I have been reading the various forums here this morning and they are so helpful.
I know what I don't want, so now I am having difficulty deciding between what appear to be 2 very good machines.
After pushing several of the previously mentioned machines around in the store, I might have a slight prefernce for the Riccar. I like the fact that it won't need belts, and will turn off when I accidently suck up something I shouldn't. I also prefer the hand held vac that comes with the Riccar, but I think that may be mostly cosmetic.
I believe I would choose the Pilot over the Gold, but I did not consider or really know about the Edge I see talked about on here. When it comes to the Oreck, it is hard to overlook the great 6 or 10+ year service plan, not to mention the 30 day money back guarantee.
Now, I am just going around and around in circles.
Does anyone here have some information that might help me move on?