Thread: $500 a good buy for York Home Universal Gym?

I assume that doesn't come with the treadmill I see in the background??

nah no treadmill

or this??

The differences I see between the two is that the first one you posted seems newer and in slightly better shape however the second one has an option to adjust bench to decline position which I think is important so I'd go with the second one. I really think that $500 is a bit much for a used gym of that sort. If I were in your shoes I'd visit a store and buy a few used items separately. Get a standard bench press, olympic bar, some weights and a rack. This way you can do pull-ups, chins, squats and many more significant lifts. You really don't need a leg curl and all that cable stuff.

searched around.....for weights I need it's $150, another $150 for bench. Then I need olympic bar and rack.....which would be over $500 easily.

thinking about getting a power rack, but I don't think it's gonna fit in my basement room.

second one looks good to me...

The 2nd one looks a little better. I would seriously look into a used power rack/adjustable bench & go from there. Watch local garage sales, craigslist, etc. You'd be surprised what you can find cheap. The mainstream gym's offer some decent deals when updating their equipment also. You can sometimes get used York plates @ $.35 per lb.