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thanksthanksthanksthanksthanksthanksthanks
so much. I will be using
ez-lock
-C
There isn't a right or wrong van, only what's right or
wrong for you. I have a rear entry minivan and will NEVER go back to a
side entry. I can park anywhere without worrying about some idiot
parking on the striped area. Unless you park on the street, I see no
advantage to a side entry. Possibly a bit more space inside. I used to
have a 3/4 ton full size van. What a pain in the ass using a lift is
compared to just cruising up the short ramp on my minivan. It was also a
hassle getting my long chair turned 90 degrees once I rolled into the van from
the lift. With my full size van, even if no one was parked in the
striped area, my lift and chair were too long for me to get in my van just
using the striped area. I had to use part of the next space too. My
fiancee hated driving the big full size. However, if you travel a lot
you'll appreciate the extra room in a full size. This means nothing
though if you have needs that require a particular kind of van.
One word of caution though if you want to use an ez-lock with a rear
entry minivan. The rear entry minivans have a slight hump in the floor
in the rear. If you want to use an ez-lock, your chair and the ez-lock
must fit on the level area in front of the hump. The chair will probably
fit. I have an older design Ranger X with the old style long frame
and size 12 feet and my chair fits fine. I could not use an ez-lock
because part of the ez-lock's docking station would have been on the angled
part of the hump. Where the docking station ends up being located is
going to depend on the design of the chair, your size, and where the pin would
be located on your chair. The pin is usually placed between the drive
wheels, so, a front wheel or mid-wheel drive chair shouldn't be a
problem. If your chair is rear wheel drive, the aforementioned factors
come into play. The rear wheel drive chairs from Invacare and Pride
today have much shorter frames. The rear wheels are located much closer
to the driver, and probably won't be a problem. My old chair has a
really long frame. They don't even make it anymore. Unfortunately
if you have a rear wheel drive chair, the only way to be sure is have an
ez-lock installer look at your chair in the van. Like I said though,
chairs designed today have much shorter frames.
Eric
Cameron
Wallace wrote:
Hey people
What factors or models of van should be
considered when looking for a conversion van?
I know I want a lowered floor and an
auto chair lock.
I will be a passenger
-Cameron
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