Repair or Replace Dyson?

Nelski

Cant decide the best route so wondering what you all think

My Dyson DC01 is now over 17 years old (:eek: think I have just answered my own question by just typing that :eek: ) Anyway it works fine apart from a couple of the plastic bits that have chipped off and now it needs pushing down with my foot if I want to get good suction after a nasty bump with a chair.

So dilemma is

Pay £65 to have one of Dysons legendary overhauls but still end up with a 17 year old cleaner. I have some christmas money and if I did this it would leave room for new handbag too:D

Let the poor thing go to the Dyson heaven in the sky and buy a new one with above christmas money thus needing to use "old" handbag (I would be looking at one for about £150-200 - dyson that is not handbag:cool: )

Which is the best MSE decision do you think?

rancid-a

Hi Nelski. I'm in it for a new vacuum too, but I'll be buying one for under the price that you have to pay for an 'overhaul' Your Dyson though has served you really well, and if you did spend quite a bit of money on a new one, you'd be getting all the benefits of the latest technology (which is always nice!) So go on, treat yourself!

PS. Mum has that upright Dyson too i think..and before that, she tells me she had a bagless Hitatchi vucuum - Dyson not making the worlds first bagless vacuum cleaner

HappyMJ

It's got quite a few years of good use left in it. If you do replace then freecycle the old one and let someone else fix it themselves and enjoy it.

GT60

New dyson no ifs or buts about it.

curlyfairy

I would go with a Henry or Hetty.about £99,fantastic hoover and hardly anythings to go wrong.

Ben.

prowla

Freecycle has always got a DC-01 going, that can be cannibalised for parts.
They're like a trusty old broom that's had the head replaced three times and the handle twice and still works.

dixxi30

curlyfairy wrote: »

I would go with a Henry or Hetty.about £99,fantastic hoover and hardly anythings to go wrong.

Ben.

i agree go for the above if you have laminate floors the suction on the dyson was too powerfull on my wood flooring.i would replace.

Basil1234

i would say a new one without a shadow of doubt. i saw in larger tesco store yesterday dyson either animal upright or was the allgery upright for £100 was half price instead of the £200 normal price. pain in the bum as just bought the dc14 orginplus from argos for £140 as my 8yrs gave up the ghost the other week. lots of good prices atm for dysons hope this helps.

basil

Nelski

Basil1234 wrote: »

i would say a new one without a shadow of doubt. i saw in larger tesco store yesterday dyson either animal upright or was the allgery upright for £100 was half price instead of the £200 normal price. pain in the bum as just bought the dc14 orginplus from argos for £140 as my 8yrs gave up the ghost the other week. lots of good prices atm for dysons hope this helps.

basil

Thanks for that Basil there is a couple of big Tescos near me so I will go and have a look tomorrow.

I think you are all right but I am sad about the loss of a new handbag:rotfl:

greyteam1959

Have a look at the Dyson website sometimes they do some very good deals direct

Baileys_Babe

I would go for the over haul & hand bag