Is this...

[szymonrules]

an imported Hoover? It sure looks like it.

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/for/2986651426.html

 

[bagintheback]

No

That is a US Hoover from the mid-2000s. I can't think of the name at the moment, but I am almost certain it was a Wal-Mart exclusive. One of the ugliest Hoovers I have ever seen.

 

[JDrums0789]

I dont know about the vacuum, but I love the ad.

"Excellent Suck for Your Buck" LOL! I think I've heard that before!

 

[vacman117]

That is a Hoover Preferred. They were available at Walmart around 2005. I had almost bought one because they were only $60, or somewhere around that price. But they were out of them when I went to get one.

 

[vac-o-matic]

Those were actually very decent vacuums. I bought one, another collector Phillip Muller bought one, and I recommended them to a couple of friends of mine. Only one later had a switch issue down the road. I believe Phillip used his on his cleaning job, so his didn't last as long as the others in regular residential use. They were a bargain for what they were. I think later they were offered to dealers only in a different color and name but I can't recall.

 

[vacman117]

I forgot about that! There were lime green ones that were labeled as a Hoover Sprint I believe. And another collector told me these were made by Samsung.

 

[super-sweeper]

I've got the same vacuum and thoguht the same thing.The motor went screwy due to Vacuumly-Challanged owners.*Sigh*

-Alex.

 

[vacuumfreeeke]

I remember those.... Never liked them because I thought they looked cheap and the power switch was halfway down the body....

 

[director12]

They were Hoover's crappier models prior to TTi getting it.

 

[kirbylux77]

They had this exact same vacuum being sold under the Sprint name in Canadian Tire here in Canada, too. I think it went for about $130, if memory serves correct. Never did like these....they just looked so cheap & flimsy to me.

Rob

 

[director12]

I'm guessing it's one of Hoover's worst vacuums invented. Their build quality isn't that good compared to Windtunnel.