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Bowflex XTL question
I bought one of these new in the box at an estate sale for $20.00.(yep I probably paid to much ha ha).Then I sent off for the three boxes of free recall parts.
I have the damn thing sold for $300.00 but the guy who wants it says he doesn't want it if it doesn't incline for bench.
It looks to me like if you install the Lat tower you can't use the incline and I can't find any pictures in the manual or over the internet showing the seat in the incline position with the tower on.
If anyone remembers anything about this please inform me.
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08-01-2009, 08:46 AM
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Give him a cinder block to place under the head of the unit, and then tell him to STFU.
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08-01-2009, 08:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dbx
Give him a cinder block to place under the head of the unit, and then tell him to STFU.
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Should I write Bowflex on the cinder block and raise the price to $350.00?
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08-01-2009, 09:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chipman
Should I write Bowflex on the cinder block and raise the price to $350.00?
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I would. And when he looks puzzled, I would also tell him that time is running out, and that another potential buyer is coming to look at it, and that this guy owns his own cinder block and won't need you to throw one in with the deal.
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08-01-2009, 02:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chipman
................................... he doesn't want it if it doesn't incline for bench.
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To me, this is the most puzzing thing about the entire story. 
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08-01-2009, 02:22 PM
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thats the style bowflex i have, i got the xtlu tho, and there is an incline, even after the lat tower is installed, u can still incline the bench. there is a pin in the seat, the lower part of the bench the smaller section. u lift the longer top section pull the pin and slide it up and let it click in... so ur good to go, but tell him that the parts kit allows for this and increase the price 
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08-01-2009, 02:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dbx
Give him a cinder block to place under the head of the unit, and then tell him to STFU.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chipman
Should I write Bowflex on the cinder block and raise the price to $350.00?
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lmao
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08-01-2009, 02:28 PM
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cinder block for the win. lol
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08-01-2009, 04:16 PM
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Thanks guys, a less finicky guy with the same amount of money got the prize.
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08-01-2009, 04:19 PM
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Quote:
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Thanks guys, a less finicky guy with the same amount of money got the prize.
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And you saved a cinder block. No that is cool! 
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08-01-2009, 04:36 PM
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if I had a bowflex I'd hunt rabbits with it
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08-01-2009, 04:38 PM
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if I had a bowflex I'd hunt rabbits with it
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But you have to be vewy, vewy quiet.
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08-01-2009, 04:41 PM
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Quote:
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if I had a bowflex I'd hunt rabbits with it
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LOL! I'd get a 2nd cinder block, and a piece of pipe, and make myself a barbell, and then do squats and deadlifts.
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08-01-2009, 05:06 PM
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LOL! I'd get a 2nd cinder block,
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and I'm pretty sure I could put an arrow through that cinder block !
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08-01-2009, 05:29 PM
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Y'all laugh all you want but I have $280.00 cash in my pocket that I didn't have a week ago.  .
I did some checking and those things cost about $1500.00 in the mid eighties when this one was made. PT barnum was right!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chipman
Y'all laugh all you want but I have $280.00 cash in my pocket that I didn't have a week ago. .
I did some checking and those things cost about $1500.00 in the mid eighties when this one was made. PT barnum was right! |
yeah, but for the rest of your days here on this message board you're gonna be.........
THAT GUY THAT HAD A BOWFLEX !!!!
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08-01-2009, 06:02 PM
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Good for you. But what are you going to do with the cinder block with Bowflex written on it?
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08-01-2009, 06:10 PM
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yeah, but for the rest of your days here on this message board you're gonna be.........
THAT GUY THAT HAD A BOWFLEX !!!!
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I can live with that.
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08-01-2009, 06:15 PM
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I had a similar device,
the reason you would want the incline is because of the placement of the handles.
the incline actually allows you to simulate a flat bench.
I sold mine for 100 bucks btw and got a gym membership 
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08-01-2009, 06:15 PM
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Good for you. But what are you going to do with the cinder block with Bowflex written on it?
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Jack the trailer house back up and put it back in its place. DUH
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08-01-2009, 06:22 PM
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Quote:
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Jack the trailer house back up and put it back in its place. DUH |
Do you think we could discuss a deal on it? I mean, I'd pay like, $20 for it. Shipping might be an issue, but I'll PM you with payment details if you agree.
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08-01-2009, 06:35 PM
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Quote:
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Jack the trailer house back up and put it back in its place. DUH |
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Do you think we could discuss a deal on it? I mean, I'd pay like, $20 for it. Shipping might be an issue, but I'll PM you with payment details if you agree.
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Don't go jumping on that one Chipman.......... if the trailer house is in good shape I'll give you $25.00........ this could be your big week. 
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08-01-2009, 06:39 PM
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Don't go jumping on that one Chipman.......... if the trailer house is in good shape I'll give you $25.00........ this could be your big week. |
But I think shipping will cost more out your way! (and I'll go $25.50!)
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But I think shipping will cost more out your way! (and I'll go $25.50!) |
How about I sell you the secret of making your own Bowflex cinder blocks from scratch for only $25.00.
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How about I sell you the secret of making your own Bowflex cinder blocks from scratch for only $25.00. |
Cinder Block?
We're bidding on the dog gone trailer!
$25.55.......... and that's my final offer.................... rofl.
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Cinder Block?
We're bidding on the dog gone trailer!
$25.55.......... and that's my final offer.................... rofl. |
Okay, like I said the machine is sold.
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Originally Posted by Oceanside
yeah, but for the rest of your days here on this message board you're gonna be.........
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You know the old saying "You can drive a truck your whole life and never be called a trucker, you sleep with one goat...."
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Quote:
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and I'm pretty sure I could put an arrow through that cinder block !
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LOL!
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Originally Posted by Chipman
Y'all laugh all you want but I have $280.00 cash in my pocket that I didn't have a week ago. .
I did some checking and those things cost about $1500.00 in the mid eighties when this one was made. PT barnum was right! |
Some of the new models sell for over $2K! And that's not the worst of it; if you read the fine print in the bowflex monthly payment plan, the interest rate defaults to over 20%, if just one payment is late. They nail you coming and going.
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08-02-2009, 05:32 AM
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You know the old saying "You can drive a truck your whole life and never be called a trucker, you sleep with one goat...."
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You sound like a man who is speaking from experience
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