I had a Hoover PureCrap, 1500 or 1800w model I think, hated it cos it wouldn't stay upright (belt had in the past slipped off and melted the little lock ring thingy so refused to lock upright), but it was bagged so didn't hate it as much as the Vitesse, but it was too loud, didn't pick up well and of course was just a plastivac, but, it was free and helped me feel better one day when my hammer made love to it... 
The cable from that incidentally wend onto my Hoover Junior U1104, so, a modern Candy-Hoover (as opposed to TTI-Hoover) gave it's life and saved a retro Hoover-hoover, but is didn't like that Junior so sold it on cos it was more worth selling than the Purecrap...
