You are wrong on Precor vs. Life Fitness......I've sold both. Far less service calls on the Precor, with a 10 yr EVERYTHING included warranty. LF has a garbage warranty. Not to mention Precor 9 series treads are all still manufactured in the US. And there is a huge difference in product quality in fitness equipt when it comes to US vs anybody else....especially Asia.
All that said, I would look for a used Precor commercial, if you can get it into your workout room.....they can weigh 500 lbs.....so upstairs can be a bitch. If you are serious OP, hit me up, as I still have some connections in the industry and will see what I can do for you.
You might have sold both, but ive serviced both.....for the better portion of 10 years. (as well as every other major brand) Ratio on service calls for Precor to Lifefitness was 2:1 easily (and there were more Lifefitness treads in the surrounding area). Expense of repairs is typically higher on Precor as well. Sorry Showstoppa...Were gonna have to "agree to disagree" on this on.
Besides, LifeFitness is still manufactured in the US as well, and here is the actual precor tread warranty:
Warranty Periods and Coverage.
Commercial Cardiovascular Products, also known as C-Series Products,
(excluding StretchTrainer, Strength Products).
Seven years frame, five years display face assembly, three years motor controller, one year
durable wear parts, two years parts, one year labor.
For treadmills, five years drive motor.
For self-powered ellipticals and bikes, one year battery.
For InSite, one year parts and labor.
