That is ridiculous Quadius. Especially if it has already been bought and paid for! And what if you did not have a backup? What are the excuses you're getting? And why is it still in the shop?
I just did a google search on "Permobil 350" and one of the links that came up was when the last time a thread HERE ON THE LIST about Permobils occurred. Luke had recently got his first one and then I responded. This was back in March if anyone wants to look at it in the archives. Also, one website is selling them from anywhere in between $6,000 and $9,000 BUT then you do not have the vendor support for proper seating, repairs up to the x-number year warranty, etc.. The ones that insurance companies pay for... Permobile charges them around $30,000 now. Mine was $18,000 in January of 1999 and all paid for by Medicare and by Medicare supplement. Any repairs or new batteries that I need for my wheelchair (Permobil) is paid for by Medicare because Medicare paid for the chair. Otherwise it would be an out-of-pocket expense. Another thing that showed up was from the topic "rehab management" and in the magazine "Rehab Today" there was an article about Permobil's "Defining Moment". The first couple of paragraphs start out by saying the following: *Defining Moment for Permobil?* Approximately 375 therapists and providers attended Permobil's<http://www.permobilusa.com/>PowerSurge 2008 in Nashville this week, with some citing travel costs and focused educational seminars as reasons for making the trip. As reported in *Friday Report* and elsewhere, Permobil chose to forego both Medtrade<http://www.medtrade.com/>Long Beach and Medtrade Atlanta this year in favor of the PowerSurge event. Instead of spending roughly $250K on a Medtrade booth, Permobil officials booked the Opryland Hotel for lodging/educational seminars, and paid hotel expenses for all attendees. Participants at the invitation-only event paid their own travel expenses, plus a $50 fee which Permobil donated to the ALS Society <http://www.alsa.org/>. According to *Barry Steelman*, marketing manager at Permobil, PowerSurge ultimately cost about the same as one Medtrade show. "It was never about money. It was about how best to serve our customers," says Steelman. "At Medtrade, we could see about 1,000 people for 15 minutes at a time. Here we can see 375 people for 2 days." Providers such as *Paul Bergantino*, president of ......... " Anyway, the rest of the article can be found here: http://www.rehabpub.com/RMN/2008-04-21_03.asp Lori On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 12:07 PM, Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My new Permobile C350 is still sitting in the shop. I haven't had a chance > to sit in it yet, but I am eager to try it out shortly. In fact, I'm going > to get on the phone right now and see what the hold up is this time. I > ordered the thing in March and while the chair arrived pretty quickly, it > has taken three or four months to get all of the other parts in. > > Quadius > > > On 8/26/08, Tim Syfert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Got a new Permobil 350 yesterday. Nice chair. I like the fact I can do >> both tilt and recline. I know it will take a few days to get use to it but >> what a smooth ride it has. My old Quickie I felt every darn bump in it. >> >> Tim >> http://THEQUADLINK.COM <http://thequadlink.com/> >> >> > > > -- > Quadius > C2-3 incomplete > 13 years post injury
