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From: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
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Subject: Re: wheelchair survey,
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Date: 20 Nov 90 18:19:28 GMT
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  Willis Johnson
  willis@violet.berkeley.edu

 WJ> Would you buy an E&J, Invicare, Quickie again?  Have you seen
 WJ> the new E&J model?  Would you buy one?
     
        I own an E&J 3P powerchair.  I like the chair and it 
serves me well.  I care for it myself and do most of the repairs.  
If it requires repair work beyond my ability I seek an 
independent service person.

        E&J's prices are outrageous.  For tires for my wheelchair 
they want over $60 and over $30 for the tubes.  I buy the tubes 
and tires at the local bike shop for less then the cost of tubes 
from E&J.  The very same chair sold and manufactured here in the 
USA is sold at a lower price in England and France.  For an new 
electrical circuit board it paid me to order it from an 
independent dealer in UK and ship it to me.

        Good chairs, but terrible pricing.

                                -=joe=-

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