turbopowerpaul
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How do you date the Candy serial number machines? Anyone know?
Information on the Turbopower 1000/2/3 please!
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turbo500
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that maroon U2111 is 1200w - my Grandma had one very briefly inbetween her DC01 and DC04, but she didn't like it.
It didn't last long, as it was replaced by the U2129 which was exactly the same, but bright red.
It didn't last long, as it was replaced by the U2129 which was exactly the same, but bright red.
turbopowerpaul
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Big numbering jump now....
to the U2188 TurboPower 2 1100W...
to the U2188 TurboPower 2 1100W...
turbo500
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Paul, the U2129 was the very last Turbopower 2 on sale, I believe. I remember seeing them in Big W and Asda - must've been about 2001/2002.
turbopowerpaul
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Hi Chris.
Thanks for the U2111 information - now updating records
Always irritates me when you just cant quite make stuff out in photographs, or when sellers just dont explain their machines properly! lol.
Cheers
Paul
Thanks for the U2111 information - now updating records
Always irritates me when you just cant quite make stuff out in photographs, or when sellers just dont explain their machines properly! lol.
Cheers
Paul
turbopowerpaul
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Hi Chris.
Wonder what it is about red and 'end of run' machines!
Although bright, I have always thought the U2129 a rather unfetching machine. A real shame when you look back at the types history and see the originals, in their smart and sparkly (depending on the model) colour scheme.
Unfortunately a very dumbed down machine.
How ironic that Turbopower 2 therefore outlasted Turbopower 3!
Hoover definitely played to a set of strange rules.
Paul
Wonder what it is about red and 'end of run' machines!
Although bright, I have always thought the U2129 a rather unfetching machine. A real shame when you look back at the types history and see the originals, in their smart and sparkly (depending on the model) colour scheme.
Unfortunately a very dumbed down machine.
How ironic that Turbopower 2 therefore outlasted Turbopower 3!
Hoover definitely played to a set of strange rules.
Paul
turbo500
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Paul, you're right about the red theme. Red seemed to symbolise the end of the run. Who knows, maybe it's cheaper to make red plastic than any other colour? Oddly enough, with the Panasonic uprights, the last of the run was always dark green. I must work on putting together a spreadsheet for the Panasonic 40/50 series at some point
turbopowerpaul
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From U2188, numerically the model line up jumps to the machines mentioned earlier in the thread:
U2460
U2462
U2464
&
U2466
But there were cases of two different colours on one model number!
Here is the Mail Order version of U2462, in Tropical Green (just like the U2106)...
U2460
U2462
U2464
&
U2466
But there were cases of two different colours on one model number!
Here is the Mail Order version of U2462, in Tropical Green (just like the U2106)...
turbopowerpaul
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Chris.
Producing spreadsheets can do your head in - but the challenge in producing them, the research conducted in their production and the satisfaction when they are finished is tremendous.
You should give it a go - though I no absolutely nothing about Panasonic, so I cant help you (not that you would probably need help anyway with it).
Paul
Producing spreadsheets can do your head in - but the challenge in producing them, the research conducted in their production and the satisfaction when they are finished is tremendous.
You should give it a go - though I no absolutely nothing about Panasonic, so I cant help you (not that you would probably need help anyway with it).
Paul
turbopowerpaul
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Mystery machines again!
U2464 also came in Lagoon Green, as per the TP1000 Model U2814 but without the sparkles. This was a Mail Order version.
&
U2467, a Currys exclusive in Venus Blue, as per the U2462. Dont kow anything about this model.
U2464 also came in Lagoon Green, as per the TP1000 Model U2814 but without the sparkles. This was a Mail Order version.
&
U2467, a Currys exclusive in Venus Blue, as per the U2462. Dont kow anything about this model.
turbopowerpaul
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More mysteries....
Turbopopower 3 wise, there were 4 'exclusive' machines, only one of which I have a photo of.
The mysteries are:
U2880 (note reuse of the model number), as a Mail Order exclusive, though seemingly not in the pages of Kays upto the year 2000 at least, in 'Moonstone Grey'.
U2881 - as described by Benny earlier in the thread, I have this showing a s a Currys exclusive in Lagoon Green Metallic (as per the original U2880).
&
U2882 - again in Lagoon Green Metallic, this time a Comet exclusive.
Turbopopower 3 wise, there were 4 'exclusive' machines, only one of which I have a photo of.
The mysteries are:
U2880 (note reuse of the model number), as a Mail Order exclusive, though seemingly not in the pages of Kays upto the year 2000 at least, in 'Moonstone Grey'.
U2881 - as described by Benny earlier in the thread, I have this showing a s a Currys exclusive in Lagoon Green Metallic (as per the original U2880).
&
U2882 - again in Lagoon Green Metallic, this time a Comet exclusive.
turbopowerpaul
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& finally...
U2878 Turbopower 3 with Autosense, but in Alpina Yellow as a Mail Order exclusive.
What a god awful colour (in my opinion!) - how to make essentially a top of the range cleaner look cheap and plastic...
U2878 Turbopower 3 with Autosense, but in Alpina Yellow as a Mail Order exclusive.
What a god awful colour (in my opinion!) - how to make essentially a top of the range cleaner look cheap and plastic...
turbopowerpaul
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the door sticker...
turbopowerpaul
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June 1996...
turbo500
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u2882...
...I used to have. It looks blue, but I assure you, it is green. It came with the permabag as standard.
...I used to have. It looks blue, but I assure you, it is green. It came with the permabag as standard.
turbopowerpaul
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Thats all (from me) folks!
If anyone is able to position the end of the run series of Turbopower 2's in a timeline of some description, or group these ranges together somehow, I would be really grateful.
Strange how its some of the newer cleaners that seem to have the least amounts of documentary information about them.
Any help in solving the mystery machines would be great aswell.
One day maybe there will be pictures of the entire series.
Im' hoping!
Paul
If anyone is able to position the end of the run series of Turbopower 2's in a timeline of some description, or group these ranges together somehow, I would be really grateful.
Strange how its some of the newer cleaners that seem to have the least amounts of documentary information about them.
Any help in solving the mystery machines would be great aswell.
One day maybe there will be pictures of the entire series.
Im' hoping!
Paul
turbopowerpaul
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Ahhhhh Great Stuff Chris!!!!
You are absolutely sure that that was a U2882?
If so, the piccy will become my definitive image of the U2882.
Question is 'Why on earth did that receive the model number U2882, when it patently is just a U2880?'.
Answering my own question - probably just to show that it was a discount version of the real thing, sold through one particular outlet.
Grrrr Hoover and their exclusives.
Paul
You are absolutely sure that that was a U2882?
If so, the piccy will become my definitive image of the U2882.
Question is 'Why on earth did that receive the model number U2882, when it patently is just a U2880?'.
Answering my own question - probably just to show that it was a discount version of the real thing, sold through one particular outlet.
Grrrr Hoover and their exclusives.
Paul
turbo500
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Hi Paul,
I'm 95% certain it was. I have it written down somewhere, so I'll double check and let you know.
I'm 95% certain it was. I have it written down somewhere, so I'll double check and let you know.
I remember seeing that one on eBay a while back Paul!
I'll post some pictures of my Turbopower 1000 tomorrow probably seeing as you lot were kind enough to post pictures of yours.
Oh, and my 1000 was made in June 1994, not August, just noticed that today when I used it.
I'll post some pictures of my Turbopower 1000 tomorrow probably seeing as you lot were kind enough to post pictures of yours.
Oh, and my 1000 was made in June 1994, not August, just noticed that today when I used it.
vintagerepairer
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My goodness! What a thread this turned out to be! I'm lost in the sea of super messages.
So, to whoever said 'suppose so' when I said I was running a shop to make money, there is no suppose about it, I can promise you that was why I ran it. It certainly wasn't to chastise a customer for ill-treating a peice of domestic equipment which they'd worked hard to buy.
Paul, going back to the red Turbopower 700w I mentioned, yes it was indentical to that one in your picture, the U2460. I also have seen over the years a grey version of the basic U2462, except this one had a permabag system 2 dust box. But in every other way was identical to the bagged model. Also in later years, there was a blue version of the cleaner you have here in yellow, the U2290. Sorry if this has been mentioned already. Well I have seen one of those with a perma bag too.
So, to whoever said 'suppose so' when I said I was running a shop to make money, there is no suppose about it, I can promise you that was why I ran it. It certainly wasn't to chastise a customer for ill-treating a peice of domestic equipment which they'd worked hard to buy.
Paul, going back to the red Turbopower 700w I mentioned, yes it was indentical to that one in your picture, the U2460. I also have seen over the years a grey version of the basic U2462, except this one had a permabag system 2 dust box. But in every other way was identical to the bagged model. Also in later years, there was a blue version of the cleaner you have here in yellow, the U2290. Sorry if this has been mentioned already. Well I have seen one of those with a perma bag too.
