On 23/09/16 21:05, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

On 23/09/16 14:07, S Viemeister wrote:
On 9/23/2016 7:55 AM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Bod wrote:
Not when the motor fails, the clutch breaks, the handle falls off....
typical British quality, just like Rover.

Had our Dyson coming up to 13 years and still works as good as new.

With no repairs others than consumables? Perhaps they've improved their
quality.

We have a DC01, bought about 19 years ago, still working well. The
relative who recommended it to me still has his even older one, and it's
also still in regular use.

I didn't ship a 50's Hoover constellation home from S Africa in 1983
because it was too heavy. It still worked perfectly.

What have this to do with anything?

Let's face it, its a disgrace that Dysons have so many spare parts.
Back in the day all that wore out was the rotating brush, the rubber
belt, sometimes the bag, and the carbon brushes in the motor.

You mean that it's a disgrace that it's easy to buy spare parts?

Its so expensive to buy spare parts.

MY point was simple. 20 years is the expected lifespan of ANY vacuum,
not just a DieSoon, and the total lifetime cost of a DieSoon with all
the necessary repairs is WAY more then other machines.



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