Shark Rocket Professional. (A real upright, not a stick vac.) It's funny because a lot of folks here get all bent out of shape when someone says a Shark is good. But honestly, yeah. Great suction, cleans well, swivel steering, very quiet, easy to empty, washable filters. You can't get parts? I'm more resourceful than that. It's hard to repair? I take cars apart for a living. If you think needing an extra long phillips head screwdriver is a challenge, you have no idea.
Honestly, I very much enjoy using my old straight suction Eureka every now and then, because it's fun. It's an experience, too. Watching the bag inflate, the smell of an oily old motor and carbon brushes, seeing the carpet lift off the floor. But it's not really practical. Although... I must say that the nozzle can get right up against the baseboards and get the dust there that literally any modern brushed vacuum will miss. Hmm.
