Since getting our Kirby about 5 years ago, my family has really put it to many uses from cleaning out  the cars to shampooing the carpets. My niece has borrowed it to vacuum her very messy house and my sister's husband has used it to clean out their cars. My mom used it regularly to shampoo the carpets of our 5 bedroom house and now that we've moved into separate smaller places we share it from time to time to continue cleaning the floors of our family's many places. It does an excellant job of deep cleaning carpets and upholstery. The $2000.00 it cost us has certainly been worth the every penny....