Wilk
Active member
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2012
- Messages
- 48
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 02/2012
- Country
- US
- State
- MA
- City
- Winchester
Hi everybody.
I am a tall person (6' 2") and have a Permobil M300 power wheel chair on order and am looking for a wheelchair conversion side entry minivan, buying used if possible. Any advice and experience folks have would be greatly appreciated, especially about three things:
1- will a minivan work for me? I definitely prefer a minivan to a full size van. I also know there are newer 14" deep drop (I hope I am describing this correctly) minivan conversions available, but does anyone have experience about taller people like myself fitting into the regular 10" drop minivan conversions? Seems like there are so many more of those for sale used and they are less expensive than buying new. I do plan to test different minivans, but any experience people have with this would be a great help. If I have to go with the deeper drop I will, but not if a regular 10" drop will work. And anyone with experience with the Permobil M300 working in these minivans?
2 - What about the different brands and styles of side entry conversions, are different conversions better than others?
3 - What experience and insights do people have about buying used? What is the best way to go about buying used, where to look for the best deals, what to expect, dealers vs private parties. What about used vehicles advertised on the internet out of state, and you can’t see it in person?
Thanks in advance.
I am a tall person (6' 2") and have a Permobil M300 power wheel chair on order and am looking for a wheelchair conversion side entry minivan, buying used if possible. Any advice and experience folks have would be greatly appreciated, especially about three things:
1- will a minivan work for me? I definitely prefer a minivan to a full size van. I also know there are newer 14" deep drop (I hope I am describing this correctly) minivan conversions available, but does anyone have experience about taller people like myself fitting into the regular 10" drop minivan conversions? Seems like there are so many more of those for sale used and they are less expensive than buying new. I do plan to test different minivans, but any experience people have with this would be a great help. If I have to go with the deeper drop I will, but not if a regular 10" drop will work. And anyone with experience with the Permobil M300 working in these minivans?
2 - What about the different brands and styles of side entry conversions, are different conversions better than others?
3 - What experience and insights do people have about buying used? What is the best way to go about buying used, where to look for the best deals, what to expect, dealers vs private parties. What about used vehicles advertised on the internet out of state, and you can’t see it in person?
Thanks in advance.