when I got my chair I did the same thing. 14 years using a rear wheel drive is a long time to unlearn something. I'm still learning the Magitek, but I am getting better. The Permobile rides so much different than my old Invacare. Today was my first day out shopping in the stores. I think I did pretty good most of the time. I was going in and out without too much difficulty, but one of the pouches I have on the side accidentally caught the corner of a display. Thank goodness it only dumped out boxes of tea. The young man was very understanding when I explained that I'm still not very good at using this chair yet. Q
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Jim Lubin <[email protected]> wrote: > I got the rear wheel drive also. The sales guy recommended I get the rear > wheel drive since that is what I am use to for my past 3 chairs over 21 yrs. > He said the center wheel drive turns a lot differently. Since he is a > wheelchair user himself, I went with his recommendation. > > At 11:59 AM 5/1/2010, Danny Hearn wrote: > > that's cool Jim-- it looks nice must take some time getting used to it-hope > it works out great for you ! i just got my new invacare torque 3 with > recline and leg lift only.... also has the newer mk6i Electronics too and > works a bit different but easy for me because i'm a c-6 and don't need head > control or sip n puff--but price was still well over $17,000. mine is a > rear wheel drive is yours? harder to manuver in tight spots but these have > worked well for us , where i live and loading in our chevy mini van. Dan > H*. c-6 St. louis, Mo. > > > *From:* Jim Lubin <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sat, May 1, 2010 12:42:47 AM > *Subject:* [QUAD-L] new wheelchair! > > Just got my new wheelchair yesterday. It's been 8 yrs since my last one. > The main parts include: > Invacare Torque 3 with Formula CG Tilt/Recline Powered Seating > MK6i electronics with sip-n-puff controller > The Savant Headrest - http://www.symmetric-designs.com/the-savant-2.html > Roho High Profile Quadtro Select Cushion > > I fairly happy with it but am having a little trouble getting use to new > MK6 electronics. It is so different from the old MK4 electronics. The new > headrest is much nicer from my old one and supports my head better. > Total cost... $31,065! > > ---- > Jim Lubin > [email protected] > http://makoa.org/jim > disAbility Resources: http://www.makoa.org > > >
