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Precor treadmills - all models - truly garbage.

by David
(Texas)




I've been a certified Precor service tech for about 9 years now. Our company has made thousands of dollars off repairing their treadmills and ellipticals. They are just like Mercedes. They cost a lot and break down a lot. They generally put out their products without proper testing, as a result, the machines keep breaking down and have to keep getting upgrades.

Luckily, if the repair falls under the "upgrade category" you might be lucky and won't have to pay for the repair, except having your time wasted.

We all think they're over priced, and you're really paying for the long parts warranty. Even the Chinese made treadmills and ellipticals are better and cheaper than Precor these days.

Thank you for keeping us employed Precor. Please continue to design crappy over priced machines and please don't test them properly like your competitors.

On a positive note, they are good while they work.




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Oct 05, 2010
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starstarstarstarstar 		Another dissatisfied Precor customer!
by: Anonymous

I must agree with the "tech." My first Precor treadmill, model 9.2s, set me back over a thousand dollars in repairs during the 8 years it lasted. Then I was dumb enough to buy another Precor (got talked into by the salesman who promised me they were a lot better than before). This one was Model 9.33. It felt good but after about two years it started to act-up and had to have a whole bunch of parts replaced. Then two more years and the motor and a circuit board had to be replaced. So much for better quality. I think not.

I switched to Pacemaster 2 years ago, its not as sturdy, then again it doesn't weigh a ton like the Precor. But the running feel is very comfortable and it was about $1500 less. Its now just over two years and not a single problem.
Feb 10, 2010
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starstarstarstarstar 		Disgruntled Ex-Employee Perhaps?
by: Anonymous

I have a few problems with the broad statements posted by both parties. First and foremost, the Precor 9.31 treadmill was just named "Best" in Consumer Reports, a non-biased publication. Hardly "truly garbage" as stated in the original post. Secondly, if you keep an eye on the industry and have a knowledge of sales vs. warranty you would undoubtedly know that Precor consistently runs at around 3% warranty vs. sales, which translated means that for every 100 units sold, three get some sort of claim placed against them which is much lower than, lets say, Natilus which is running around 17%. Finally, using Mercedes as a comparison is reaching quite a bit, because Damlier Benz was consistently at the top of JD Powers survey in both initial and long term reliability up until the point of the ill fated merger with Chrysler, which unfairly allowed Chryslers poor quality to drag Mercedes numbers down. Since the sale of Chrysler, Mercedes is not only now above the industry standard, but climbing back into the top yearly. As for expense, Mercedes and Precor, use higher quality materials in manufacturing and therefore cost more.
Dec 23, 2009
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starstarstarstarstar 		Precor treadmills = Garbage treadmills
by: Anonymous

That is so true. I'm a tech from Florida and I concur.

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