I'm going to work my slx till there's noting left of it!  

My slx 25 must be getting onto 3 year old now - given it so much stick but it's still going !! 
It's been dropped, thrown, abused in sand, rarely cleaned but still going ! 
I have just treated it to a full set of clamps. 
It's shorter due to top and bottom of each section being trimmed bout a couple inches. 
It's thinner after all the work it's done. 
It has no end stop on section 2, this is because I use it as short caravan brush with different brush head. 
I've loved it so much I just bought a slx35. 
It doesn't feel that much heavier, or more awkward to work with. 
The pole is much numptyblier / ribbed !! Trying to remember if the 25 was like that new ??