DJub85,
Nobody claims it's made in US. I stated it's made in the EU. The first Lux Intelligence was not sold here, but Aerus was involved in it's development - there were many, many issues with it and that is why the Guardian Ultra was introduced as a stop-gap... the new GP wasn't ready for primetime. Lux International rushed it to market and it was something of a disaster. It was redesigned and released in it's current form and only then was it released in the USA by Aerus. Yes it will run with the door open, however without a bag you can't close it and and you can't get suction, so you can't use it that way. There may never be another 'all original Aerus product'. Aerus holdings owns too many companies in the industry and combined with the partnership with Lux International (which owns Sauber and and all the other tradenames that they market under other than Aerus) you can expect to see co-developed products in the future. Who knows, Aerus holdings may acquire Lux International or the other way around at some point. I'm no fanboy of the Platinum. I own 2... both received as sales awards... my mom uses one as a daily driver, the other remains NIB and may never be used. I agree they are complicated machines with many potential things to break. I use a 1505 Silverado as my daily driver, but I own at least one of every machine ever made, except the Model V and oddly enough a 1205, and more than one of several models.
Nothing about the GP is misrepresented or misleading... it is what it is. Full disclosure, I sell Aerus products and have for quite a while and have been collecting them for much longer than that.
