Well a Riccar is crossing the Atlantic :-)

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They say something similar on Kirby bags, but in reverse - made in China with American Materials. So they ship the "American materials" out to China, make the bags there, then ship them back to the USA and still charge a fortune for them.

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There are several dealers like the shop I work at that would be willing to ship parts. We are a full line Riccar dealer if you ever need anything.

It's too bad there aren't any new designed ones available as used yet. They are awesome machines.

My only concern with the Riccar over there is that machines that come from your way to over here have too soft of bristles for American carpets... I'd be cautious with those Gold strips in the Riccar.... They are ... stiff..

I have the natural horse hair and the crimped vinyl in stock if you need them. I can't imagine it'd cost that much to put those in a letter envelope.
 
Bags

Bit of a saga....
The listing showed bags but they didn't actually get put in the box :(
The seller was great, apologised and refunded me $30 towards ordering some from Ebay- it covered a box of 6 genuine ones apart from $4 odd :).
Regarding parts I have been chatting to Tom Gasko and am sorting a trade for some bags, filters and one of their fantastic looking 3 in 1 tools.......
Can't wait for them to get here- am itching to use it!!!
Seamus.
P.S regarding condition it appears to have been hardly used- a couple of TINY scuffs but that's it- no dust in the bag compartment and the stair cleaning kit looks unused.
Seamus
 
Chris and Steve

Right on both counts- although globally doesn't just mean China lol....
I do know the body is made and painted in the US though- the metallic finish is AMAZING- far better than anything on a metallic Miele!!.

Stiff strips....

Joshua
I actually have a Truvox commercial upright( rebadged Carpet Pro) and an Electrolux SC888 (Sanitaire)so know how stiff US brush strips are- we have short pile and they work really well :.
 
So have you got the Riccar itself  now Seamus? but just waiting for the bags for it?


 


Could it be that you are the first person in the UK to own a Riccar Brilliance? I've never seen another UK member post about owning a Riccar.


 


Truvox in the UK is owned by Tacony Corp as far as I know, who own the Riccar brand.


 


Depending on how you get on with your Riccar, and your appraisal of its quality and performance could have a bearing on how many of us UK members consider importing more second hand Riccar/Simplicity models. I am dying to hear how you find the tandem air system works in your home Seamus. Your Riccar has attracted a lot of interest here it seems!
 
Steve

Yup the actual machine arrived fine :)
I know about the Truvox/Tacony connection- the Carpet pro machines are not US assembled though but are still amazing performance wise.
Seamus
 
Do you have any pictures of it yet for us? You should be trumpeting its arrival - its not every day such a machine that's not intended for the UK market arrives on our shores!


I've wanted a Riccar for ages, but always been put off by the price of importing them. They aren't exactly cheap in the US either.
 
You've got me busy looking through all the Simplicity and Riccar machines on ebay now - theres quite a few where the sellers are prepared to ship to the UK, but like with yours, once the shipping and import taxes are added on, they are knocking on for £300 odd. And they are only lower end models like Riccar Vibrance or Simplicity Symmetry.


 


 

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Those are great pics - what a beautiful machine! and congratulations for bringing a Riccar to England, and we will look forward to seeing your review once you get to use it properly. If its as easy to get one of these over from the States, then more of us should start buying them. Of course, we will need a transformer, so that will increase the initial outlay, but I'm sure you'll enjoy owning your Riccar! You effectively got a $860 (£500) new in the USA vacuum, shipped to the UK for £320, so I think that's a bargain!


 


I wonder what Tacony think about these vacs now making it across the Atlantic - Its a pity they don't export them properly to the UK at 240V/50Hz like Kirby do with their products. The American input into this thread has been surprisingly quiet. We need more quality vacs in the UK, as all we have here that's any good now is Miele and Sebo. Dyson's grip of the UK vacuum market wont last forever and people will be looking for better quality now that the novelty of Dyson and bagless machines has worn off.

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http://www.riccar.com/products/uprights/index.asp?prod=Brilliance&doc=9;;
 
£21 delivered from the US is very good Seamus - would pay you to get the filters and bags and maybe a spare belt at the same time to save on future shipping costs.


 


I saw that Kirby bag seller - am always dubious when they are that cheap and have free postage. There's gotta be a reason why they are half the price that Kirby recommend.


 


I suppose you have run the Riccar using your transformer? Is it noisy with both motors going at the same time?
 

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