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From: Adrienne.Barhydt@p15.f41.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Adrienne Barhydt)
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Subject: 3 wheeler
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Date: 28 Jun 91 13:02:05 GMT
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On Sun, Jun 02 Bob Yankun (1:101/460) wrote the following to All:

 BY>Can you tell me  something about 3 wheeled scooters?
 BY>What you recomend and why.Wether or not my medi-care pays for 80
 BY>percent or not or anything in general. I really need your help
 BY>with this decision.      Thanks........bob

I have a Pace Saver Plus.  I believe the manufacturer is Leisure
Lift.  It is my dearest posession but it does have some problems.
The one I have is 3 1/2 years old so I have no idea how it compares
to the ones they make now.  I understand that the new ones are
substantially different.  Most of the comments I have about it you
could probably apply to selecting any machine.

The biggest problem I have had is that I have had 2 motors go bad
on me.  I am a fairly gentle scooter user so it is not from abuse
or poor maintenance.  Bad luck or a bad product?  Who knows?  On
the plus side, new motors are about $150 and so far my insurance
has been willing to pay.  I understand motors for other scooters
are a LOT more expensive.

The seat is fine for the way I use it (on and off it all day) but
would not be satisfactory for longer periods of time.  Find a seat
you like!

It is not long enough for me.  I am 5'7'' but very long from hip to
knee so my legs are too long for it.  The plus side here is that
its base is short enough to just fit on the lifts of some of the
old clunker paratransit buses here.

Power for outdoor use seems reasonable.  I simply do not have the
energy (me personally, not the scooter) to do much out door
adventuring so I likely haven't tested the conditions you may want
to be able to handle.

Perhaps the most important thing I can say here is that I do
remember how hard it is to make the decision to get one of these
beasties.  But it makes life SOOOO much more livable that it is
well worth finding your way over the emotional hurdle.

Adrienne

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