Seeking Treadmill Recs

[GLC1968]

Our old treadmill just bit the dust after 7 years of running on it (both my DH and I at one point or another and neither of us are lightweights). I was honestly surprised it lasted as long as it did because it wasn't a high end model.

After much research, we ended up with a Precor 9.31 this time around. We chose an *almost* base model that has a good size/length running bed but hardly any extra features. We wanted the best quality with the least amount of stupid crap that would just break eventually.

We LOVE it. Running on it is SOOO much more like running outside than on our previous one. It's also smoother, quieter and clearly, much, much higher quality. I'm glad we spent the money - it's worth it. I no longer dread my treadmill workouts!

[surgtech1956]

Did you order your Precor online? I haven't seen Precor in my area. When we went looking for an ellipital trainer(we also checked out the treadmills), the models were LiveStrong, Proform, Horizon, Weslo, Gold's Gym and Sole.

[7rider]

FWIW, I was at Sears yesterday and hopped up on the Sole F85. Nice machine. Quieter than even the other Sole we tried (F80). Comfortable to run on.
I really like the lifetime warranty, the 22" wide running deck (vs. 20" for a lot of others - those extra 2" are welcome), the 3.5 cph motor that is surprisingly low profile, and the ability to easily fold. I hadn't given that last feature a thought, but DH pointed out that it would be handy in the area where we want to keep it, so we can still maintain access to the utility room beyond it.
I might have sprung for it, but we still want to try the guys at Heartline.
Also went to D_i-c-k's and were not impressed with the Livestrong. Seemed gimmicky and the knobs/joystick thingy looked cheap.

[GLC1968]

Did you order your Precor online? I haven't seen Precor in my area. When we went looking for an ellipital trainer(we also checked out the treadmills), the models were LiveStrong, Proform, Horizon, Weslo, Gold's Gym and Sole.

No, we went to a local fitness equipment store (specifically - no big box athletic store will carry the gym quality brands because *most* people would freak out at the price and lack of gimmicks).

I believe that my husband found the store from Precor's website though.