Originally Posted by
woodenshoe101
Genuine curious question: what motivates someone to spend $1k+ on a suitcase? Does the DL version come with a complimentary FO to carry it for you?
(Maybe I'm just a cheapskate but I'm happy to get 5-7 years out of a $150 samsonite and then get a new one)
I used to be 100% Tumi, but the Rimowa suitcases just glide. Mater of fact, the Rimowa ball barring wheels are so smooth that the suitcase will roll off the airport check in scale.
Further up market is Louis Vuitton Horizon luggage designed by Marc Newson, which is more than the double the price of Rimowa, that I purchased the
Horizon 55 cover when there is a chance I will have to gate check my suitcase, such as when flying AA.
Both Tumi and Rimowa luggage are built to last, as you get what you pay for.
Originally Posted by
formeraa
And that's certainly a fair point. However, one poster above said that the lifetime guarantee only applies if you bought it in the last two years...otherwise it is only 5 years.
Out of warranty repairs are not that much relative to the price of the luggage piece, each lock is $55, wheel housing is $45, fixation of inner liner/glue is $25 (these are covered under warranty). Not covered under warranty repair is frame alignment at $40 and dent removal at $45. Polycarbonate Rimowa suitcases if the shell cracks is not covered under warranty and is a total loss.
Tumi prices have increased after Samsonite bought the brand, that the there is now a smaller difference from Rimowa, but Rimowa is much better quality, as I have many Rimowa pieces.