Here's my van story :) I was hurt in '89 and got about 70k total, so we used some to modify our basement, and also bought a minivan with side lift. After a few years of being driven around I had a swivel seat installed and hand controls. I drove that van to college, about a 6 hour drive and a few years after that drove on my own from Atlanta to Vegas for a 6 month therapy session. The engine died in Oklahoma City and I had to stay in the Bates motel until morning when I towed it to a dealership. A few grand and days later I was back on the road again. I started having lots of electrical issues with the lift and decided I wanted a car instead. After 10+ years of taking my chair apart and using a car I'm ready for a van again. Holy cow are they expensive, can't even afford a used one.
Todd D C6 On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 11:01 PM, Danny Hearn <[email protected]> wrote: > I have not driven since my accident......but I bought my 1st van for 500 > bucks, it just needed a new gas tank put on it and a tune up, it had an old > side crow river lift, that thing was a huge 8 passenger dodge extended > length van, it got us by a few years..my wife made me nervous trying to > navigate turns with that monster -lol . After that we got a 1995 chevy > astro mini van with a raised roof and rear lift, that we have had for 9 > years, it is still going so far...The price of new modified vans are > unbelievable----a person has to win a lottery or be rich to buy one. Dan H.* > > ------------------------------ > *From:* RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wed, March 13, 2013 9:16:32 PM > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: [SCIC] Re: File - Buying an accessable > van.doc > > I was paralyzed in 98 and started driving about 2000 after alot of > effort and help from a few others. My dad found a 84 Ford econoline van in > a barn for $1500.00 bucks and we bought it. It had a dropped floor, old > transfer seat and a set of rusted hand controls in the back. I got the > state to install a new transfer seat, new monarch hand controls and a > crescent remote system to operate the lift and power doors. I taught myself > to drive it and rolled with it for four years, then on the way to the > movies the oil light came on. The oil pump in the engine went out and it > was to much to fix, so after pulling everything usable off of it we donated > it to the blind. > > ron > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected]; [email protected] > *Sent:* Wed, March 13, 2013 8:27:11 PM > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: [SCIC] Re: File - Buying an accessable > van.doc > > I had a power pan that lowered me down 5" in a 1980 Ford E 250 van but t > also had a raised roof because I sat so tall in my chair. That was my first > van. That thing weighed 2 TONS! It was a monster and ate gas lie it was > going out of style. Bobbie > > Smile Everyday > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lwillis821 <[email protected]> > To: quad-list <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Mar 11, 2013 6:57 pm > Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: [SCIC] Re: File - Buying an accessable van.doc > > I have a power pan instead of lowered floor. It takes me down about 5 in. > It is in my 1979 E -150 that I bought new back in '79. I don't remember > them doing lowered floors back in those days. > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: "dbqjohn" <[email protected]> > Date: March 11, 2013, 4:13:23 PM EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SCIC] Re: File - Buying an accessable van.doc > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > I'm just curious if anybody in the group drives a full size van from their > wheelchair and does NOT have a lowered floor or raised top. > > If anyone does, I would like to know the make and model. > > I recall somebody talking about it a few years back. > > Thank you! > John C5-6 quad since 1973 > > --- In [email protected], [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > File : Buying an accessable van.doc > > Description : buying an accessable van > > > > > __._,_.___ > Reply > via web post Reply > to sender Reply to > group Start a New Topic > Messages in this topic > (28) Recent Activity: > New Members 1 > Visit Your Group > > > > > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • > Send us Feedback > > > > > . > > > __,_._,___ > > > >
