I asked the rep about 7mph and that's what she told me. I did have the experience of taking it as fast as it could go on my neighborhood streets and it seems as fast as my Invacare TDX5sp. It goes 7mph. My new chair actually tells me how fast I'm going but I can't look down and see as my neighborhood streets are being completely redone this summer and seeing how fast I was going was not as important to me as crashing. I'll save that for our Metro Parks. I haven't been sitting in it because I'm waiting for prior authorization to have it modified for driving. Then I'll be able to take it to the park. Oh, but Greg, it's not even close to 8mph! Dianna
Hmm, the Q600Z web page lists 8mph. Could 5mph be a Medicare rule, not FDA? I know if there were things uncovered before, that I could pay the difference. My TDX5 clocks in at 6.5mph, but was listed at 7.5mph. Never as fast as listed though. Thanks, Greg -----Original Message----- From: Don Smith <[email protected]> To: greg <[email protected]> Cc: quad-list <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, May 14, 2015 9:04 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair Last year I got a permobil m300, with full tilt and legs can elevate. My 20 % co-pay was $3400,on 19,000 plus cost. It goes 6mph, but for an extra $1000.00 out of pocket I could get faster motors that did 7mph. That $1000.00 bought alot of food, and I'm never late to eat. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 5:29 PM, greg <[email protected]> wrote: Hmm, the Q600Z web page lists 8mph. Could 5mph be a Medicare rule, not FDA? I know if there were things uncovered before, that I could pay the difference. My TDX5 clocks in at 6.5mph, but was listed at 7.5mph. Never as fast as listed though. Thanks, Greg > hi greg, > i don't know about insurance but i just got my new chair. it's a > quantum 6000z. i really like it. going over bumps are nice. smooth > ride. my rep told me 5mph was the max because of fda rules. still > fast though! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: greg < [email protected]> > To: quad-list < [email protected]> > Sent: Tue, May 12, 2015 4:13 pm > Subject: [QUAD-L] New Chair > > > I need a new chair pretty soon. This one is falling apart. The > repair shop said it's at the point it's costing more to keep it > going. It needs motors, batteries, recline actuators. they all > still work, just not great. My insurance covers 80%, but my 20% is > still a big expense. The chair shop use to help out with co-pays, > but now they have contracts with the insurance companies that say > they wont do that anymore. I guess that prevents more people from > getting chairs, keeps their costs down. I'm on a Medicare > replacement program United > Healthcare. I do not qualify for Medicaid. Anyone know of any type > of secondary insurance that would help? I'm liking the Quantum > 6000Z, 8mph. Greg
