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[Marie13]

East of the pond? Apeks XTX, case closed.

West of the pond? Check local service availability and pricing.

West of the pond: there are a lot of AL/Apeks dealers here.

 

[Storker]

West of the pond: there are a lot of AL/Apeks dealers here.

Nice to hear. I have this impression that Apeks pricing and service costs may be a little prohibitive in certain areas your side of the pond.

I'd love to be proven wrong, though.

 

[Marie13]

Nice to hear. I have this impression that Apeks pricing and service costs may be a little prohibitive in certain areas your side of the pond.

I'd love to be proven wrong, though.

An XTX50 first and second stage is $600 here. I paid more than that for the AquaLung Legend LX Supreme I use single tank. I happen to have won one of my XTX50s at an event, and the other got NIB here on SB for $425. Use them for my doubles. I have no interest in working on my own regs. Too many fiddly little bits. I have free parts for I think 5 years. This winter is the inspection year on my Apeks and I only paid $35 for each set for inspection. That’s at DRIS, my local shop. People may say don’t take them in yearly, but when I’ve gone a bit beyond a year, stuff starts acting weird.

I’m not a DYIer.

 

[Storker]

I have no interest in working on my own regs. Too many fiddly little bits.

Me either.

I have a decent idea of what I don't know, and besides, my LDS is fairly competent. Paying for that biannual reg service is one of the things I choose to do so they'll be in business when I need decently competent advice.

 

[Marie13]

Me either.

I have a decent idea of what I don't know, and besides, my LDS is fairly competent. Paying for that biannual reg service is one of the things I choose to do so they'll be in business when I need decently competent advice.

Yes, same here.

 

[JackD342]

An XTX50 first and second stage is $600 here. I paid more than that for the AquaLung Legend LX Supreme I use single tank. I happen to have won one of my XTX50s at an event, and the other got NIB here on SB for $425. Use them for my doubles. I have no interest in working on my own regs. Too many fiddly little bits. I have free parts for I think 5 years. This winter is the inspection year on my Apeks and I only paid $35 for each set for inspection. That’s at DRIS, my local shop. People may say don’t take them in yearly, but when I’ve gone a bit beyond a year, stuff starts acting weird.

I’m not a DYIer.

You have free parts for life from Aqualung America on the sets from you bought new, not just 5 years. On alternate years with overhaul, and documented inspections on the other years.

 

[Michael Jastrzebski]

I have this impression that Apeks pricing and service costs may be a little prohibitive in certain areas your side of the pond.

I doubt it, I am here in the general area of San Francisco (where cost of living is relatively high) and Apeks prices are quite normal, either purchase price or servicing, my LDS charges the same labor cost for Aqua Lung and Apeks service.

 

[Storker]

I doubt it

So much the better.

Like I said, just an impression. Mostly based on discussions here. Nothing more.

 

[halocline]

If you want to spend a lot of money, get a rebreather.

 

[NothingClever]

I don’t run with wealthy people but I do spend time with folks who have discretionary funds to afford some nicer things in life. Something I’ve noticed is sometimes folks are still not satisfied even when they have the best. I think there’s magic in “settling for less” and knowing how to be happy with what you’ve got or what’s easily obtained.