vacuum choice - expensive second hand or cheap brand new?

Rachel_Mac

I badly need a new vacuum cleaner, and I have only ever bought cheap ones which may explain why I hate hoovering - it takes me ages!

I have been offered a second hand Dyson for £40, but then I saw that Sainsbury's do a cyclonic bagless upright for £52, reduced to £40 at the moment.

Which should I go for - the second hand one that cost £199 new or the brand new one that costs £40? This hoover needs to last me a long time. I'm grateful for any advice you can offer me!

Lyndsay_21

we recently bought a second hand dyson from a bloke that sells them and its 100 times better than my cheap one i bought that broke after 6 months!!!

jacksons_mum

if you know how old the dyson is and if its been looked after i would go for that one

mad_bad_spender

I would defo say the Dyson. When my dyson gave up after five years of hard work i made the mistake of getting a cheap bagless panasonic from tesco as i didnt have a lot of money to spend. Really wish i had got a second hand dyson instead as there is no comparison. The panasonic is only fit for the bin six months after buying it.

Will be replacing it asap with a dyson

Spendless

Which dyson is it? and how long has people selling had it?

My dc01 lasted me 7 years, I replaced it with a dc07 which lasted 2 before the motor blew up.:mad:

DigitalJedi

I don't think i will ever use anything other than a Dyson now.

The good thing about a Dyson is that there are lots of places you can buy spare parts. Most you can install yourself really easily. Even a new motor if you are a little bit mechanically minded.

eslick

DigitalJedi wrote: »

I don't think i will ever use anything other than a Dyson now.

The good thing about a Dyson is that there are lots of places you can buy spare parts. Most you can install yourself really easily. Even a new motor if you are a little bit mechanically minded.

have to agree, dysons for us any time, and they now have free 5 yr guarantees

belfastgirl23

I agree, second hand quality is normally better than new cheap...

corsagirl_2

I've a DC01 and had 7 years now, when it finally dies (probably from me hoovering one metal object too many) will def get a brand new Dyson, had 2 hoovers in 3 years before.

Finally persuaded my Mum to get a Dyson, she gets through hoovers at an alarming rate.

Edit: why not look on your local Freecycle for a Dyson? Have seen them offered before now.

mary43

I had a Dyson for a bit but it was too heavy for me and eventually packed up so I put if on freecycle and a lady had it for spare parts.
Now got a Panasonic but that's starting to cut out every little while (don't know why) and OH is reckoning on getting a Henry.

Savvy_Sue

make sure you have a trial run with the Dyson before you buy it: I find people either love 'em or hate 'em. Personally I love 'em, but we had one at work which wasn't popular.