9000 SL

Rides very easy and smoothly. Can make tight turns. An excelent product.

The only thing I would change would be the wheel locks. Push to lock rather than pull. Since the caregiver is usually in front of the chair to lock it, pushing down is esier. She/he does not have to hold the chair in place while pushing the locks back.

connie k. from hartford, ct (caregiver)

My 85 pound 90 year old aunt has the use of only her right arm. She is in a wheel chair all day at a convalescent home.

Excellent quality chair, easy to pack and go, we purchased it so that we could take him out (he has a power chair he uses at home). Works perfectly for what we intended. The vinyl seat option was a plus. Most lower cost chairs don't offer the vinyl seat option (vinyl is much better for cleanup than fabric seats). I did quite a bit of research before purchasing this chair. Spinlife had the best price on the Internet that I found, and they were very easy to do business with.

None noted so far.

karen p. from gambrills, md (caregiver)

Male, age 81, severe amputation, very limited strength

I have owned an Invacare 9000 SL for the last nine years. It is a good,sturdy,well made, basic wheelchair.

There are none

norman f. from springfield, il

I am a 65 year old with Cerebra Palsy

easy to manage in tight places.

Weak back. It needs solid metal rods instead of hollow tubes. Some of us have to get in and out of thier chairs many times daily. These poles bend then break after prolonged use. I've gone through many chairs and not one has a re-enforced pole.

douglas o. from englewood, fl

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The customer likes it.

none

kathleen t. from ball ground, ga

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scott p. from corona, ca (caregiver)

14 year old with dopamine responsive dystonia; wheelchair needed while muscular strength improves

Design and quality of construction

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jay m. from springfield, il

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the hard wheel locks

the noise everytime i move, the extra $25 it cost.

robin k. from tobyhanna, pa

55 yrs, have MS unable to walk. wheelchair is very creaky (sound) like wheel locks they won't wear out like the rubber ones i've had on my last 3

good quality

none

basil o. from parma, oh

i am 72 and not able to walk

quite light, narrow width, nice fabric, modern look

not sure if we have found any

joseph b. from boston, ma (caregiver)

almost 90, little leg fuction

driver likes the way it steers

pop a wheely, kick things not long enough

richard a. from cambria, ca

multiple sclerosis-45

LOOKS APPEALING, WEIGHT IS GOOD

NONE

basil o. from parma, oh

user is 72 and not able to walk due to a nerve disorder, confined to wheel chair