What is your favorite vacuum cleaner?

[JReger]

I recently went on a mini-quest to find the best cheap vacuum cleaner.  I compiled a guide to such as a result.  The reason was that my wife absolutely needed me to promptly vacuum up after myself when I do home improvement projects.  Thus I settled on a very cheap little Bissell machine that takes no bags and moves around easily.  You can see it near the bottom of my guide (linked in my signature).

So I am curious to find out: what are your favorite vacuum cleaners?  What do you like or dislike about them?  How much did you spend on them?

[Papaw]

Hmmm! Is there some connection between cheap vacuums and old tools?

[1930]

This topic would even be a stretch for me :)

Thanks for the chuckle

[rusty]

Cheap Vacuums, like good tools, don't suck ;P

[Aunt Phil]

Some of both suck, and others don't?

Vacuum cleaners have been aruond for a long time?

Women consider suck machines tools.

Aw hell, /\ I don't know.

[amertrac]

The best one I ever had was Ada( wife)  bob w.

[tucker]

careful bob!!!

[scottg]

Suck-o-lux..

  The old Electrolux bullet couldn't be beat. If you are lucky enough to find one in mint condition? (I never did)  it will last a lifetime.
 The old GE "sputnik" roll around canister is what I use. (easy to find) Have used it 35 years and counting. It has a cloth dirtbag you take out and empty. Wash it once a decade.
 I use Electrolux hose and wand with it because they were the best ever made. 
I keep 3 spare motors in reserve.

 Interesting thing about suckbrooms? Just about 70% of them use the exact same motor. All the way up into those big plastic shop vacs.  Same motor. Commercial car wash vacuums use the same motor too, except two at a time.
   yours Scott
 
 

[Branson]

My favorite was ... I forget the name.  Sort of a Flash Gordon looking thing.  It got stolen.

For my shop, I bought three (upgrading, you know) shop vacs at the dump for $5 each.  One Craftsman that works, one big Rigid that I'll use as a dust collector, and another Rigid to use as a vacuum.

[1930]

He said cheap vacuum and Tri-star is not cheap but it is the best in my opinion

[fflintstone]

the best vacuum is one I do not have to use.