Well the vacuum is actualy a very good vacuum, sucks great. Well like most people rather spend 200 on a walmart vacuum 1 time a year and keep smelling dirt and crap in the air. The kirby deep cleans, also its a shampoo's the carpets but you have to get the attachment kit that i dont have. You cant buy them in store have to have someone come to your house and give you a demo and then you decide. 99.9 % of people buy it. It has a automatic transmision so it pushes itself, hepa bag. just overall a great machine. This vac will last over 40+ years seen it done with no problems. Me and my father own a vacuum store, so we know the potentional of this vacuum.