Hoover - WindTunnel T-Series Tempo Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner UH30301

That depends. If the machine in question must be as it was then I would bring back the Hoover tempo uprights they were a basic windtunnel. They were a great value for the price and these days I don't really see any particularly good budget bagged machines.  If the machine can be modified. The dirt devil ultra MVP upright. They have the most airflow of any bypass upright I've measured. But their weakness was the belt or brush roll motor. It just doesn't strong enough to handle the massive power and would cause the brush roll to stall. With a better setup they really could have been amazing.

Co-sign. We got a Hoover in 2010 (I think it's a bagged WindTunnel) and it's still goin' strong. Vacuum shops will service them and give them tune-ups. When we took ours in to be serviced (it was something really minor), the guy literally said, "They don't make them like this anymore" and that this would outlast all the sharks and dysons etc. they are selling these days.

I’ve used the Hoover Windtunnel, then the Dyson Ball Animal 2, before finally settling on the Sebo X 7 Premium. It’s the best vacuum cleaner I’ve ever owned, and it’s my final upright for the foreseeable future.

We have hard surfaces on 1st & 2nd floors, Our Dyson stick V8 & V10 (one per floor, oldest is like 8 years?) is great for those; but I'd never rely on it for carpets. For that I have a 25 year old Hoover Windyunnel bagged that is repairable and running well.

I still have a Hoover Windtunnel from 2001 or 2002 I think. I haven’t been using it much because I need to replace some bearings. Those things were incredible, and this is coming from a guy who never thought he’d be the least bit interested or excited about a vacuum cleaner.

I have 2 Hoover Windtunnels. Work great very old. I have 3 working Shark Robot vacs. Oldest is 12 yrs old. Still using all 3 on each level of house.