OK,
What kind of dealer obtained your first Quikee?
I don't know about pre-Quikee P200 models, as my first Quikee was a 1993 model and unless orders are made directly through them, local dealers often install their own choice of reclining mods etc to increase their profit margin. At Hines VA, I know everybody in charge of ordering and repairing wheelchairs and when possible they go with factory mods. Like my tilt-in-space which doesn't recline but it could have been ordered with it. An option which would have increased size and weight (and maint), and which I didn't need. (can do weight shifts).
Shifty dealers can be a real nightmare and they will try to cover-up their own falibilities and shoddy work.
This sounds like a good Idea for a website devoted to rating services in our own communities.
If there is enough interest, I have a domain to put it on.
Stunt
On 9/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Invacare TDX3. It's not light duty. I had a quickie and after 3 years it was junk I put some miles and time in chairs. The quickie I got back in 88 was never described as super heavy duty. In fact the reclining mechanism on it malfunctioned in less than 6 months. My neighbor rewelded the frame on the quickie after 3 years in 3 placesMy TDX3 actualy had the left hinge on the back fail while a guy was pushing on it to get it through some sand and gravel. I try to joke about it but the simple truth is that most chairs aren't that tough. While I do not own a per-mobile, I've gotten stuck following one. I weigh about 180lbs and the chair is over 220lbs. The hand grabs on my TDX are not on the frame, but on the back where the chair isn't particularly strong. Collisions are obviously my fault, but when doorways are 29inches wide I'm left with a tight squeeze. I'm in my chair between 14 and 17 hours a day. It all adds up.johnIn a message dated 9/26/2006 12:09:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:WOW!What co made your "light-duty" wheelchair?Both my "Quikee" chairs are super heavy duty, and the 10yr old one just came home after being loaned to my Uncles mom (6mo) untill she finally got hers at first they tried to pawn off one of those cheapo 1" tube frames on her, but my Aunt and Uncle had all my knowledge to guide them.
Stunt
On 9/25/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:My wheelchair is just black so it shows all the dirt and dust. It has scrapes and scratches because the idiot that drives it keeps hitting stuff/furniture/people. There's a bag on the back filled with useless stuff except a stadium blanket for when I'm outside and freezing. Sometimes the tires have dirt on them..at least, I hope its dirt. It didn't have a flexible frame when I got it but it has one now!Originally I ordered the chair with a pink paintjob and a purple roho seat. Roho said they didn't have purple so I figured the pink would suck and asked them to redo the chair in black. They were happy and I even got it a month sooner. I've had it 2 1/2 years and the lady at Medicare says it has to last 7years. I reminded her that the warranty was only for 90 days. She reminded me that she didn't make the rules and only god will ever know who is truly responsible for them. I corrected her and said I'm certain that Satan has reserved a high position in hell for the persons that made the rules that she enforces and she hung up. They hate it when you know the truth.
Actually, my chair may last 7 years if I die in the next year or so. It's not a bad chair, but if you drive a car 5000 hours a year and have a minor wreck each week, it may not last quite 3 years and cars are built, designed and engineered far better than wheelchairs.
Just what are the chances of this thing lasting 35,000 hours and surviving 350 some wrecks and other road hazards. ( I'm being generous, I have significantly wiped this chair out once and the back fell off last month, FROM OVERUSE!!!).My wheelchair was tested for endurance by a comatose butterfly.john
