Are lower price Elliptical's any good?

adichristi

18 years ago

For instance, Image or Eclipse!

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bilgerat
18 years ago
From every thing that I've read, everybody says, and I tend to agree, you get what you pay for. I was looking at a nordic track at sears until I found out they were made by Proform, and most of the feedback I found on Proform was negative. I ended up buying a Vision Fitness 6200HRT, it was a little pricey, 2000.00 but we had a 20% off coupon. I've been using it for about a month now and love it. Check the warranty that comes with what ever machine you decide on, as a general rule the better the warranty the better th machine.
kokomo61
17 years ago
You get what you pay for. Any of the ProForm machines (NordicTrack, Weslo, Weider, etc.) are fairly cheaply built, but they usually last long enough for people to get disinterested in using them. If you get into the $1500+ range, you start looking at some good machines (LifeFitness, Nautilus, etc.).

Probably the two biggest 'bargains' out there for cardio equipment are the Schwinn Air-Dyne ($600 or so), and the Concept2 Rower ($800). These are built like bricks, and last forever.
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location and price are the two main drivers. However, certian areas with different stock of houses can have more unique circumstances. Especially true when you're at the higher end of the price spectrium for a particular area. in my town, we had a very tastefully renovated house that was done with high end materials that far exceeded the normal for new or existing construction in the area. However, the layout was a little different, it wasn't bad, just not the open floor plan that seems to be everywhere. they did come down on price from the origonal listing. However it sat for 6-9 months at its last list price and sold for list. It was a situation where the house probably deserved the price, but not every buyer loved the layout, it took finding the right buyer who appreciated the materials and space (and could pay for it) but was looking for a more traditonal layout than the limited new construction in the area. Same thing with larger older homes that need work. in your basic subdivision with your basic normal house, it comes down to location and price. more unique circumstances have some other factors involved on top of the first 2. Yes, more unique things limit the buyer pool and in theory demand. However, the supply and demand curve on real estate is not as elastic as other goods. you don't have to appeal to 75%+ of the population to sell your house, you don't have 100 of them to sell. I guess all I'm saying is that you shouldn't think that a person needs to discount the more unique house enough to get someone who has no need or want for the unique item, or thinks that its a negitive, to buy the house.
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Lyfia- I understand what you are saying. For our house we decreased the price 25% under market with us paying closing costs because we need to get out. There is nothing so humble as feeling like a rat on a sinking ship. My neighborhood truly feels like it is going downhill. I don't need a market analysis to tell me this. I just need to look at the discarded beer cans on my front lawn. I think my potential sale (keeping finger's crossed) is helped by other listings in my area which are overpriced. I am talking 2007 prices. BTW- I love your term "incurable defects". Makes me feel less like a loser. My home was a source of pride, but in the end it is just worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I don't think potential buyer's gave a rat's behind that the yard was beautifully landscaped, or that the house had fresh paint, slate floors, or new carpet. They just see comparible houses and think "I can make this what I want it to be" and if the prices for a comparable house is lower, they want that house. In the end for a quick sale you need to get serious with the pricing. I did and my neighbors are angry. They can live in 2007 but the reality is that it is now 2013. Things have changed.
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OP here, with a partial update. I have a Captial One CC, which does have the price protection guarantee. This benefit works more like an insurance plan than a conflict resolution service. The CC covers the cost, and they do not collect from the vendor. My CC does not have an annual fee, and since I pay the balance in full every month I do not pay interest. I have submitted the claim. I said earlier that it *may* work on *part* of the price drop. I had read it excludes rebates, so I already knew I couldn't claim that portion (hence the *part* of the price drop). I am not clear what constitutes an internet advertisement for these purposes. To abide by their distributor agreement, a vendor cannot advertise a price below a certain floor. That is why once the product is in a cart, you can see the lower price. AJ Madison's price drop shows once the product is in the cart. I am not sure if a CC price protection guarantee and a distributor agreement have the same definition of 'internet advertisement' (hence the *may* work). Ultimately, we got the appliance at the best price I could find at the time. Compared to other complaints, we are good. I will not bother to contact AJ Madison. I also want to apologize for egging on the discussion. I will go back to lurking mode with a houseful of cats :).
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awm03
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I've had a Proform eliptical for 3 years now & love it. Is it as good as a gym elliptical? No, but I still get a great workout on it, it's small & fits in my den nicely, it's fun to use & it does the job. Worth every penny of the $360 bucks I paid for it.
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I hope it's ok to post to this old thread - but need some advice and noticed kokomo was talking about using a rower. I have an old Nordictrack - without any of the dials or goodies - from a friend who was tossing it out. I use it everyday and would also like to work on my upper body flab and thought maybe the rower would be good for that. $800 is over my budget tho. Would appreciate any advice on this. Thanks.

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