Man, you got that right Lori, pro's and cons to Almost ALL disabled
stuff---Rough ride or Smooth--Too High or Too Low and things such as some
break down too Often OR CAN COST WAY OVER OUR BUDGET ! LOL
Dan H.
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Merrill but even after 28 years of quadrum and having three full-sized vans and
one minivan... if I had to choose another van tomorrow I have no idea what I
would choose. Even with all those experiences including three different van
lifts. *sigh*. Pros and cons to everything.
I also use a Permobile (Chairman). I am only 5 feet seven or 5 feet eight
and ever since I got my Permobil... fitting under tables, not being able to see
out of my minivan well, etc. etc. etc.... Has me accepting what I have to
accept for now. I am so used to my Permobil now even though I have had it
since 1999 and so used to my minivan even though I can't see out very well at
all and I have to bend over quite a bit to get into it... I count my blessings
that both the chair and the van are not having any problems and haven't been
for quite a while.
At one time for several years ... one thing or another went wrong with my
minivan after it was in a bad collision (in hindsight I should have gotten a
new van) or something or other went wrong with my chair.
I know this does not help but everything for all of these decisions is
obviously very individual and, from past experience, I have tried everything
out first. I rode around in the exact type of Braun Entervan minivan that I
was considering purchasing before purchasing it. But when I was trying it
out... I was in a different wheelchair and had no idea that my new chair that
would be coming a year later in my life (the Permobil) AND would sit so high.
Ces la vie.
I also tried out the Permobil before considering it but when I DID that... I
had a full-sized van with a raised roof and raised doors so I had so much
clearance there was nothing to worry about.
As Gilda Radner always said... "If it isn't one thing it's another...."
Lori
C4/5 complete, 28 years post
Tucson, Arizona
-------Original Message-------
From: LTeasley
Date: 3/1/2008 4:27:04 PM
To: Merrill Burghardt; quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: FW: [QUAD-L] Vans with raised roof
Merrill,
Are you in a power chair or manual? I am a permobil c-300, and I am also 5
foot 11. All this talk of not seeing out windows, bottoming out over too much
snow, bumping your head on the roof, leaks etc. has me running like a scared
rabbit! Oh no! Where do I start when I buy a van?
Lucinda
C-4,5 complete
July 31, '05
Mpls., MN
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