Kirbys aren't a ripoff, they are a pretty impressive machine. And unlike most other brands, you can still get parts for any of them, no matter how old. We've got one from the 50's that I've had forever, still runs great, but I didn't like having to dump the cloth bag with my allergies, and i found a newer G3 at the state resale ( where all the state agencies take their old unwanted or broken stuff to sell to the public ) and I found one with a stuck step switch from one of the nearby colleges , for $25. Only thing wrong with it was someone had stomped the pedal too hard and knocked it off the pins ( the state could have got it fixed for free, the Kirby dealer doesn't charge for repairs unless parts are involved ). It's nice because the super duper allergy bags for the new ones , fit the old ones, and those things are easily repaired, and parts easy to find. There's big janitorial supply that has parts and doesn't mark them up like the dealers do.
As far as service, My wife, who has the talent of being able to break anything ( she figures we were made for each other , she can break anything and I can fix anything :-) managed to somehow break the drive axle on the thing. When I went to get a new one, the parts place said they'd never seen one break, and when they called the factory to order one, found out that nobody else had managed to break one on one of those models either, and they didn't have any, but they said they would. It took about 3 weeks, but they tooled up and made a new one ( and it was like the new style ones, slightly improved design , looks like they just had to make a few custom modifications to it ) and no extra cost. When I got back from the vacuum shop, I stopped by the Hallmark shop and got my wife a card of congratulations for " succeeding where all others have failed" :-) I'll have to agree on the stairs though, with a three story house, vacuuming operations on different floors are planned out ahead of time. -------Robert Gary Hurst wrote: > my mother is coming to visit, so i figure it's time to bust out old kirby > and go over the carpet a bit. kirby has always been loud, but tonight he > simply screams bloody murder. i smell a little burning smell. and then i > see some spark and flame inside the motor housing. but as it keeps sucking > up dirt, i keep vacuuming. i do this for another minute or so and then > realize that what i am doing is insane. > > now i've heard here that kirby's are really not that good and they are a > pure ripoff, etc. i've heard it all before, but i'm still impressed. > > guess i'll need to take it apart this weekend to see what has gone awry. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
