My old Hoover started to leak after 15 years so rather than have it fixed I decided to buy a NEW Hoover, which was rated #2 in Consumer Reports. It came in yesterday and when I took it out of the box I was surprised. It looks exactly like my 15 year old Hoover--no change, except color, that I could see. Now don't get me wrong, the old Hoover did a nice job and I saved a ton of money on carpet cleaning over the years. I was just surprised that I bought my old Hoover--again. I guess when you have a good design, stick with it.