My collection now hits 50! (With Pics)

[madabouthoovers]

Well, that's all for now - will I get to the 100 mark? just like that famous "Jaws" comment - "Your'e gonna need a bigger boat", for me it'll be, "you're gonna need a bigger house" lol


Now, over to you - lets see your best and biggest pics of YOUR vac collections???

 

[hi-loswitch98]

I wonder how much all of that is worth?

 

[madabouthoovers]

When you think just how much each of them would have cost brand new (Especially the Kirbys) then there is several thousand pounds worth there. Of course, I very rarely paid full price, except for a few I've had from brand new, the most expensive one that I paid most for is the Miele S7510 upright which cost me £295 as an ex-display model. The 4 Kirbys cost me £130 in total - new they would have cost about £4000!
Needless to say, the room where they are stored and the access to the loft is protected by my security system lol

 

[craig_1982]

Wow that's a big collection Steve, it's an excellent achievement to have some many Vac's and varieties of Vacs that you like. I don't think I'll ever get to that amount, I tend to just go with the Kirby's I want and theres only so many of them I can get. At the moment I do have a couple of the same model but I think over time I'll just have one of each Kirby model not much point in having two three four of the same.

 

[madabouthoovers]

The thing with Kirbys is that each model is so similar to the last. Most Generation models are the same with the exception of colour schemes and the odd cosmetic tweak. The internals of the Sentria 2 are pretty much the same as the G4.
Similarly the Classic to Legend 2 models are much the same as they use the same platform, with minor modifications on each change.
Kirbys are like Volvo's - they never seem to change much, rather evolving along the way.

 

[parwaz786]

Well done on the collection! I like a lot of it, especially the Dyson,s the Sebo and Miele S7

 

[craig_1982]

Kirbys are like Volvo's

Does that make them the safest hoover's in the world then lol.

 

[madabouthoovers]

Well, you know Volvos are built like the proverbial "Brick ****house" - so are Kirbys. I could drop a Kirby down the stairs and it would still work afterwards (even if the handle gets a little bent) - do that to a Dyson and this is what it would look like:

 

[hi-loswitch98]

Apparently Dyson's Customer Service is pretty unsupportive of any problems you may talk to them about these days. Their products come with a 5 year guarantee also.

 

[madabouthoovers]

Dyson is actually quite good at honouring the warranties - Vax are dreadful though, maybe because so many Vax owners have problems with them that Vax's switchboards are always jammed up with moaning customers whose machines have packed up in the first year.

 

[ultimatevacman]

The collection is looking great Steve! I'm halfway there now! with 25 vacuums.

 

[hi-loswitch98]

Not according to Dyson on Facebook but that was someone who had gone over the top & was demanding allsorts from them. I do think 5 year warranty has to be backed up by some durability.

 

[ultraperformer]

Wow Steve you're really going for it I've just donated one of my cylinders to a friend for their new apartment so I've actually downsized and going to get rid of more I think I want the space back. I think I'm going off vacs lol

 

[madabouthoovers]

I live on my own - so no nagging wife telling me I cant have any more vacs

 

[hi-loswitch98]

Are you selling the silent energy or ultraperformer?

 

[ultraperformer]

Sorry Hi-lo the Hoovers and AEG's will deffo be staying I'v given away my Hoover Curve because it was basically just a cheap generic sort of vacuum.

 

[dysondestijl]

Dan- see the message I sent you

 

[beko1987]

"I live on my own"...lucky lucky you! Amy doesnt always mind my machines,although normally starts moaning after the 5th one in onemonth

 

[rdwdcp]

My Grand perants use to have a Hoover freedom just like the one in that photo

 

[crazykirbydude]

I actually saw a Dyson DC07 like that one once. Snapped right at the base of the handle. The whole vacuum had faded to green and was super brittle.