I believe the motor hood design changed slightly over time and became more rounded, didn't it? </span>   <span style="font-family: georgia,palatino...

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">"But you can't see General Electric that way"</span>   <span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Agreed totally. Seeing the logo or nameplate of a machine is very important; otherwise, it almost loses its...

I'm at the same point; there's no more space to put anything, and things will soon have to come to a halt whether I like it or not (the way things are going, I'm liking the idea of a halt more and more). These two machines, at least, will come in useful for getting the floors done.

Second that <span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">I don't think you could go wrong with the Epic 6000. If you can get a Sidekick with it, all the better; it'd make a good regular vacuum. </span>   <span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">I'm...

Polishing the Polishers <span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Of course, it'll look quite a bit better when cleaned up, but it is in surprisingly good shape for an almost 50 year old machine. Best of all, all the brushes fit and turn properly, which is a problem with...

#2 <span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Here are some of the polishing, shampooing, and buffing pads included with the machines, all in good condition, not to mention an owner's manual and service location card for the GE.  Note the vintage Sobeys bag, for those...

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Well, shampooer/polishers to be exact. Once again, the "journey of discovery" has yielded some good results. Answered an ad for "3-brush Electrolux polisher + 2-brush GE polisher" today, and this is what came of it: An Electrolux...

<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;">I like those switches, I must say, but I'm curious about the "XXX-LX" switch. What function would it perform, I wonder? Would it cause the front cover and bag of the XXX to come shooting off like the LX ejection...

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Very nice machine. I have the Epic 6500 versions in white and gray, and quite like them. They're powerful and lightweight and easy to use, albeit loud. With that hose handle and clunky wands, they're more suited for carpet cleaning...

<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;">That's Canadian, but not sure which model it matches. Canadian tools and wands had the push-button latches from the early '70's - '80's. </span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Now, I'm 99.9% an Electrolux canister man, but recently got a Discovery III, which I quite like. I like the slim, trim design, ease of use, easy bag change, and it has quite enough power to do a satisfactory job. The only drawback...

Shame on you, Gary <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif; font-size: medium;">You KNOW you were supposed to completely disassemble the machine, hide each part in a different place in the house, and then swear to the salesman "Why, you took the machine away yesterday!"</span>   <span...

<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Nice job on that Spirit; it looks all brand new and good to go for many more years. I vaguely recall using what must have been a BOL version of one of those years ago; straight-suction and no cord winder...

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Found a picture of mine that shows the distinctive color difference in the 89s. I don't have an example with the polished aluminum handle trim.</span>   <span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Other...

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif; font-size: medium;">Yes, there was an 87; exactly the same as the 89 minus the cord winder and automatic shut-off. You're also missing the 83; exactly the same as your 86 1st version minus the cord winder. </span>   <span style="font-family...

<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;">Can you put your email address here, or, if you'd rather, send me a message at [email protected] so we can discuss the 2nd 88?</span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;">Thanks,</span>...

<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;">I'm interested in the 2nd 88. When you say "rebuilt", what exactly has been done to it?</span>

<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The blue XXX is nice, but I like the gray one much better. It seems strange to think of the XXX as being a lower-tier model when the LXI came out, even though the LXI was more advanced. The XXX is such an iconic...