When you're a company that's making crap and Chinese made crap at that....one of the best tools for survival is to keep coming out with new models. And better yet if you can make people buy into the scam that another model is 'new & improved'. Or that a less expensive model can do everything the most expensive model can, just with fewer convenience features.
We have a small overstock store here in town. I just went in there the other day for the first time. Off to the side, they had a 'heavily discounted item room'.....with a note that these items had been brought back within 30 days of purchase for various reasons. There were like five flashy, plastic fantastic bagless uprights in there. I can see the appeal to a novice, they look ultra modern. I wouldn't give five dollars for the lot, but that's me.
<a name="start_34391.372682"></a>All of the Miele canisters use the same motor. I'm not sure how many different motors Electrolux went through, I know when the super J came out they introduced a new motor, when you get in to the plastic models such as the diplomat, embassador, advantage, 2100, hope I have those models right, all of those sound the same, so I'm wondering if the same motor was used in all of them. Aerus did recently change their motor though, the current classic model has moved to a one stage motor, very powerful but does not sound as pleasant in my opinion.
Mike
The Super J's motor is significant because it was a million dollar retool effort at the CT plant to make the most powerful canister motor ever. And that same motor continued on in the Olympia 1 and Silverado. BUT....it would seem that for quite some time, the Canadian Electrolux motors were more powerful than their US counterparts (think G). Electolux USA seemingly had a lot of pride in their products back then......so I'm at a loss to understand why they let the Canadian made motors overshadow their own. Just doesn't make sense to me. I wish I could go back in time to some sales/marketing meeting and ask, 'Just how come the Canadian made motors are more powerful than our own?'
Kevin
