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Offline maxamus

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Recommend me a portable Vacuum for the Car
« on: 17 March 2008, 23:56 »
As per topic.
Fire away
Budget £50

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Re: Recommend me a portable Vacuum for the Car
« Reply #1 on: 18 March 2008, 06:47 »
As per topic.
Fire away
Budget £50

do you mean a rechargeable one ?, if so i wouldnt bother as there not strong enough, i would get a little one with a power lead, i have a morphy richards one that cpst about £30 and its powerful (1400 watt) and has lasted me well

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Re: Recommend me a portable Vacuum for the Car
« Reply #2 on: 18 March 2008, 06:53 »
i use a long power lead and my upright Dyson!!!, cleans it a treat!  :wink:
I havent found one yet that will has enough guts to suck up grit n gravel from the foot wells.

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Re: Recommend me a portable Vacuum for the Car
« Reply #3 on: 18 March 2008, 08:16 »
Dyson DC16 is £99 so over budget but at least it works

http://www.dyson.co.uk/store/product.asp?product=DC16-SY-STD

It only runs for 6-8 mins before needing a recharge but I find it great for keeping the car clean week to week.

Every other week or so I vaccuum the seats, shake the mats - replace them and run the Dyson round the edges and over the dash - keeps the car looking great.

However it will never take away the need to get the full vac out every 3-4 months and do all the hard to reach spots.
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Re: Recommend me a portable Vacuum for the Car
« Reply #4 on: 18 March 2008, 11:16 »
I take mine to the nearest garage - 40p and it is a lot more powerful than any portable, sucks little children up if you're not careful :evil:

By your budget that is 125 vacuums - at once every week that is about 2.5 years and by then your rechargable would be bugg3red anyway :wink:

In an emergency I use the Dyson. :cool:
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Re: Recommend me a portable Vacuum for the Car
« Reply #5 on: 18 March 2008, 13:38 »
Dyson looks good , but you know youve lost it when youre spending >£100 on a hand held vacuum  :grin:
Id love one
Looks like something out of Alien too  + looks like its a wrist killer.......

I only ever get the last before current working vacuum to use on the car....
just paranoid about scratching the sills with hose etc.

That dyson would look so  :cool: hanging in the garage  :evil: sad me ? yep :nerd:
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Re: Recommend me a portable Vacuum for the Car
« Reply #6 on: 18 March 2008, 14:01 »
Not a portable one but I use the Dyson Animal in mine. Sucks everything up and the carpets are lucky to be there afterwards :shocked:

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Re: Recommend me a portable Vacuum for the Car
« Reply #7 on: 19 March 2008, 08:23 »
Oh god I'm reading a vacum thread!




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Re: Recommend me a portable Vacuum for the Car
« Reply #8 on: 19 March 2008, 09:46 »
I've got the black and Decker 12v auto vac, works a treat on seats and carpets. I tend to brush the mats as they get covered in mud around here.

It cost me £12 from my local focus DIY store.

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Re: Recommend me a portable Vacuum for the Car
« Reply #9 on: 19 March 2008, 12:54 »
I've got the black and Decker 12v auto vac, works a treat on seats and carpets. I tend to brush the mats as they get covered in mud around here.

It cost me £12 from my local focus DIY store.

think i'll go for that