Hoover Hurricane HU4177T

It's a funny old world these days where household appliances are concerned. You flick through a catalogue and you see a brand you once trusted or knew of which once had a great reputation and recognise a colour or a theme which once graced its trademark range. Then you are taken to another appliance bearing another name, another price, perhaps different, blink twice and then you realise that brands like Hoover and Vax are selling the same model but in different colours and there a difference in price to match too! When Hoover in the U.S market was dumped by Whirlpool recently they were taken over by an Asian company who also happen to own Dirt Devil of America ...