If you or someone in your family is disabled or elderly you will need to buy a wheelchair.
You should be aware of the pros and cons for owning a motorized wheel chair versus a regular one before you buy one.
This is an expensive purchase and you have to be absolutely sure that it will be used to give the maximum benefit.
The benefits of motorized wheelchairs are many.
For starters, they give the user unimagined freedom, something they can barely get in a regular one.
They are also very comfortable.
They are built better and offer features such as padded seats, and adjustable seating.
Top end models can also recline.
They are usually built sturdier and as such are more durable.
They are capable of going on slightly rough terrain as well, which would be very difficult for a normal wheelchair.
While the benefits of motorized wheelchairs are many, they do have some drawbacks as well.
They tend to be bulky since they have motors, as a result of which it is difficult to transport them in ordinary vehicles.
They also do not pass through normal sized doorways.
The biggest drawback is that if their battery dies, the passenger will be stranded.
You cannot ignore the fact that they are very expensive as well.
If you have a very active life you might have better use for a motorized wheel chair.
This is also true if you are going to spend a lot of time in it.
Sometimes there is very little choice in the matter because of extreme disability and a motorized one is the only option.
There are many varieties of battery operated ones at different budgets.
Make your decision based upon a careful consideration of all these points.
The final verdict should be with the person who has to sit in the chair.