I have had a Miele for seven years now and it is still amazing. I have a bunch of kids and two pets and use it almost daily. Before my Miele I would burn through vacuums like crazy.

I am not really sure why another poster said that it smells when they turn it on. You can buy replacement filters and such. We have the one with HEPA filters and it is amazing. Maybe theirs is just a different design or something. We haven't had any problem with that at all.