Old school Tacony clean air uprights are in my opinion the best clean air uprights ever made. My personal favorite is the Simplicity 7 Series machines. I'm so glad they're bringing these back. Make a Premium Sprit model with headlight, clutch, and dual stage motor, and I'd absolutely buy one.
Thanks for bringing these classics back! Although I do think you should add more models like the old Vibrance Entry into the line because I would say this one is still pretty pricey for alot of consumers.
It doesn't have a twin fan motor or a seal on the bottom plate. And it's not really made in the US, only the plastic parts are but everything else is made in China.
Ah, the Vibrance/8000 combo. Thank you, Tacony. It is nice to see this made in the US again! Hopefully soon we'll see a clutch version soon that will be better for solid floors.
I bought one myself and these are selling out quickly! This is what customers want, and not the junky R25 series! This is what a Riccar is supposed to be! It was a good idea to remove the clutch, but why no headlight? I would certainly pay $700 for a spirit with a headlight and lifetime belt, over the R25!
I think the Spirit is just out for a test through the dealers to see if there'd be a demand to add more models or not. I think there'd be another model coming out eventually considering the Powr-Flite has two models, one of them with a clutch and two speed switch. But we did had a model a while ago called the Vibrance Premium Plus with a lifetime belt and headlight until it got discontinued.
@@parfumextraitfan7453 The built quailty and other factors are just a big joke. The Vibrance ( Spirit ) is more basic and prooven to be a much better vacuum . just talk to anyone who's been a vacuum tech or riccar dealler for many years .
Both are actually good options. The R25 has many improvements over the Spirit but the Spirit is considered as a classic like being more simpler. Find your local Riccar dealer and test out both to see which one fits you the best.
@@panasonicvac4036 you do some what poove a point . But those improvements were not needed, as the Vibrance ( Spirit ) is a Simple vacuum with a quality build over the R25 series .
I own a Riccar "SupraLite" and I would be hard-pressed to loathe it more!!! I paid an insane amount of money for it six years ago and I rue every cent! There's not one time that I haul this thing out that I don't use seriously foul language at it. I am 77 years old, I take very, very good care of my vacuum cleaners, and this "beast" is only my 4th. The $25.00 Electrolux canister that I got in a garage sale in 1974 was better than this. There is almost zero side suction--I have to go at all the baseboards head-in, and the cord is a complete and miserable nightmare--it's worse that a $2 suitcase in the way that it folds up on itself. I spend more time disentangling the cord that just tangles up in itself and tangles up all around my ankles than I do vacuuming my entire house. I have been yearning to leave a review for six years, and I'm finally doing it. HATE THIS VACUUM!!!!!
The contracts with the companies they had with like Fuller Brush for example that offered cheaper models already expired. So rather than renewing the contracts, they decided to downgrade the Simplicity brand so they can still offer the cheaper models.
To clarify - we definitely are not knocking the Simplicity, as it is Riccar's "sister" brand. The two models closest to the Riccar Spirit are the Riccar Vibrance and Simplicity Symmetry, and both product lines were very popular and still exist in many homes today. In fact their popularity and the fact that they're assembled in St. James, Missouri are the reasons we introduced the Riccar Spirit.
You can't technically with using this just by itself. But what you could do is to order an extension accessory kit to plug onto this machine and use it like a mini central vac. Otherwise rewatch the video at 4:05.
