Hi gecko,
thank you for your feedback, I appreciate it a lot and it's always great to see reactions to the cadWeazle. Now let me answer your question.
The purchase price really depends on the version you are interested in and - even more important - on what the most crucial aspect about an electric wheelchair is for you personally. The "basic" model has an export value of about 9000 € (that means outside of Europe) which is more than reasonable compared to most other self-propelling wheelchairs. Please keep in mind that
no other wheelchair on the planet can reach those "non-wheelchair-areas". This was the main reason we started making the cadWeazle in the first place. It is therefore unique because no other available wheelchair will go there.
The working principle compares to that of snow shoes. The only reason snow hikers do not sink into the snow and get stuck is because their weight is spread evenly across a larger surface than normal boots would cover. It's the same with wheelchairs and "difficult" kinds of terrain. Most electric wheelchairs' tires are simply not wider than a normal foot, hence they WILL get stuck in fresh snow, cadWeazle WILL NOT.
Furthermore many of our features are automatically given due to the model design. Other manufacturers give customers the option to purchase additional features such as "Stability Lock prevents forward tipping" or "SureStep technology" (as found on
spinlife.com). Please note that these 'extra features' jack the price up quite a bit but are already integrated with our cadWeazle due to its dimensions and technical attributes.
Let me direct your attention to a different aspect. No other comparable vehicle on the planet is allowed to go to
nature protection areas (except of course firefighters, park rangers and so on), because they either simply can't, are too loud and disturbing or pollute the environment. CadWeazle will do none of these things and is therefore permitted to enter those areas as it does not conflict with nature protection laws at all. We have several chairs in Germany up and running within the North Sea area for mudflat hiking tours and nature observation purposes.
As you can see cadWeazle is not a wheelchair in the classic sense. You can think of it more as an "accessibility tool" for anybody who wants to be mobile on a whole different level - be it a wheelchair user or not. We think that is the greatest thing about it.
I wish you a wonderful weekend gecko.
@ Webwych :
And please organize a BBQ. You don't want to regret spending the weeked fighting aliens instead, because I know a person who did...
Marius alias beachwheels from Kiel, Germany
This post has been edited by beachwheels: 30 May 2008 - 10:59 AM
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