Steam Cleaner recommendations?

[VladTepes]

I know this is a very random question but....

I'm looking for a good quality steam cleaner - main use will be cleaning motorbikes and the inside of cars but also for general domestic use.

The best one I know of is a McCullough one but it's only sold in the Yoo Ess Aye and for financial and warranty reasons I need to find something good locally.

So just putting it out there in case anyone happens to have / know of a good one.

[DP1400]

Cant advise what to buy, but can tell you what to NOT buy!
Do not buy the Karcher hand held steam cleaner, it gets too hot to hold after just a minute or two in use, and for good measure, it will blow steam all over you hand because the seals are hopeless.
As with all Karcher stuff, the components are crap and the spares cost a small fortune!

[grog]

Sure see a lot of Karcher at the local rubbish tip.

[KiwiCol]

I've got (had) a Karcher water blaster, lasted for 3 months & a few days then died, seller said it was out of warranty. I spat the dummy a bit, about it being 3 days out of warranty & they eventually agreed to fix it no charge. It ran for another  few years then just stopped and had smoke coming out from inside.  Was laid to rest & I brought another brand from Repco..   

Wouldn't buy another Karcher product, just too dear & don't have the quality you'd expect from a premium priced item.

[VladTepes]

Yeah I won't touch karcher either.