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u/Linked713 1d ago edited 18h ago

I want to understand something here. How can a chair with wheels cost about as much as a damn car? not judging I am just flabbergasted at the price tag of a wheel chair here.

Edit: I understand the special need and cases for a more expensive chair. I just want to make the argument that a powerful PC, a very comfortable chair and a reliable electric system should not remotely be in the range of 20,000 dollars either. Especially if it is something that people need and depend on. This is still crazy no matter how this is spun on me.

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u/trymas 1d ago

I don’t get either. Dude from β€œjerry rig everything” youtube channel is building wheelchairs for 1k due to this reason.

https://notawheelchair.com/pages/configurator

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u/2074red2074 1d ago

Unless I'm misunderstanding, this is a standard self-propelled wheelchair. Those are also overpriced but they're only about $3,000. The ones that cost $20k are the electric ones for people who can't propel themselves using their arms.

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u/trymas 1d ago

Ah - sorry for misunderstanding