New vacuum needed

i'd like it be one of those new fangled Space Arborsa

I checked that on google and see no such thing.

The latest Consumer Reports did vacuum cleaners. You might check there for advice.

I have a Miele vacuum - it's been working excellent for the past 10 years.

Nother vote for Miele. We just bought a new one for the downstairs and It does everything really well and its fairly light and maneuverable. Itll suck paint offn walls and the fiorst time we used our , it filled the bag up from what the ELectrolux had missed. Now the rooms are so much less dusty.

I am glad you like yours too, farmerman. We should mention that the Miele
is very quiet as well, and the HEPA air filter is superb. Not cheap, but worth
every penny!

yep. Light, quiet, the little cord gets swept back into the machine so fast itll give you whiplash, HEPA is a major feature. I ran the bag in a separatory funnel at the lab and saw DUST MITES IN THE SCOPE> YAQAAAAH

dyson.
it sucks bigtime.

(thats supposed to be a compliment)

Famerman says Miele sucks up dust mites and is better than electrolux.
10 Years Calamity Jane with one vacuum , and you agree it is a real good vacuum. It looks like a power house. I am going to check ebay for used Miele.

Philis -- just a suggestion. I know you are not looking to buy new or pay new vacuum prices but consider going into a store and comparing the Miele and the Dyson. I hear nothing but good things about both of them and their prices new are comparable. The immediate difference is that the Dyson does not require bags or filters. I cannot find any information on filters for the Miele but the bags are expensive. (It looks like the bag may also be a filter -- CJ would know.) Sometimes these extras add up over the life of a machine.

Yes, that's true, Tai, the Miele bags (filter included) aren't cheap. They run
around $ 17 - 18.00 per box and I believe there are 4 or 5 to one box. One
bag goes a long way though and it's so worth it.

Yes I see the bags for Miele are expensive. I wish I could afford even a used Miele, top of the line. I am looking for a canister vacuum. The lower priced Miele's on ebay do not have a power nose with a sepeate floor unit. Still shopping though. I will try to find a store locally that sells used Miele's. Don't know if Dyson comes in a canister type vacuum.

Dyson canister vacuum

On ebay I settled on an electrolux diamond jubilee, total price 256.00. I bought it this evening and I can't wait to get it. I haven't vacuumed in over a week and not that I haven't tried. I borrowed a friends vacuum and it was worthless, but I did not tell her that. Then I borrowed another vacuum from a relative.........also worthless.