Re: [QUAD-L] wheelchairs (what's good and what's bad)?

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Hey Stunman, My first chair was a quickie and had it 5 years with only the switch from my LaBac go out because I broke it actually. I've never changed the batterries in 5 years and it's slower now but still going but a very solid chair the only thing that I didn't like was I had a quickie P320 and it has absolutely no suspension which wore you out during the day but all in all a great chair.   Mark   -------Original Message-------   From: Stuntman Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 2:48:54 PM To: Nyree Stewart; QUAD-LIST Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] wheelchairs (what's good and what's bad)?   I've had nothing but good luck with my Quikies, they are fast and my first one is now my back-up after 8 years of hard service which included 4 years of college. I've gotten 3 yrs out of 1 set of batteries and that was while going to school 4 days per week. That said, if you have good support and service for Invacare products in your area, it might be a good idea to check out the quality of support for other manufactures chairs. Not all areas are equal. Another consideration is the type of controls you use etc. Like a good pair of shoes there is no one size/type fits all when it comes to chairs. A place to look over some dif chairs: Do they have an Abilities expo near you? Or: http://www.sunrisemedical.com/index.jsp Good luck. Stuntman > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > Hello everybody,I know I don't commune with you guys very often, mostly because my schoolwork is very demanding and I find that the discussion group combined with school is overwhelming. But, I have a question for you all. I'm supposed to be getting a new wheelchair and I was wondering if switching from an Invacare would be appropriate. Currently I had an Invacare Rangers x storm series. Different people have suggested that I get either a quickie or a permobile. I just don't know which way to go. I haven't had any trouble with my Invacare, but if there is a better power chair out there please let me know. > > Nyree > > -- It's not the fall that hurts. Home page http://tnthompson0.tripod.com/homeincyberspace/ Graphics portfolio http://tnthompson1.tripod.com/index.htm Domain space http://nw-in.com/index.html .