Lachesis00
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- Mar 25, 2003
Hopefully the one ordered for me is a good one. It is 4 (I think) wheels vs 3. She said it will be less likely to tip over. It also works like a 4 wheel drive (going up hills and such). Some how you can flip a switch on the bottom and top 1/2 swivels from the bottom 1/2 to make it easier to get out of a stuck situation. You can drive right out if needed. I think she said it can go up to 12mph.
She said this model runs around $15,000! There is no way I could afford one on my own!!
I am so excited. This will make going out so much easier. I can not push myself in a normal wheelchair (I have shortened arms, missing the radius bones and shortened ulna) so my poor asthmatic husband pushes me. I always feel so guilty.
Not to mention I have to have someone with me no matter where I go if there are no electric scooters (other then grocery stores, they just do not provide them here in AZ). I totally feel like I have lost my independence. Not that I do not love having my husband or son tootle with me! But on occasion, it would be nice to go to the mall by myself or out with girlfriends.
Are there accessories like say a cup holder and if so where would I get one? Can a basket some how be mounted? I always carry a backpack on my manual wheelchair but when I go shopping or say if I was at Disney, I normally would use the scooters with a basket on it.
My biggest question, a lift for my car. I have a Dodge Stratus. I know a mini van would be ideal but there is no way I can afford one right now. My insurance gal told me these lifts for cars start at around $5,000 and go up to over $20,000 depending on what kind of lift, what it's being mounted to. She also told me they are not covered by insurance. Can anyone verify this?
She said this model runs around $15,000! There is no way I could afford one on my own!!
I am so excited. This will make going out so much easier. I can not push myself in a normal wheelchair (I have shortened arms, missing the radius bones and shortened ulna) so my poor asthmatic husband pushes me. I always feel so guilty.
Not to mention I have to have someone with me no matter where I go if there are no electric scooters (other then grocery stores, they just do not provide them here in AZ). I totally feel like I have lost my independence. Not that I do not love having my husband or son tootle with me! But on occasion, it would be nice to go to the mall by myself or out with girlfriends.
Are there accessories like say a cup holder and if so where would I get one? Can a basket some how be mounted? I always carry a backpack on my manual wheelchair but when I go shopping or say if I was at Disney, I normally would use the scooters with a basket on it.
My biggest question, a lift for my car. I have a Dodge Stratus. I know a mini van would be ideal but there is no way I can afford one right now. My insurance gal told me these lifts for cars start at around $5,000 and go up to over $20,000 depending on what kind of lift, what it's being mounted to. She also told me they are not covered by insurance. Can anyone verify this?