DC41 Animal

My Dyson DC41 has been my only Vac for the last 14 years and has been completely trouble free, but I do keep up with the maintenance and filter cleaning, and even tho it’s used 2x a week, it’s not abused. There’s plenty of good stuff out there and numerous price points, care and maintenance play a large role tho. When I was a kid we had a Hoover we called “Bessie” and that thing always worked, and I know for a fact the only maintenance that thing ever saw was a bag change lol. Much less needy.

Same here, the Dyson DC14 is getting long in the tooth. I have tried a Shark - Worked well for 2 years then fell apart. Tried a Vax - Same thing. Tried a DC50 - Flimsy pile of shit, sucks ok but nowhere near as good as the DC14. DC41 - Same issues as DC50 and was stupidly hard to push because of the stupid ball. DC14- The king, had it for 20 years and still works like new, except it has a very strong burning smell. DC04 - Was good, but not as good as the DC14 and fell to pieces after a couple years.

Yes, newer makes a huge difference. I purchased a prior gen Dyson Ball Animal vacuum, and hair would get caught in the bearing of the motor and burn. Fortunately I caught a warranty replacement right before falling outside of the window, and because they no longer had that model in stock, replaced it with the Dyson Ball Animal 3 vacuum. The same issues are completely resolved on the newer model. Now, is it really BIFL? Doubt it, but I prefer bagless for the cost savings long term.

My Dyson Ball that I bought in 2013 for like $600 still works well. I do have to cut my wife’s hair out from the roller. But other than that still working good. I probably won’t buy another one though. I think I’ll just buy cheaper Sharks and replace them sooner. My mother’s new shark cleaned better than the old Dyson.

Nice! I have the D4. It does self-propel in carpet mode, but not so much that it pulls *me*. I should double check I have it set to the right suction strength

Have a og ball pet Dyson. Prob 15 ish years old. Few minor fixes over the years but it's still chugging along.

I have a very old corded Dyson Animal, probably from 2010ish. It still works pretty well. I love the ball, it just made things so much easier to maneuver. Of course I am sure all of the new vacuums have something similar now so that probably isn’t a deciding factor.