I'm with you Ron. The ibot is nothing but an expensive novelty. Dan
At 05:13 PM 12/30/2007 -0800, RONALD L PRACHT said something that elicited my response: >Hello, > >In the car business you have ford, chevy, ford, >dodge.......toyota........which are known manufacturers that have proven >technology and any mechanic works on these. The you have saab, audi, volvo, >scion, saturn, fiat, mercedes........these car may be decent but you cant get >parts very easy and when u do its crazy high priced. > > >The wheelchair business is the same you got invacare, quickie, >tilite.......then you got the unknowns ibot, permobile and several more. > >When you buy a car or wheelchair you have to think about can i get parts for >this chair, how easy, how much, from which vendor. > >Quickie is the most proven, known, trusted manufacturer........parts are >plentiful........anyone works on them. > >I would never subject myself to the hell that buying an unknown is going to >be.......the ibot is cool to watch but too much technology to keep going in >everyday life and come on are u really going up thirty stairs with >it.........i think if you went up the thirty stairs 5 times a day you would >have a broken chair and a couple broken legs. > >ron c7 >
