You got it right here wheelchair. One of the things I failed to mention was that the gentleman told me they had purchased an old Humvee plant. So that sounds like what he was talking about, but he said it was being marketed to the disabled for a price around $42,000.
Maybe I can do more research. Quadius On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 9:32 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > That could also be a Florida Group that has been around more then 5 years > and trying to break into the commercial Taxi and Transport Industry. The > company's name escape me now but I will have more info tomorrow. I know > production began last October at the Old Humvie Factory in South Bend. No > costs have been provided on the vehicle, but it is not being marketed as a > consumer vehicle. The Taxi Industry doesn't like this new design because > repair parts and components must be purchased directly from the manufacturer > which controls the price. Taxi companies like to purchase their parts and > components from the open markets. > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 9/1/2011 6:28:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > While I was having a discussion with a wheelchair technician today he > mentioned a new vehicle which he saw as a mobility show last month. He was > really enthusiastic about the vehicle because it has been completely > engineered for people in wheelchairs. According to him, it is an American > company that is building the vehicles solely for the disabled community. > > I would provide you with more information, but I cannot figure out what the > company is or get a look at the van. He could not room of the name, but > thought I could find it on the Internet. > > If anybody finds out, please let us all know. Two things he did mention > were that the vehicle has normal clearance and all of the conversion > companies don't like the vehicle. I'm not an engineer, but I suspect they > realize it or when this thing gets on the market that it's going to cut in > to their profits significantly. According to this gentleman the van is > cheaper than the modified vans. > Quadius > >
