Mobility Scooter
Discussion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0HtTVUmulU
He also kid Scotland to somewhere in the U.K. I seem to remember
If I ever start to struggle walking I would get one in a heartbeat
Small ramp into something like a berlingo and jobs a gooden
Old couple near us have them and they go 30 miles some days, they have increased their battery capacity and they seem to be loving whizzing around, rain covers on etc
He also kid Scotland to somewhere in the U.K. I seem to remember
If I ever start to struggle walking I would get one in a heartbeat
Small ramp into something like a berlingo and jobs a gooden
Old couple near us have them and they go 30 miles some days, they have increased their battery capacity and they seem to be loving whizzing around, rain covers on etc
Because, nobody who is able bodied would really choose to ride something that disabled people use as a necessity.
I have ridden them, a mate of mine is disabled and also had a business buying and selling them, did well but Covid came and he lost his momentum with it and had to lay his staff off etc. But they are quite nice to use, very easy, like a fun size Tesla.
I used to help him move them about and did some servicing for him when he was stuck, I spent a happy ten minutes doing donuts in one and realised I had annihilated my grass
Delivered some to his storage unit in one of those warehouses and had time to kill so was charging round in one, 8 mph seems quite fast in the narrow corridors and the lights flicking on and off as you arrived added to it, quite memorable really in a weird way and one I relived when going to sleep that night.
Another mate was the fittest, strongest guy I knew, until his spine started to crumble, he ended up in one, was so sad but also great he could still get about in the fresh air independently.
I dont want one, but if and when that is needed I can think of worse ways of getting about. Better than the blue chariots, those were scary things, one big old big fat bloke who wore a mac and a hat had one on my grandmas road, he was a liability in it.
I have ridden them, a mate of mine is disabled and also had a business buying and selling them, did well but Covid came and he lost his momentum with it and had to lay his staff off etc. But they are quite nice to use, very easy, like a fun size Tesla.
I used to help him move them about and did some servicing for him when he was stuck, I spent a happy ten minutes doing donuts in one and realised I had annihilated my grass
Delivered some to his storage unit in one of those warehouses and had time to kill so was charging round in one, 8 mph seems quite fast in the narrow corridors and the lights flicking on and off as you arrived added to it, quite memorable really in a weird way and one I relived when going to sleep that night.
Another mate was the fittest, strongest guy I knew, until his spine started to crumble, he ended up in one, was so sad but also great he could still get about in the fresh air independently.
I dont want one, but if and when that is needed I can think of worse ways of getting about. Better than the blue chariots, those were scary things, one big old big fat bloke who wore a mac and a hat had one on my grandmas road, he was a liability in it.
J4CKO said:
Because, nobody who is able bodied would really choose to ride something that disabled people use as a necessity.
I have ridden them, a mate of mine is disabled and also had a business buying and selling them, did well but Covid came and he lost his momentum with it and had to lay his staff off etc. But they are quite nice to use, very easy, like a fun size Tesla.
I used to help him move them about and did some servicing for him when he was stuck, I spent a happy ten minutes doing donuts in one and realised I had annihilated my grass
Delivered some to his storage unit in one of those warehouses and had time to kill so was charging round in one, 8 mph seems quite fast in the narrow corridors and the lights flicking on and off as you arrived added to it, quite memorable really in a weird way and one I relived when going to sleep that night.
Another mate was the fittest, strongest guy I knew, until his spine started to crumble, he ended up in one, was so sad but also great he could still get about in the fresh air independently.
I dont want one, but if and when that is needed I can think of worse ways of getting about. Better than the blue chariots, those were scary things, one big old big fat bloke who wore a mac and a hat had one on my grandmas road, he was a liability in it.
Look up a fella called hubnut on YouTube, look at his invacar videos. Nice fella interesting content, much more watchable than the high production value YouTubers out thereI have ridden them, a mate of mine is disabled and also had a business buying and selling them, did well but Covid came and he lost his momentum with it and had to lay his staff off etc. But they are quite nice to use, very easy, like a fun size Tesla.
I used to help him move them about and did some servicing for him when he was stuck, I spent a happy ten minutes doing donuts in one and realised I had annihilated my grass
Delivered some to his storage unit in one of those warehouses and had time to kill so was charging round in one, 8 mph seems quite fast in the narrow corridors and the lights flicking on and off as you arrived added to it, quite memorable really in a weird way and one I relived when going to sleep that night.
Another mate was the fittest, strongest guy I knew, until his spine started to crumble, he ended up in one, was so sad but also great he could still get about in the fresh air independently.
I dont want one, but if and when that is needed I can think of worse ways of getting about. Better than the blue chariots, those were scary things, one big old big fat bloke who wore a mac and a hat had one on my grandmas road, he was a liability in it.
Someone will post a picture of fat gypsies on the two seat ones, on Benidorm shortly.
I was strolling around a village in Kent once and the oaps were about to have a mobility scooter race around the village. Which was a nice thing.
Big ones can be quicker but unbelievably expensive. £6000. The little ones are dreadful and useless on broken pavements and so on. Plus you’d walk quicker.
A two wheeled scooter does make more sense in that respect.
I was strolling around a village in Kent once and the oaps were about to have a mobility scooter race around the village. Which was a nice thing.
Big ones can be quicker but unbelievably expensive. £6000. The little ones are dreadful and useless on broken pavements and so on. Plus you’d walk quicker.
A two wheeled scooter does make more sense in that respect.
Spare tyre said:
Small ramp into something like a berlingo and jobs a gooden
He was dismantling the thing and lifting it in and out of his VW UP before. I persuaded him to sell that and buy a Berlingo with a ramp that he can either leave the buggy in the back of or just drive it in and out.
I have to say, I have been half-tempted as a way of getting too and from the bars in my home abroad. Seems a bit of a grey area though and goes back to whether you could be done for drinking and driving on one.
21TonyK said:
Not sure how easy it would be in the UK but where a mate lives in LA golf buggies are a popular form of transport for short trips.
Would love to use one of those but far from legal. I did see a group of young Swedish guys in a road legal one with plates, lights etc. Googled it and at €20k+ decided against that idea.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff