v6jme
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Miele S8 Now available from John Lewis
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v6jme
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velvety soft : )
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williamr1248
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Miele S8 now available from John Lewis
Matt,
Thanks so much for the pictures. Love the Mahonany Brown color!
Also like the lighting but a little sad they made no real improvements in the cord,hose or tools.
In one of the pictures you posted shows a "plug in" right next to the hose intake.
I would assume they will be offering an electric hose and power nozzle in the future but it will not be a direct connect.
Just love the color and lighting. Thanks so much for sharing. I was told we will not be getting the machine until about the Christmas time frame.
Matt,
Thanks so much for the pictures. Love the Mahonany Brown color!
Also like the lighting but a little sad they made no real improvements in the cord,hose or tools.
In one of the pictures you posted shows a "plug in" right next to the hose intake.
I would assume they will be offering an electric hose and power nozzle in the future but it will not be a direct connect.
Just love the color and lighting. Thanks so much for sharing. I was told we will not be getting the machine until about the Christmas time frame.
eurekaprince
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That handle light is the smartest vac innovation I have seen in years! I know Sears Kenmore and Beam Central Vacs have both added spotlights to wands, but this is yet another big improvement on the concept! How many times have I cleaned under my bed with just the crevice tool on the hose and sucked up something that should not have been touched! This handle spotlight sheds light in any cleaning situation and with any attachment. Will work great for getting dirt hiding in the shadows in cars and behind toilets. Pardon the pun - but this is indeed "brilliant"!
williamr1248
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Miele S8 mow available at John Lewis
Matt,
If I am thinking right that amount would translate to about $945.00 in US, plus the $250.00 to add power nozzle. Sounds like a total of around $1195.00.
I better start saving for this one!
Give us an update after you have had a chance to use the machine.
Matt,
If I am thinking right that amount would translate to about $945.00 in US, plus the $250.00 to add power nozzle. Sounds like a total of around $1195.00.
I better start saving for this one!
Give us an update after you have had a chance to use the machine.
v6jme
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$1195, it would be cheaper to move to the UK!!
i would not be sucking any thing that has been under my bed ha ha ha : )
the light is very bright though, i cleaned my car today and was able to see the back of the boot
The socket thingy is for the power head with loads of wire on it, very untidy looking, although it is cheaper to buy the wired power nozzle than it is to buy the accu nova battery head (which i had and sold on ebay for £40 as i did not use it)
there is no real improvement on this over the s5 apart from the comfort rewind, still i would buy anything with a Miele badge on it, i have been brainwashed : )
$1195, it would be cheaper to move to the UK!!
i would not be sucking any thing that has been under my bed ha ha ha : )
the light is very bright though, i cleaned my car today and was able to see the back of the boot
The socket thingy is for the power head with loads of wire on it, very untidy looking, although it is cheaper to buy the wired power nozzle than it is to buy the accu nova battery head (which i had and sold on ebay for £40 as i did not use it)
there is no real improvement on this over the s5 apart from the comfort rewind, still i would buy anything with a Miele badge on it, i have been brainwashed : )
v6jme
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I bought this s8 model to clean my car as i thought it would be a good colour match, how wrong could i be : (
The vac is about 10 shades lighter, still at least the car matches my Louis Vuitton : )
I have a love of the colour brown, thats what happens when you grew up in the 70's
I bought this s8 model to clean my car as i thought it would be a good colour match, how wrong could i be : (
The vac is about 10 shades lighter, still at least the car matches my Louis Vuitton : )
I have a love of the colour brown, thats what happens when you grew up in the 70's
v6jme
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S8
I forgot to add it has the same average build quality of the S6
I forgot to add it has the same average build quality of the S6
williamr1248
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Miele S8 now available from John Lewis
Matt,
What a great idea! Buy the vacuum to match the color of your car. Beautiful car!
Miele has got it going on. They know how to market new products (at least to vac collectors).
I have always liked brown in vacuum cleaners too. I think it started way back when Hoover used to make the brown finish on the old machines from the 1940's.
I sure like the looks of the machine. I bought a new Rainbow last year because they had a new model but almost everything you touched were REAL improvements for the user. Still it was the lighted water basin and lighted power nozzel that tipped the scale for the purchase. I am sure I will have to have one of these lighted new Miele's too just for fun.
Thanks again for taking the time to share the pictures!
Matt,
What a great idea! Buy the vacuum to match the color of your car. Beautiful car!
Miele has got it going on. They know how to market new products (at least to vac collectors).
I have always liked brown in vacuum cleaners too. I think it started way back when Hoover used to make the brown finish on the old machines from the 1940's.
I sure like the looks of the machine. I bought a new Rainbow last year because they had a new model but almost everything you touched were REAL improvements for the user. Still it was the lighted water basin and lighted power nozzel that tipped the scale for the purchase. I am sure I will have to have one of these lighted new Miele's too just for fun.
Thanks again for taking the time to share the pictures!
eurekaprince
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Great news for those of us on the western side of the Atlantic!
Some strange online retailer is advertising a Miele S8 Continuum with a full power nozzle which will be available in September!
Here's the link:
http://www.loyaltysource.com/product.do?productId=5661
Some strange online retailer is advertising a Miele S8 Continuum with a full power nozzle which will be available in September!
Here's the link:
http://www.loyaltysource.com/product.do?productId=5661
rolls_rapide
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Miele S8 Continuum
From the photo in that link, it looks as though the machine has full remote control; the "+" and "-" power buttons don't appear to be present on the cleaner's control panel.
From the photo in that link, it looks as though the machine has full remote control; the "+" and "-" power buttons don't appear to be present on the cleaner's control panel.
eurekaprince
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It also appears that the Continuum lacks the handle spotlight..... too bad. :-(
williamr1248
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Miele S8 now available at John Lewis
Hey guys I was about $204.00 off with my price guess if the price of $1399.00 in the add is correct. Then You would need to add the cost of shipping or bought local the sales tax.
Hey guys I was about $204.00 off with my price guess if the price of $1399.00 in the add is correct. Then You would need to add the cost of shipping or bought local the sales tax.
pr-21
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McHardy Vacs in Canada seem to.....
McHardyvacs in Canada is a great place for Miele Vacuums. They seem to be proactive on new models. I know when I bought my top of the line model called Jupiter. This has the handle controls, they were coming out soon with a Black model called a Continuum. They are great to deal with and that site has recently allowed you to pick your power nozzle, as an add on to your model. It is a family run business that has been in business for years. Graham ships to the USA and I had mine in a few days. I have had vacuums or supplies take weeks to get here from Canada. They evidently know how to ship to the us without getting delays in customs. The only thing is, the Miele warranty will not carry over to the US. Graham explained this to me and I have bought two so far and not had any problems with either.
Sincerely,
Bud Mattingly
PR-21
McHardyvacs in Canada is a great place for Miele Vacuums. They seem to be proactive on new models. I know when I bought my top of the line model called Jupiter. This has the handle controls, they were coming out soon with a Black model called a Continuum. They are great to deal with and that site has recently allowed you to pick your power nozzle, as an add on to your model. It is a family run business that has been in business for years. Graham ships to the USA and I had mine in a few days. I have had vacuums or supplies take weeks to get here from Canada. They evidently know how to ship to the us without getting delays in customs. The only thing is, the Miele warranty will not carry over to the US. Graham explained this to me and I have bought two so far and not had any problems with either.
Sincerely,
Bud Mattingly
PR-21
sebo_fan
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Hey guys, don't forget the U.S and the U.K get different machines, so even if our Miele vacs are cheaper, the U.S will probably get a bigger line of models for a bigger market share and probably a power head as standard. As I've said I'm prepared to like the new Miele S8 but it doesn't really bring much to the table that my Sebo D2 can't do already and having to pay TOL for extra LED lights is just a nonsense; at least the D4 Premium comes with a power head as standard in the UK and everywhere else.
I can't deny however that the S8 looks ultra cool, hip and very modern ALTHOUGH as v6mj states, if it has the same quality as my S6, I wouldn't feel obliged to trust that the body would be free of scrapes a year after ownership. Miele have a knack of dressing up the machines with a bumper and black PVC plastics are obvious parts of the body that would get abuse, but its the side of the body at the top where my S6 seems to get the worst of bumps and scrapes, and indeed any Miele vacuum I've ever had in the cylinder line up seems to be badly protected. Pity Miele don't produce covers for the bodies entirely instead of massively overcharging for a Velvet covered model - and even at that I would be suspect over the Velvet covering actually able to protect the body of the vacuum; as an owner, it's no matter to me whether a machine gets scraped but if you're a collector AND an owner, it can be hard to put up with.
Turbo500 - the Sebo X4 Excel was created only because JL were fed up having to pay off the cost price differences of the older X4 Extra when they ran their "knowingly undersold" policy. The X4 Excel is a sole exclusive to JL - Comet, Currys et al only sell the blue and orange X4 compared to the blue and silver, and the colour difference, fixed pricing and name are the only differences.
I can't deny however that the S8 looks ultra cool, hip and very modern ALTHOUGH as v6mj states, if it has the same quality as my S6, I wouldn't feel obliged to trust that the body would be free of scrapes a year after ownership. Miele have a knack of dressing up the machines with a bumper and black PVC plastics are obvious parts of the body that would get abuse, but its the side of the body at the top where my S6 seems to get the worst of bumps and scrapes, and indeed any Miele vacuum I've ever had in the cylinder line up seems to be badly protected. Pity Miele don't produce covers for the bodies entirely instead of massively overcharging for a Velvet covered model - and even at that I would be suspect over the Velvet covering actually able to protect the body of the vacuum; as an owner, it's no matter to me whether a machine gets scraped but if you're a collector AND an owner, it can be hard to put up with.
Turbo500 - the Sebo X4 Excel was created only because JL were fed up having to pay off the cost price differences of the older X4 Extra when they ran their "knowingly undersold" policy. The X4 Excel is a sole exclusive to JL - Comet, Currys et al only sell the blue and orange X4 compared to the blue and silver, and the colour difference, fixed pricing and name are the only differences.
turbo500
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Sebo_ fan, I know. That's why I brought it up. The excel being the JL exclusive and more expensive, I was meaning this situation with the s8's would change once other retailers begin stocking it
v6jme
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Comet are to sell the S8310 in black for £299, that is £100 more than John Lewis sell it for.
Comet are to sell the S8310 in black for £299, that is £100 more than John Lewis sell it for.
sebo_fan
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Yes but Comet are known for changing prices. I was really shocked a few months ago when my burgundy red S381 that originally (and always) cost £99 suddenly shot up to £249! I emailed Comet about it and they responded that it was "special stock that would be exclusively ordered from Miele." It may well have been but I'd never go about suggesting that £249 is good value for an older base Miele cylinder vac, no matter how well built they are - when there are cheaper priced S5's and other models sitting alongside them from the Miele range sold at the same stockist. They now have a base S700 model that is around £299 which is far too expensive.
