What mobility scooter do you own?

john1946

:beer: Hi I'm new:j

Just wondering if you own a mobility scooter, what scooter is it you own?

John :cool:

Nilrem

My mother has had a variety over the years, but generally has found the Shoprider Sovereign (and it's clones/copies*), to be the best for her.

I think she's on her third over the past 10 years or so.
The first was an ex demo and died after about 4 years, the previous one to her current one got replaced when it needed new batteries/tyres and one of the local stores had a new one for about £700.

She's been using them for about 18 years now at a guess, and has had loads of different ones, many not lasting long before dying and the parts being impossible to get (the Shoprider was the first one she bought as new/nearly new).

The ones I liked the most were her first "modern" one, which was a three wheeler using normal bike tubes/tyres (very sleek looking thing), or her first one which was a "Battricar" . Those were built like a tank and used wheels off a mini, batteries off a truck, a tiller control that was great for building upper body strength (it was basically a lever), and brakes that relied either on pushing down on the tiller, or pulling a handbrake, either way it was a religious experience when going down hill - the motor was no help in slowing it as it was a direct chain drive (you'd break the chain before it would act as a brake to slow the hulk down).

*So parts are easy enough to find.

JayWalker

A Tramper. British made, true off-roader and very sturdy. One of these has made it to the top of Mount Snowdon - and back down again! Not cheap, but worth its weight in gold.

daska

A shoprider 'paris' I think - I needed one that could cope with more weight as I'm 16+ stone and I take my toddler on it, and I also needed it to come apart to fit in the car boot with his pram... £1300 new but nothing around second hand that fitted my requirements. If I hadn't had to pay out to have the stronger motor I would have gone for a much lighter folding one and a road legal one as well.

welshman1982

I have a Liteway 8 Mobility Scooter. Its fantastic. Completely portable and easy to take apart for putting into the car, has a top speed of 8mph and is fully road legal. I'm a wheelchair user so needed a scooter thats portable, road legal, easy to control and small enough to get around the shops in. I'm not of slight build, 16 stone +. It has a 21stone weight capacity and cost around £1900. You can buy the 6mph version for around £1500 or the 4mph version for around £1000. Being in my 20s its nice to be more mobile and out on a scooter that doesnt look like i've robbed it off my granny!

Bart

I use a PDQ Power trike, the company was cr*p but for me the power trike is very good. Top speed on the flat is 11mph, down hill I've done 40mph:eek: so far!! ( I had to slow down because a bus got in the way) I have done 20 miles on one charge and have covered over 350 miles in 18 months it's good fun off road and in the snow:T

laurajadedaniels

I've got a prsim 4 pink scoter! love it! x

Kavanne

I don't have one