Vorwerk VK121: ReStore find

[andy]

Hey all

I was home in Mo for a couple of days for Thanksgiving. My dad had asked me to stop by the ReStore to pick up a trash compactor he'd been eyeing. I couldn't believe me eyes when I saw this. Id known about this brand but never saw one here in the area. For $15 I couldn't pass it up!

 

[andy]

I'm in the Atlanta airport now typing on my android. When I get back to Houston I'll post more pics.

 

[gsheen]

I am the vorwerk agent for Cape town South Africa,We just took it over about a month ago  they are intersting machines , direct sales, they originated in Germany but hq is now in Sweden or Switzerland .


 


I have a 116 117 121 131 135 & the latest the vk140 . Good machines last a long time the average unit that we work on is between 15&30 years old  


 


VK 116 & 117 below pre 121

 

[gsheen]

Vk 140 below , at the current exchange rate it retails for   $ 1400.00 


It is very light weighing just 3.5 kg's

 

[gsheen]

the vk 122front and vk121

 

[lunchboxsean]

I was wondering what that thing was in one of your other pictures. That seems like an awful lot of money for a sticvac... How well does it clean in comparison to other vacuums in the price range?

 

[gsheen]

Its so powerfull you can't un it on full suction on cutpile carpet , yuo won't be able to move it.


 


Its designed for the eu market were uprights don't normally sell so its light weight but really nice. according to some tests done independently in the Uk it out cleans the kirby sentria by a significant margin. 


Its not my favorite upright , I like on board tools but it does work wonders. they aren't my biggest seller but they do sell , mainly to customers who trade in their older model for a new one.

 

[tolivac]

vorwerks remind me so much of Kirby cleaning systems-and very rare my way-last time I saw one was in the sale-trade in pile at Star vacuum in Wash DC area some 30 years ago.Now kicking myself for not buying it.Looked like the machine on the right in Gsheens picture.

 

[funvacfan]

Great Score

Andy! Even looks like you got the boxes! I have a VK 117 and a European VK 131.

Its true what Gareth says about the suction! Incredible!

Guy

 

[gsheen]

The one problem withthe new one is it is so lite, 3.5kg and the suction so strong its very difficult to move, luckily you can turn down the power but why would you want to use anything less than maximum( my Feeling ) you feel tired after using it. Bag is really really small this time VK140, lots of complaints from customers about that