Re: Why are elliptical trainers so expensive?

13:14:03 Fri, 7 Nov 2003misc.fitness.aerobic
Never_give_up at Never_give_up <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I went by my local fitness dealer and was looking over Precore
>machines. I noticed they range from the cheapest $2400 to the most
>expensive $6000. I use a Precor at my gym and would like one for my
>home so I wouldn't have to travel the 25 mile trip back and forth
>everyday to go to my nearest local gym.

Walking that distance should keep you fit! ;-)

> I'm really considering buying,
>but I would just like to know "why" are they so expensive. Is it
>really that hard to make that you have to pay up to 6k to own one. I
>could by a near new Honda for that price. Can someone explain to me
>why these things cost as much as they do? And do you think that the
>cost of such machines would go down in the future. I can understand
>the supply and demand issue,

I think that is the answer: lack of supply, sort of: not enough
competition to drive the prices down. Lack of demand, paradoxically, may
be a cause of this, since the market may not be big enough to attract
enough players.

> but why is health in this country costing
>more then what most can afford. Everytime I go to the doctor and have
>to fill out a perscription I go online and get them from Canada and
>pay 1/4 of the price they charge at my local pharmacy....but thats a
>different issue :) Thanks to any and all that reply.

My guess: that is a problem with private health insurance: whatever is
charged, gets paid. So, prices go up.
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