What to Consider When Purchasing a Reconditioned Elliptical Trainer
There are pros and cons to purchasing a reconditioned elliptical trainer. This article will attempt to look at what some of those are so you can make an educated decision as to whether you should purchase a reconditioned elliptical trainer.
Pros
Reconditioned elliptical trainers are usually far less expensive than their new counterparts. Many have been reconditioned with new parts at the factory so are just about in as good of shape as a new machine without all the overhead. In addition to being inexpensive, they can also be more reliable than the new units.
I know that seems kind of backwards, but if you think about it once a unit has been reconditioned all of the general problems associated with it should have been discovered and fixed. While this is not always the case, you would be surprised how many new elliptical machines have minor problems that need to be fixed within their first year, then are completely fine after that. If you can get a unit for half the price that has all of these kinks already worked out, it might be in your best interests.
Cons
Many reconditioned elliptical trainers are reconditioned because something on them broke and needed to be fixed. You can never fully understand how one component breaking will affect all of the other components associated with the machine, so be careful as one broken part could be a sign of trouble to come.
In addition, reconditioned elliptical trainers have generally been used before they are sold and most elliptical trainers only have a certain life expectancy. The reconditioned elliptical trainer has used up some of that so it may not be able to last as long as you want it to.
The best way to alleviate the cons and take advantage of the pros is to purchase a reconditioned elliptical trainer with a warranty. This way you can be guaranteed that the unit will function for you, and in addition take advantage of the inexpensive price. Unfortunately, sometime these warranties can be really expensive so be careful to not pay more for a used unit than you would for a new one.
When getting a warranty call the manufacturer of the machine to make sure that they will honor the warranty as you will only want to get approved and original parts for your machine. Trying to fix and elliptical with pieces and parts not designed for it is a very bad idea as many of the components rely on each other to function properly.
