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Hoover color . . . . . . In 1969, I was in the market for a new Hoover Convertible, so I purchased a Model 1070 (produced from '69 to '71). (There's a back story to this, but too long for now. I'll post it later on, maybe in a new thread.) Anyway, the combo colors of marine blue and seal greige...

Dan, Long ago in the 70s, I had my Kirby Classic. It was my daily driver and served me well. But, when Kirby came out with the Tradition, that striking blue was gorgeous, and I had to have it. So, I traded in the Classic for that Tradition and got a good deal. I love my Kirby Legend II. Why...

Many customers respond favorably to color . . . . . . and such is the case with vacuums over the years. I can't remember them all, but there were times when Hoover introduced a new model to excite buyers, the company brought them out in blue. Consider: models 62 and 63, models 70 and 719, 70th...

David makes a good point--never pick up these self-propelled Windtunnels by the handle. Use the carry handle on the back. These are really powerful machines. I have four of the bagged models and two of the bagless models. You could say that the weight and the noise are a disadvantage, but more...

Gareth and Dan . . . I also have a liking to my G5. Colorwise, I think it's one of the prettiest models out there. I decided to pump mine up a little bit with an updated mini emtor to give it an updated look and a tad more airflow. Joe

Dan, one of the Kirby's in my collection . . . . . . that I give high marks to is the Ultimate G Diamond Edition. Kirby took it's forerunner, the Ultimate G, and smoothed out the jerkiness of the transmission from G's 1-6. With a smoother transmission and adding the two-speed switch (which I...

Dan, that's a nice D80 you have there. My D80 is one of the favorites in my collection because it is the last model of the smaller Kirbys, and the green color makes it a singular model with that color of any Kirby. Some people hate that color, and others such as I love it. Let's remember that...

Thanks, James, for the compliment. It's so sad that someone would abuse a good vacuum like the G5 in your post. You might expect this from some folks who buy an "el cheapo" plastic vac that says to them, "Go ahead and beat me up and run me into the ground and throw me away and then go buy...

Daily driver decisions . . . Back in June of 1972, I just finished the third year of my high-school teaching career. My parents had divorced earlier, and I was tasked with being the head of the household. At the time, I had already developed my affinity for vacuum cleaners, and I believed the...

Don't use any other shampoo with your rug renovator. You'll wind up with a soapy, sudsy mess on your carpet. Put off your carpet cleaning until you can get some more Kirby shampoo. Joe

Changing the C bag . . . One trick that makes changing the C-type bag go more smoothly is that after I slide the clean bag onto the tube, I run a strip of masking tape around the end of the bag. This holds in the two flaps that hang out, and the retainer ring rolls easily onto the bag without...

John, That's a chic-looking turquoise Hoover there. Haven't seen that model before. I like those old-fashioned Christmas lights. When you plug them in, they turn on. I have a number of those strings of lights, but I've relegated them to storage--would never give them away. They've been replaced...

I bought a new Miele S7 Cat and Dog maybe a year and a half or two years ago. It's a heavy beast, expensive to maintain, has a so-so hose and tools, and is a candidate for giving me carpal tunnel. I used it every so often and then put it in storage.

Hi everyone, The newsletter was in my email box this morning, and it looks great. I was "leafing" through it over my morning cup of coffee. Congrats are in order for such a good looking and informative document. Joe

Newsletter? What newsletter? Do they go out to members of the VCCC, since I am one (joined up early in the year)? Could someone email me and clue me in? Joe

But then again . . . When we were at Kirby in Cleveland this past June, we were told that the Texas plant is where Kirbys are assembled with the 220 motor for sale overseas. Charlie is correct when he mentioned about noticeable secrecy in what we were allowed to see and hear at the Cleveland...

Well, Rex, there was the Classic III, then the Heritage I and the Heritage II, then the Legend I and the Legend II (which is one of my favorites), then the Sentria I and the Sentria II, why not the Avalir I and the Avalir II? One can only wonder--and wait. Joe

Rex . . . I went into my Kirby dealer's one day to buy bags for may Heritage II. He asked if I had seen the new model yet. No. He unboxed a G3 and showed me how it was so much different than what I had. He told me to take it home and use it. If I didn't like it, bring it back. If I wanted to...

I know how well any of my "boat anchors" hold up over time and how well they clean my home. That's something I really want.

I, too, take Consumer Reports ratings with a grain of salt. They've placed the Sentria only close to the top, not only for their test results in the various categories, but also for price. They pit efficiency against price to look for consumer "best buys." Truth is, what's best for others is not...