| Most of the time, disabled individuals often rely on | | | | local area, can be a hard thing to do. To make things |
| friends and family for transportation to send them to, | | | | easier, many dealers, like Bruno, offer services to |
| appointments, work, and recreational activities. | | | | deliver the van to the disabled individual. If the van is to |
| Generally, loved ones are only too glad to help the | | | | be delivered, trusting the seller is imperative. For the |
| wheelchair bound person gain a little independence and | | | | lucky few capable of buying locally, a loved one can |
| live a better quality of life. Nevertheless, with a | | | | test-drive the van, and if further modifications are |
| handicapped accessible van, a physically challenged | | | | necessary, it can always be done with a local |
| individual can become more self-sufficient. | | | | mechanic. |
| Unfortunately, an appropriately equipped van is usually | | | | In most cases, the wheelchair van will be adequately |
| cost prohibitive. Added to the original cost of the van, | | | | equipped, often with low mileage. For persons with |
| the price of newly converted wheelchair vehicles | | | | debilitating and progressive diseases, driving with |
| simply put people off. However a used wheelchair van | | | | hand-controls is only a temporary reprieve from |
| would make it possible for the average income family | | | | increasing loss of independence. About two or three |
| to afford to get a wheelchair accessible vehicle. | | | | years old, many used wheelchair vans tends to have |
| Consider the follow scenario: "Bob" has suffered a | | | | less than 50,000 miles. Already converted, the vans |
| devastating car accident, leaving him paralyzed from | | | | are ready to be used by its new owner, it just takes |
| the waste down. Once an active person, "Bob" still | | | | some time to get used to it. |
| wants to be self-supporting, able to take family | | | | Vans are more commonly altered to accommodate a |
| vacations, run errands, and a plethora of everyday | | | | wheelchair, because the back seat is still available for |
| occurrences he used to take for granted. He | | | | ambulatory friends and family. Although new vans are |
| desperately needs a wheelchair accessible vehicle, but | | | | converted to accommodate both driver and |
| new models are not within his price range. "Bob" begins | | | | passenger, a used van generally has low mileage and |
| by asking local car dealers and checking on the | | | | a reasonable price tag. So, before giving up on gaining |
| Internet. Eureka! "Bob" has found a mini van with low | | | | an increased level of independence, check the local |
| mileage, located within 500 miles. The van has hand | | | | dealers and Internet sites for a used wheelchair van. |
| controls, built-in wheelchair restraints, and relatively low | | | | You never know if you can find an affordable and yet |
| mileage. Now what? | | | | practical used wheelchair van locally. Start looking. |
| Finding a used wheelchair accessible vehicle, in the | | | | |