Mobility Scooters: Wanted - Tips, Warnings,Reviews.

Oooo yeah! I'd put my viking helmet and leather jacket on and terrorize the joint.

Fishpond have just tacked the ex US shipping costs on and offered 'free' shipping in OZ.

That's in Lilyfield Phants, cost me another few hundred to get it shipped. It's too skinny in the seat for me anyway. There's a lot more than price involved in all this. siiiigh.



 

Diwundrin said:
Oooo yeah! I'd put my viking helmet and leather jacket on and terrorize the joint.
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With an accompanying soundtrack of Ride of the Valkyries, no doubt ... ;)

I still can't get over the prices of these things - I hope I never need one, because based on what I'm seeing I'll only be able to afford a stolen grocery-store shopping cart.
 
That's the one Di i can picture you racing on down the path and chucking a wheelie around the corner to that tune, you will have to get an Ipod and ear plugs so you can play it while screeching around terrorising the other old farts in the retirement home.:lofl:
 
You're a wild man Phants.

Love the "brake lights for safety." They're placed under the heels and a few inches forward of where your bum would be if a car hit you.
Softer impact?

I see a problem with where to stow the groceries too.
 
I used the search function to find this thread, after considering buying one for a soon to be trip to Disney. (No thank you on walking 10 miles in 5 hours) I found some mobility scooters for sale at this website and some start at $599.00. Here is the website, the low cost one is under travel mobility scooters: https://www.mobilityscootersdirect.com/ Not sure where that $6k came from, kind of scarred me so I started doing research.
 
A friend rents one, when she goes to Disney. The price may have gone up. But, she told me it was only $50..for two days. Said it was easier for her to rent one, than to bring her's there.
 
Great minds think alike! Certainly looked into that. I think they wanted that per day when I looked into it. I don't recall the exact amount, but if I go 5 times, roughly 50% of it would be paid for. So figure just buying the mobility scooter would be the best bet. If I go on a cruise or another "10 mile day" I can easily just bring it with me. :).
 
If you go that often, that is decidedly the way to go. So true about cruises. Especially boarding and going ashore, at ports. Seems longer than ten miles.:rolleyes:
 
Yeah I'm a travel bug. Love traveling to see what other beautiful images nature can burn into my brain! Worked so hard my life, now I can do it. Woo hoooo. I jog every other day for a couple miles. These 5+ miles day of just standing hurts my feet really bad. Last time I wore Reebok trail shoes because my running shoes didn't match, so perhaps that was my mistake. Need some comfortable walking shoes next time. Or can just look the part and buzz around haha.
 
Papa said:
Yeah I'm a travel bug. Love traveling to see what other beautiful images nature can burn into my brain! Worked so hard my life, now I can do it. Woo hoooo. I jog every other day for a couple miles. These 5+ miles day of just standing hurts my feet really bad. Last time I wore Reebok trail shoes because my running shoes didn't match, so perhaps that was my mistake. Need some comfortable walking shoes next time. Or can just look the part and buzz around haha.
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Look the part and buzz around....so, you will not miss anything :cart:
 
Diwundrin said:
Shopping for something to get me around the new digs when I move and currently cruising eBay for bargains and researching.
Anyone got or use one? Any hair-raising stories. They can't be as wonderful as the ads for new ones, 50km range off a battery charge? Batteries must have made a hell of a leap... but then I'm not up to speed I guess.

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We have 5. Two lightweight travel scooters that are easy to separate into four components that will fit in the trunk of small cars. Then we have two large luxury scooters that are great for cruising the streets with, similar to the one in your post which we really enjoy. We call them Senior Recreation Vehicles (SRV's). Then we have a small power chair that's also considered a travel chair that separates into four pieces.

The travel scooters are rough-riding on the street because they have solid wheels and no suspensions but are ideal for shopping malls, theme parks, or even shopping in the large stores and strip malls. The small travel chair is ideal indoors for getting around the house because it is small and agile and not too powerful. We had a large power chair for a while and we were both afraid of it, it was too fast, too large for use in the house, and too fast.

The two large scooters are ideal for the street because they have pneumatic tires, suspensions, and plusher seats.

We bought all of our scooters and the power chair used. We bought them all long before we needed them so we had time to pass over many overpriced units until we stumbled over a really good deal. In one instance, we found an estate sale where the kids had bought their elderly father the biggest, fanciest scooter and little power chair they could find. their father didn't use either one but very little before he died. We got an exceptional deal on those. Estate sales like that are not uncommon. One caveat though, be prepared to spend $300-$400 on new batteries. No one seems to take care of their scooter batteries.

In Canada, new scooter prices range from $2500 to about $6000. Slightly used prices from original owners run from $400 to $1,000. Not much can go wrong with them as the electrical systems are sealed. Owners often neglect to charge the batteries as often as they should so plan on spending $300 to $400 extra for new batteries.

As to batteries, scooters use a different kind of battery that automobile batteries. They are both lead/acid batteries but are designed for either deep discharge or maximum cranking amps (for automobiles). Scooters require the deep discharge type. They are a bit more expensive but really will provide the ranges advertised (under ideal conditions). the terms used in advertising batteries can be very confusing; SLA sealed lead acid, AGM absorbed glass mat, Ah amp hour. All you need to know is that your scooter needs two SLA, AGM, deep discharge 35Ah batteries or whatever Ah rating your scooter requires, and check the the battery dimensions to make sure it will fit in the scooter holder. Or you can ignore all this and pay considerably more for your batteries from your mobility dealership.

In Canada, new scooter prices range from $2500 to about $6000. Slightly used prices from original owners run from $400 to $1,000. Not much can go wrong with them as the electrical systems are sealed. Owners often neglect to charge the batteries as often as they should so plan on spending $300 to $400 extra for new batteries.

Be a detective and search out local deals on facebook, Kijii, and similar local websites. Check the ads in your community Bargain Hunter and newspapers. Be patient, eventually you will find the right unit at the right price.​


 

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