We bought a DC17 over the weekend, and we're incredibly impressed!We were discussing breaking out the steam vac because our carpet looked so nasty. After months of begging (suprisingly, his begging - not mine), my husband bought a Dyson. With price match we got it for $[...], including tax! Needless to say, we were thrilled not only with the price, but the performance. After running the DC17 over our carpets, we saw the the "nasty" aspect of the carpet equated to only 2 or three spots that were easily removed with spot cleaner.Result? Our carpet looks brand new!We have to give a quick WARNING, though - when the handle is down to vacuum, the hard plastic corner on the right side just above the wheel is pretty sharp. My husband took the dyson on it's first joyride around the living room and the corner cut the side of my leather recliner wide open. :(