Cordless or plug in vacuum cleaner?

Mt61

Does anyone remember those Kirby upright hoovers? Think it had three wheel, cost the price of a small car😳

I do we had a demonstration on our mattress I nearly passed out, my goodness that could suck, but yes very pricey

Lilyflower

I second the recommendation for trying a new battery. We have replaced, at different times, the battery and the motor and each replacement has rendered the machine as good as new.

100% agree, I should have read the full post before I answered sorry.

I’m happy to recommend the GTech Air Ram.

Get a robot vac.

I have several vacuum cleaners

The old sebo upright corded stays in my garage and does a superb job, very powerful suction but too heavy for in-house.

Miele corded upstairs, good for taking air out of vac bags and good for cleaning my sewing room and sewing machines, with special attachments. Too unwieldy to carry up and down stairs. A very good cleaner

Two old roombas, I have replaced both batteries with cheap ones from e bay. They go on and on and I would replace them, worth their initial cost 12 years ago. Efficient and they make a difference

Main cleaner is a dyson cordless and this is the one I would choose above all the others, only if I had to choose. Lightweight and very efficient. Bought 3 years ago and top of the range with all attachments. Hanging on a floor stand in my hall, always ready for action

Old Henry sits behind my sofa and is only ever used to clean out my cold stove and hearth

I find my Shark corded very heavy to use but efficient. I don't use it every day as it gives me a backache. I have a Hoover cordless which is also efficient and it is much lighter but needs emptying every few minutes, otherwise it loses power. I won't use Dyson on principle.

I’ve got a shark cordless for using upstairs. It’s ok, but nowhere near as good as the cordless dyson. It lacks oomph, somehow and isn’t as good as picking up bits on the carpet. Plus its battery soon drops from 100% to 80% within just a few minutes of use. For those reasons I won’t replace the shark with another shark once it gives up the ghost.

I have a robot hoover upstairs and another downstairs. That just leaves the stairs and I use a Dyson cordless for those. Got my first robot hoover when I had a very hairy dog and loved coming home to a clean floor. 😊

I have had a Shark cordless since before Covid and can thoroughly recommend it - I have two long-hair cats and it is great at picking up their fur. Would never go back to a corded.

Thank you all for your kind replies and advice.
I have ordered a new battery and will see how that goes before buying a completely new vacuum.