Hi, my name is GerryofCumbria!

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Oh ok Rachel…Mr grumpy tries again..

Hi - My Needs Summary

Recently I learned that I had Heart Failure…serious failure.

I knew something was wrong when I increasingly found I could not walk more than ~20 metres without, gasp, gasp, pant, sit down. Ces’t la vie, more drugs than you can wave a stick at…on-going.

So, I am not really that old. Oh, ok so I am that oldish, but still desirable and youngish at heart.

But, I have a 4.5 acre property and I want to get round and enjoy fresh air, prune, plant, etc. 

So a powered off-road wheelchair seems a good idea, there are nice off road walks around, and I have a vision of chasing the cheeky amazon delivery girl down the drive.

I have had one demo from ‘All Terrain Wheelchairs’ for a Magic Mobility Extreme 8 model. The salesman was very polite, patient and helpful. It has all the features I need, tho quite pricy with the features added. Heart failure vs pile of money rotting in the bank..no competition.

I recommend All Terrain Wheelchairs. But, always try at least two other different offerings before leaping in.

So I contacted TGA Mobility and asked for a demo of their Whill Model C. The first appointment they called to cancel, the girl seemed not to care if I take a new date or go away. I took the date, on the day, no show, no call or message. Guess they didn’t care. Scratch TGA Mobility.

I looked around and ‘Easy Living Mobility’ have a wide offering and 4 of the models seem interesting. So I sent in the ‘book a demo’ form. A woman from Motus Medical called me and explained Easy Living Mobility don’t sell wheelchairs at all, the ads are for Motus. She explained that Motus don’t sell 2 of the models of interest and trashed the Whill wheelchairs, evan tho Easy Living Mobility advertise them…I asked why they waste people time…’oh thats life’. I asked to check they had the correct latest version of the other 2 models for demo. She assured me they did, even tho she could not check to be sure and didn’t seem to care. I said I want to be sure I get a demo of the correct model. She hummed, erm I don’t think we are the right seller for you, and put the phone down. Never mind my £20k budget. Questions not allowed. Guess she still gets paid for selling nothing. Scratch Motus Medical.

What now? 

Looking for (good) dealer(s) with the models, I want to see, and who wants to sell.

Models are: Permobil X850, Whill Model C, Ottobock C200, Meyra Optimus 2.322

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On going…..

Grumpy Gerry of Cumbria.

:)