| Buying a mobility scooter can be a big investment for | | | | scooter that is priced well below the norm, you should |
| many people, but the benefits received from it are well | | | | be very wary and do research on the company |
| worth the cost. Electric mobility scooters are personal | | | | before you purchase it. Some of the most well known |
| movement devices that are used with those who | | | | and respected mobility scooters are made by Golden |
| have difficulty walking. There are several different | | | | Technologies, Pride Mobility, and ShopRider, so if it is |
| places that one can turn to when purchasing a mobility | | | | not made by one of these three, you should be |
| scooter, but it is far better to purchase it new. | | | | extremely careful. |
| Like almost everything, it is possible to buy used | | | | It is instead much safer and beneficial to purchase a |
| mobility scooters online. They are available on auction | | | | new brand name adult scooter. By purchasing a new |
| sites like eBay, in the classified section of most news | | | | adult scooter you are guaranteed of several things. |
| papers, and on sites like Craigslist. You can sometimes | | | | Primarily you are guaranteed that it will be in factory |
| save money by purchasing a mobility scooter this way, | | | | working condition and will provide many years of |
| but you often end up much worse off then if you had | | | | quality service. If something does go wrong it will be |
| purchased it new. A mobility scooter that you | | | | covered by a very comprehensive warranty and you |
| purchase from someone off of the internet or locally | | | | will not have any real out of pocket expenses. |
| has a very high risk of being mechanically unstable. | | | | Another factor is the cost, because you seldom get a |
| There is no telling the misuse that the device may | | | | very good deal on a used mobility scooter. You might |
| have sustained and when something does break it will | | | | save a little money off the price of a used scooter, but |
| come out of your pocket. Unfortunately many people | | | | the cost of shipping will generally offset any saving |
| that sell these devices online are not very honest or | | | | you might receive. Most dealers, on the other hand, |
| reputable. They are simply trying to make a little | | | | offer free shipping on their devices, so in addition to |
| money back off of their old mobility device and it may | | | | getting a device that is guaranteed to be in perfect |
| not even be safe to use. It is often necessary to | | | | working order, you are spending about the same as |
| purchase additional batteries and in some cases , due | | | | you would if you purchased it used. |
| to exceeding the weight capacity, the drive train is | | | | Anytime you purchase something used you are taking |
| almost completely worn out. Most used scooters also | | | | a risk. The main risk, aside from safety of course, is |
| have some sort of body damage. | | | | that the repairs you must make will end up costing |
| If you look on a site like eBay, in addition to seeing | | | | more than if you had just bought the device new. This |
| many used scooters, you will also run across mass | | | | is often the case and almost all used scooters will |
| made no-name adult scooters. These can seem like a | | | | need some sort of repairs within the first 6 months. It is |
| good deal, but are not made to last. These scooters | | | | far better to invest in a new scooter, which you will |
| are mass produced and feature shoddy manufacturing | | | | have for life. |
| and little or no warranty. If you see a new adult | | | | |