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Mieles seem pretty indestructible and not that pricey in the scheme of things. Something like a C3 you can get for £225 here
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Miele. Every time. Our C3 complete has been going strong for several years and knocks everything else into a cocked hat for performance. Everything on it is well designed with an eye to being easily maintained or replaced (not that we've had to buy any replacement accessories for it yet). Also had a Sebo, which was decent but did conk out on us.
Forum approved vacuum cleaner.
It's going to replace a Dyson DC-08 that I've had for 20+ years.