You are just " special" that way... is it a " short " minivan by the
way?
ahhhh I can feel it in the air a breeze of undermined comebacks from
the devils advocate herself... shall I run, hide, or just read the
useless rant?.. good times!
My 2 cents... Do your homework... test it out, ask questions and take
names!! be good my fellow quads...
Hec
On Mar 2, 2008, at 7:38 PM, Merrill Burghardt wrote:
You know my van pretty good. Yes, the side exhaust has melted many
rubber souled shoes. Bait & switch is how I’d describe my Wheeler’s
experience. The four week job became nine months. The door (paid
by the VA) has been repaired like 50 times. They were the only
people to claim they easily could do the conversion but after a few
snags my van was known as the van from hell.
I just tell potential buyers not to order. Get in and out, get a
good ride in and shop around. Take all the advice and comments here
and check them out. It is the dealers job. Unfortunately us
disabled auto buyers are stereo typed with elderly, women, and
Hispanics when it comes down to it I’ve been told.
Merrill
Ps I think I might be the only owner of a short wheelbase conversion.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 3:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Vans with raised roof
LOL, but not at your expense, Merrill. I know exactly which
conversion you are speaking of.
Ron and Tammy Smith of Wheelers, thought they were smarter than
NHTSA and NMEDA when they constructed those vehicles without the
benefit of approval of the Chyrsler Corp or being crash tested.
They told their customers that the design has been crash tested by
others... but not by them.... to save money.
It wasn't until the NHTSA advised them that they were in violation,
that Ron closed up shop and stopped converting mini-vans. They also
tried to make a deal with their recognized competition and offer
some of their suppose patents, without success.
Did your van have an in-the-floor ramp system and the exhaust system
that ran along the outside of the driver's door too?
Oh man, my heart goes out to you. Tammy and Ron Smith are still
doing well and operate their rental business from Glendale, AZ if
you need to contact them.
Best Wishes
In a message dated 3/2/2008 12:34:14 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
When time came for me to buy my van, I had dreamed of this day and
what I wanted. The opportunity arrived. I purchased my then new
1995 Dodge Mini Caravan with a short wheelbase and ramp mounted
under the floor. Turned out that no conversion fit on the short
wheelbase until “Wheelers” came around and said no problem that it
will be the first but they would do it.
Long story short is because of all the customizing my door never
worked right and never will. My next opportunity will be an off the
line conversion with nothing custom.
Gas mileage before conversion was like 27 mpg. After conversion the
mileage dropped to 9 mpg. That’s right, 9 mpg. Next time…
Merrill
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