Pictorial thread of Hoover UK's Turbo models (turbopower etc)

[turbo500]

I can't take the credit for that one I'm afraid Benny, the name "Negative Nancy" was coined by another collector at a meet up and it kind of stuck...can't imagine why.

 

[alexhoovers94]

Nice to know, I am worth talking about, be it in vein.

 

[rutger]

Cool thread.

I can't look at images of Hoovers without thinking of my mum. Mum died unexpectedly in April last year & despite living in a tiny 1 bedroom bungalow, always had a few vacuum cleaners (just in case..).
Her favourites were always Hoovers from the big '60's Senior we had when I was a boy, through a succession of Turbo's right up to the new PurePower which she loved (but I frankly though was junk), I got for her a few month before her death.

Dave

 

[turbo500]

It's such a great thread, isn't it? Major well done to Paul and Rob for the years of collecting it's taken to get all this information together, this is such a great thread to refer back to for info. And yet, we're still finding machines that we never knew existed.

There's another one knocking about somewhere for the Turbopower 2, 3 and 1000's.

 

[sebo_fan]

Very true Chris and the fact that from what I can see with all this info AND machines that sometimes pop up on auction sites, it is clear to me that this series and the Turbomasters were probably Hoover Europe's finest hours. I doubt there's as huge a following for the Purepower uprights compared to the TP1/TP2/TM series.

Hoover Europe should sit up and notice; clearly they could do with another well made bagged upright as good as the TP2/3 series.

 

[alexhoovers94]

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[turbo500]

I agree Nar. Stick a HEPA filter, synthetic bag and a stretch hose on a TP2 and they could market that today.

 

[alexhoovers94]

So, bring back the Turbopower 3 (basically) and shove a hepa filter on it with a synthetic bag?! It would never sell, too outdated and heavy, people want lightweigh these days. All be it if they made it to the same quality as the original series, it would be far superior to the Sebo X series. Did I just say that, oops, the match has been struck...

 

[turbo500]

Anyway, back on topic...

Some more info on the mystery U2792. It was bought from a local, independent firm. I had previously suspected this was a higher end version of the U2724 from the core range, but it may be that this was an exclusive for independent retailers.

 

[sebo_fan]

Maybe the match has been struck in your mind. If that's the case, bend over and fart into the flame, Alex.

The Riccar uprights in the U.S also sold as Truvox in the UK weigh far more than a Turbopower 2 or 3 series. They weigh 9.3kg

SEBO's uprights are hardly lightweight to lift and of course nothing as yet to come in to replace the Miele S7 - they're still on sale in the UK and they're hardly light.

So, after all these years of your continued posting threads of Hoover Turbopowers, Hoover TP2s, Hoover Elites - you really wouldn't want to see a new one pop up to replace the Purepower?

 

[sebo_fan]

I must admit its a lovely colour, that blue Turbopower. I've only ever seen the model without the headlight.

 

[turbo500]

That would be the U2408 Argos exclusive, Nar

 

[alexhoovers94]

I think the Purepower should be retired, yes. It is still trotting along, they should bring out a more modern bagged upright, at lease we still have a bagged upright from Hoover.

Of course you will see continued threads concerning said cleaners, I am a Hoover collector.

 

[beko1987]

I'm glad that 'mystery' turbopower got saved!

 

[alexhoovers94]

That "mystery" Turbopower is likey to be an argos exclusive that maybe was only available in the "superstores" at the time. It is deffinately from the 1991-1996 range

 

[turbo500]

Me too, Sam! Even more impressive that Steve got the receipt for it. It's dated November 1991 and was bought from a local, independant shop. So it may be that it was an exclusive for indepedant retailers of the time.

 

[turbo500]

Another exclusive Turbopower has been found. This is another of the unusual U2408 models, 1 of 4 known colour schemes. There were versions in white & blue exclusive to Argos, an unknown maroon model and this one in gloss black, exclusive to Littlewoods-Index.

This one is dated February 1990, making it exactly the same age as me

 

[turbo500]

Sorry to resurrect and old thread but we now know that there are 4 versions of the U2408.

Blue & white models were exclusive to Argos
Black was exclusive to Littlewoods-Index
Maroon was exclusive to Scottish Power