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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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Hey for vacuuming the inside of the car, what do most of you use? I used to have a small silver Shark vac but it was stolen last year (house broken into) so now I have nothing thats small, kinda light to use. I was thinking of getting a shop vac, but I have no idea if those are worth their price when they're small.
Old Oct 7, 2007 | 10:06 PM
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I am using my household vacuum cleaner with extension.
Old Oct 7, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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^^ same here..

Just use your house vac..

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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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I would if my vac had that option haha
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 10:39 PM
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I tried a small shark vac and it was weak. took forever to clean anything. sleek looking piece of equipment but it worked like a piece of junk.
for best resuklts go to a good car wash and throw a few quareters into their vacuuum.
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 11:21 PM
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make sure you vacuum sucks really good (sucks as in the good way not crappy) plus its a good pun on words lol
Old Oct 9, 2007 | 07:17 AM
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or just pay 1 dollar for those power vacuum in the self-service carwash place. Those suck!!
Old Oct 9, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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most of the time at the carwash places the vacuums there do suck a bunch of nothing and leaves the dirt beind :?
Old Oct 10, 2007 | 12:46 AM
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i use a shopvac in my garage.
Old Oct 11, 2007 | 02:38 AM
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I have A DirtDevil Scorpion. It's a rechargeable portable vac. It works okay, I never had any problems with it. My only issue is that the battery life is short.
Old Oct 11, 2007 | 02:55 AM
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75 cents each time is a great price. As for dirt left behind... neverhad that problem with the vacs at the car washes.
Old Oct 11, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by PBflorida
I tried a small shark vac and it was weak. took forever to clean anything. sleek looking piece of equipment but it worked like a piece of junk.
for best resuklts go to a good car wash and throw a few quareters into their vacuuum.
The car wash vaccum are the worst....imho
Old Nov 11, 2007 | 12:57 AM
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wish i had a shop vac but i go to the self car wash for $1.25. It is much more powerful than any portable and is commercial use. If your hose has a problem sucking.....go to a newer place and check the hose for clutter before using it.
Old Nov 11, 2007 | 01:07 AM
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shop vac +1
Old Nov 11, 2007 | 01:18 AM
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I paid $15 for a cheap vac from Target that plugs into my cig lighter and it works great. Keep it in the back of the car and my interior is always clean.
Old Nov 12, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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Shop Vac +2
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 12:55 AM
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I like the powerful vacs at the car wash, but be sure to take a damp cloth and wipe off the end of the vac claw to be sure there is no excess dirt or grease on it so it won't get your seats or carpet soiled when you use it!!!
Old Dec 20, 2007 | 03:23 AM
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shop vac i think maybe 3-5 gal? easy enough to get around not to loud and was only $30-40????
Old Dec 23, 2007 | 04:32 AM
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I too use The Shark, which I bought at Target. It works great at home and in the car cause I can separate the center of the vac to carry it around outside!
Old Dec 25, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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I use the house vac with the extension too. That's the only way I can get all the dust from work out.



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