I bought this little gem (stainless steel to last longer) in March, 2010, to clean my new car. I checked ratings and found it rated higher than most, so I bought it - wanted something better than the rechargeable ones. I have only used it twice because of health issues but I am really, really disappointed. Suction isn't what I was expecting - really have to work hard at getting it to pick up most bits on my car's interior. Also, the attachments keep falling off. I think I'll just (pardon the pun) suck up the loss and buy something else ... this one's too much of a challenge to use and much too frustrating!