We bought this scooter to replace a 7-year old Shoprider Scootie that we were told was discontinued. My wife is a double below the knee amputee and spends much of her day-to-day life on the scooter. The feature that attracted us to the Go-Go Elite was the swivel seat. What a handy feature for helping her transfer from the scooter to the couch, the bed, or the commode! Having said that, unfortunately the Go-Go is wider across the back wheels than the Scootie and she is unable to get to her side of the bed with it. She uses the Scootie to get to and from the bed. We also have an area of the kitchen that the Go-Go is too wide to get through...very inconvenient for her. The horn button on the Go-Go is in an inconvenient location for her and she is continually hitting the horn button as she reaches for various things. The Go-Go stops abruptly when the direction lever is released, where the Scootie has more of a coast function, so the operation is quite jerky for her. The seat on the Go-Go is much more plush but the plastic hinge area of the seat back hits her in the low back and annoys her, especially during transferring. The steering lock is located too far down for her to reach from the sitting position...it would be very handy for her to be able to lock the tiller when transferring to and from the scooter but it is unusable for that where it is located. The charging cord is a pure nightmare...it is circular and only fits in one position and the cord is so stiff that it resists rotation so she can't manage to get it plugged in and calls me over to fuss with it. The Charging Status light is on the charger where you can't conveniently see it, especially if you flip it over when you rotate the plug to fit, and it will flip over on you, guaranteed. It would be better if the indicator light was on the scooter itself. I like that the Go-Go can't be operated when it is plugged in...there have been many times that she has driven off with the Scootie still plugged in, especially if she gets up in the middle of the night to use the restroom. The Go-Go Owner's Manual covers several different models of Pride scooters and it's hard to ferret out which instructions are applicable to the model that we own. I usually read owner's manuals cover to cover but this one is so full of non-relevant info that I gave up in frustration. All in all, the Go-Go Elite is a visually appealing scooter and comfortable to ride despite being jerky because it stops so abruptly, but overall it is too big for our house. As a result, she uses her Shoprider Scootie most of the time, despite its being noisy, squeaky and clanky, and quits working at times. It is able to navigate around our house much better that the Go-Go, especially at bedtime. I see that the Scootie is still available on places like Amazon and that was the scooter I wanted to buy from Medsupply but was advised that it has been discontinued. We are considering selling the Go-Go at some point and finding something smaller that is more suitable for our needs.
