Purchase Tips of Mobility Scooters
1. Brand of Mobility Scooters
There are many brands of the elderly mobility scooters. In the selection, consideration should be given to the qualification of the production company, the time of establishment, the scale of production, the certification passed, etc. These can understand the product quality from one aspect.
For ordinary consumers, how to identify whether a brand is a big brand? You can refer to the following methods:
Look at the brand's official website, understand the brand's business philosophy, product line, and understand the brand's situation from relatives and friends in the surroundings, and understand customer comments on the brand's product quality and after-sales service from related online forums. (If you do n’t even have a brand on the official website, do n’t believe the “big brands” of bad business!
2. After-sales Service
When buying a car, be sure to understand the after-sales service of the product. Elderly electric vehicles are different from other products, try to choose manufacturers that can provide door-to-door warranty during the warranty period. Otherwise, if the car breaks down, it is impossible for the elderly to push the car to the designated maintenance point for repair.
In addition, to choose a product with a simple vehicle structure, as mentioned earlier, a simple structure car has a low failure rate and less troublesome maintenance. I believe everyone understands this reason.
This point, I think it is very important, indicating that this brand is really making products with heart. The benefits of universal accessories to consumers are self-evident. In the event of a car breakdown, you can find spare parts for repairs everywhere, so as not to wait for the manufacturer's special accessories.
3. Choose a Model
【Choose the right car model】
Elderly mobility scooters can be divided into two types: luxury and simple. The luxury type has complete functions, but the price is high, the simple type structure is concise, economical and practical; consumers should pay attention to this when purchasing.
The so-called luxury type is nothing more than a simple type, adding a plastic shell, called "plastic parts" in the industry. In this case, from the appearance, it is very beautiful, but, from a practical point of view, such a plastic shell can not withstand collision, once the collision is damaged, high maintenance cost is one aspect, the key is that each of these plastic shells The manufacturer and each model are inconsistent, which means that it is not a universal accessory, and it is simply impossible to carry out maintenance and replacement locally. If you don't change it, the original luxurious appearance will become very ugly and become tasteless.
Relative to the luxury model, the simple car, because of the lack of plastic shell, the metal structure of the vehicle is more resistant to collision without deformation, in addition, the body can be made more compact and flexible, you can enter the elevator, corridors, home doors, convenient A lot. And because there is no fragile plastic shell, the maintenance cost in future use is very low. It is economical and low maintenance cost.
4. Check Accessories
The accessories must be complete.
The strength and performance requirements of the components of the mobility scooters should be higher than that of the bicycle. When purchasing, the user should look at the quality of the parts selected for the vehicle, such as: whether the frame is welded and the surface is defective, whether all parts are manufactured well, whether the double support is strong, whether the tire is selected from the famous brand, whether the fastener is rustproof .
5. Check Speed
The speed should be slow and safe! The international speed standard for mobility scooters is 8 kilometers per hour, which fully takes into account the actual physical condition of the elderly. (A car with a speed of 20-50 kilometers per hour on the market is by no means an authentic elderly mobility scooters).
The speed of the car can be known by inquiring with the merchant, or, the most intuitive way is to have a glance from the dashboard of the car. The maximum scale on the instrument panel may not be the maximum speed of the car, but you can also get a glimpse of it. A car with a speed of 8 kilometers per hour may use a 12-kilometer dashboard, but it is never possible to use a 60-kilometer or 70-kilometer dashboard.
6. Safe and Comfort
As a product used by the elderly, its safety cannot be ignored. Don't ignore safety and comfort because of the pursuit of too fast speed. The product must be selected to meet the national standards. Because it usually takes one or two hours as a walking tool, the old people's various reactions to the body are relatively slow, so they must be comfortable to avoid discomfort such as tiredness and pain after returning home at night.
Mobility scooters are used by the elderly, and the cruising range is different from ordinary two-wheeled electric vehicles, and does not require too much mileage. The daily activity range of the general elderly is within 3-5 kilometers, so it is enough to equip a battery that can last 20 kilometers. For special needs of long distance, you can choose 30 km and 40 km of batteries.
If the battery is small, the weight of the car body can be lighter. If the anchor breaks down on the way, the old man can push it by himself. Moreover, the braking performance of the brake is better (because the body is lighter, the inertia during driving is smaller), and for the elderly, the safety is higher.
7. Technical Parameters
[Consider whether the technical parameters of the vehicle meet the relevant national regulations]
This point is very important! There are many mobility scooters with sheep's heads selling dog meat on the market. Locals are forbidden to go on the road. If the elderly buy such a vehicle, it will cause a lot of trouble.
Therefore, it is very important to buy a legally compliant old generation scooter that meets the relevant national standards. For details, please refer to the following detailed instructions:
(1) If the speed is safe per hour (according to relevant standards, the speed should be controlled within 10 km / h) (Note: This speed refers to the maximum speed that the car can reach without the speed limit device. Some merchants often tell you that the speed of the car is 10 kilometers after installing the speed limit device. In fact, they are fooling customers. This must be vigilant.)
(2) Hard indexes such as length, height, width and weight of the whole vehicle cannot exceed relevant national standards.
(3) The design of the center of gravity of the whole vehicle should be low, and the design of the wheel track should be wide. These are related to the safety performance of the car, and the safety cannot be discounted.
(4) The rear wheels of the whole vehicle are driven, the front and rear brakes are braked, and the braking distance of the whole vehicle should be controlled within 0.5 meters. Too long a braking distance undoubtedly laid a huge safety hazard.
(5) The climbing ability of the whole vehicle should be strong, and the climbing ability should be strong.
(6) The operation should be simple, the elderly should be easy to use, and they will not be in a hurry in case of emergency.
8. Choose Points
Selection points when buying a car:
1. Check the appearance, see if the surface of paint and electroplated parts is intact.
2. According to the actual operation of the manual, check the working status of the vehicle. The speed regulation transition should be smooth, no impact when starting, and the wheels should rotate smoothly
Live, no stagnation and heavy feeling, the wheel rotation sound is soft, no abnormal noise, the brake should be moderately tight, and the brake is reliable.
3. Also check whether the auxiliary functions (such as power display, speed, mileage display, etc.) that this model should have are in a normal state.
4. Whether the accessory, charger, certificate, instruction manual and warranty card are complete.
5. The relevant certificates needed after sale are complete.
6. At the time of purchase, try to choose a merchant with a package return and exchange service, preferably a merchant that can promise "no reason to return and exchange". This is a great protection for yourself. In case the network introduction does not match the actual product, it will cause unnecessary economic losses.
