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Thank god they updated the graphics in the owners manual…. Well most of them. And it looks like some of them have some color in them and aren’t the basic black and white background. But where did you find the owners manual if Kirby hasn’t officially updated their website? It looks like they put more work into the owners manual than the actual machine itself.
 
I have to also agree with you on that. And what’s sadder is it’s actually 6 years. But if you look at the last page of the owners manual it says it was patten on 10/1/2020….. so I’m like what? Also the last 2 digits on the items (zippbrush, turbo accessory and shampooer, is 23. And knowing Kirby the last 2 digits on any item, with the exception of the machine itself is an indication of when it first went into production or when it was suppose to launch.
 
I mean I’m not a Dyson fan but it must so so much fun inventing all these new technologies and testing them out I just remember all the hype around the time when the avalir was going to be launched because of those crazy patents but no nothing new at all apart from the handle and shampooer
 
I already really like the new Platinum model. The grey color I think pays homage to both the G4 and Diamond Edition which are two of my most favorite tech drive models ever while black still remains the same like the G6 which I would say is my third favorite tech drive Kirby. I wished the first Avalir model was around for a bit longer as the red brings me back to the Heritage II which is my all time favorite Kirby. I liked the second Avalir model as well cause the blue brings me back to the Tradition that I used to have which I wished I still had today. If only they could've added more blue colored parts later on just like the first Avalir when it eventually had more red colored parts. Anyways, I also really like the big Kirby logo on the outer bag. It reminds me of those big Eureka logos in front of the Bravo outer bag models. Even the Oreck and Simplicity outer bags remind me of those as well. And when I think of the name Platinum on a vacuum, the first thing that pops in my head are the Panasonic Performance Plus models. Other than that, it'd be an honor to have this model as the final Kirby we'd ever see in our lifetime. But I guess we'll just see what happens.
 
Disappointing, but not unexpected

After looking over the manual for the Avalir Platinum, it is no different than the Avalir or Avalir 2 in any way except for color and trim. Although I'm sure there is a healthy price adjustment to go with it too. I have to agree with Dysonman1. We are not going to see anything new or innovative to come from Kirby. The last thing that was truly innovative (for Kirby, other makes have had it for years) was Tech Drive in the G3, Everything after that, besides trim and color change, was tweaks and bug fixes for the Tech Drive through the Sentria II. Avalir introduced the improved shampoo and hard surface cleaner, which is a very nice improvement. To be honest, the Shampoo system from the Avalir will work on any Kirby model G5 forward, so technically, you could upgrade the tech drive in your current G series Kirby and buy the Avalir floor cleaning system and have the best of all that Kirby has made over the last 30 years.
 
Dyson's wash G1 looks more intresting than this "new" kirby. Looking at it from a comsumers perspective, that device is more useful than a G-series kirby. I know I've said this before but the ms3 is very gemicky. Like I wouldn't want to use a kirby to mop and scrub my floors, especially given how bulky and loud it is. Now with the new dyson wash g1, that would be more user friendly to use to mop and scrub floors. I also have to laugh because when viewing the owners manual they still demonstrate the system vacuuming stairs. Last I check I wouldn't use a kirby to vacuum my stairs. Like how would my risers even get cleaned and then not mention the cord. The only thing that impressed me what the owners manual itslef, yes not all the graphics where updated from the previous models but those that were aren't in black in white like the sentria-avalir2. Like some of the graphics could come off social media or the web. Nonetheless I'm curious to see how this will sell in the market place and also how long it'll be in production. I mean the longest I've seen a kirby be in production is 6 years, both of which were the sentria and the avalir 2.
 
Yep even I like the wash G1 more than this all the neat technology That Dyson has made into one little machine very cool
 
Depending on the price or the reviews, also the cost, I may get it. I've been use to using swiffer mops my life and the most recent swiffer "power mop"(the white and purple one) isn't doing it for me. In fact that one was a flop of a mop and stop working within a few months. So since then I've been using the bona mops and I like it better than swiffer. And now that dyson is coming out with this, yes it has potential.... More than the ms3 on any kirby.
 
The China virus and the superceding bankruptcy of Kirby likely delayed the arrival of this vacuum. Hence why the manual says patented 2020 and it's now 4 years later. The last page of the manual is copyright 2023 Kirby Opco.

We at least have closure now. And really did you expect anything else from Kirby? The entire G-Series was the exact same model year over year with just a different color palette and everyone still went nuts for each new model.

I don't really hate the design, it's plain for sure, harkens back to the old old days when a vacuum was just chrome with black trim and it had the name printed on it and that was all you got!
 
As much as I love my Kirbys, I definitely won't be lining up to buy an Avalir Platinum. Why? Because I already own one. Mine just happens to have a different color scheme--Sentria gray and orange--and I only paid $50 for it, accessories and all. Why would I, or anyone, shell out a couple grand for the same thing in black and silver? Honestly, we reached a point of 'peak Kirby' three decades ago. The fact that Kirby hasn't been able to meaningfully improve on that design in so long would indicate to me that they really can't top it. They've evolved the original upright vacuum cleaner design for more than a century, and have reached its logical conclusion with no place left to go without creating something that would fundamentally not be a Kirby. In short, they're stuck.
 
https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com...cle_5c01be00-f8ac-11ec-b05c-e37d954f0a63.html


I found this article online from a few years ago and to me it contradicts a lot of things. Also when I went to the actual kirby site to see any new updates pertaining this new model nothing, not even a link to the owners manual, But yet the link at the top of the thread is from the kirby website. So how did you get it to work for you on the kirby site?
 
I'm

Thinking the kirby independent dealer app/web site. It would give access and knowledge to people selling it.
 
100 more years

The article says "we want to be around for the next hundred years." Why? So we can get to see the Avalir Titanium IV Plus Ultra Final Collectors Edition in some slightly different shade of grey? I agree with Tom. I don't we'll ever see a new Kirby. There will never be another groundbreaking model like the G3 was compared to the Legend II and that's disheartening.
 
Just wait until till the avalir infinity comes out everything is going to be black even the power plant is black only joking I’m sticking with my 100th addition avalir don’t see the point of upgrading
 

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