Re: Questions and advice on accessible mini-vans

[Guest guest]

We have a new Toyota Sienna and it has a drop floor. The only time we have a

little trouble is when speed bumps are higher than normal or if there is a steep

incline going in and out of driveways. Sometimes scraping can be avoided by

taking the bump or driveway at an angle.

As for saving money, I don't know except when specials are offered-which seems

to be rare in this industry. We got ours a little cheaper because it's on '07

and now they will have '08s.

I didn't find any funding source to offset the cost. Sorry. Some credit unions

will offer a longer time to pay; however, because of the conversion it is

considered a recreational vehicle and the rate may be higher to finance.

rdubin86 <rdubin86@...> wrote:

Hi there,

I am in the process of purchasing a new van. I was wondering your

opinion on drop-floor mini-vans? Do they bottom out? And does it cause

damage? I live in an innercity area and worry about it bottoming out

when going in and out of parking lots. If it bottms out, what does it

hit? And does it damage the undercarriage and paint? Also, what is the

best way to save money on purchasing, buying used at a dealership,

direct from the conversion company, or searching used online? does

anyone know of any funding sources to help offset the cost? Thanks in

advance for any help.

Becky

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We have a chrysler town & country with a lowered floor and we love it. That

bottoming out is the catch though. I think maybe it depends on what kind of van

you get. I have heard from others that their vans almost never have a problem.

It could also be that this is a problem that has been fixed in the past few

years. Ours is an older model.

The funding is where I tripped up and made some mistakes. We used a special loan

program in Ky (KATLC) to get a very low rate and longer term. There may be

programs like it in other states as well. At the time we were being told that Ky

did not have a waiver program and did not qualify for medicaid. As it turns out

they were wrong and h did qualify. If she had been on medicaid at the time,

Medicaid would have paid for the adaptions. I don't know if it works like this

in every state, but here they will pay out for conversions one time. If we had

been set up, we could have purchased an *almost* new van for what we paid for

our very used one and then had medicaid pay for the conversions.

Good luck and enjoy your new van!

Love and Hugs

Jeni

Questions and advice on accessible mini-vans

Hi there,

I am in the process of purchasing a new van. I was wondering your

opinion on drop-floor mini-vans? Do they bottom out? And does it cause

damage? I live in an innercity area and worry about it bottoming out

when going in and out of parking lots. If it bottms out, what does it

hit? And does it damage the undercarriage and paint? Also, what is the

best way to save money on purchasing, buying used at a dealership,

direct from the conversion company, or searching used online? does

anyone know of any funding sources to help offset the cost? Thanks in

advance for any help.

Becky

[Guest guest]

We got a new Toyota Sienna too in 2007. It bottoms out much less than our 1990

Dodge Caravan. We had to buy a new gas tank at one point ($800) due to

bottoming out. By the time we got rid of it, the whole protective shield of the

under carriage was gone. The Sienna only mildly scrapes curbs and such-no

problem.

The conversion costs $21,000. Voc rehab covered $16,000 of it and we paid

$5000. plus the cost of the van.

Lori

Re: Questions and advice on accessible mini-vans

We have a new Toyota Sienna and it has a drop floor. The only time we have a

little trouble is when speed bumps are higher than normal or if there is a steep

incline going in and out of driveways. Sometimes scraping can be avoided by

taking the bump or driveway at an angle.

As for saving money, I don't know except when specials are offered-which seems

to be rare in this industry. We got ours a little cheaper because it's on '07

and now they will have '08s.

I didn't find any funding source to offset the cost. Sorry. Some credit unions

will offer a longer time to pay; however, because of the conversion it is

considered a recreational vehicle and the rate may be higher to finance.

rdubin86 <rdubin86 (DOT) com> wrote:

Hi there,

I am in the process of purchasing a new van. I was wondering your

opinion on drop-floor mini-vans? Do they bottom out? And does it cause

damage? I live in an innercity area and worry about it bottoming out

when going in and out of parking lots. If it bottms out, what does it

hit? And does it damage the undercarriage and paint? Also, what is the

best way to save money on purchasing, buying used at a dealership,

direct from the conversion company, or searching used online? does

anyone know of any funding sources to help offset the cost? Thanks in

advance for any help.

Becky

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I have a town and country minivan made by Rollx. It¹s a 2004 and bottoms

out MUCH less than my 1995 plymouth voyager did (also made by Rollx) because

Rollx changed the way they manufacture the conversions and now they have

higher ground tolerances... I don¹t think it matters that much which van

you get, it is more a matter of how the conversion company does their

conversion on their vans. You can call and ask them what their tolerances

are and compare who gives the most height by inches.

On 1/6/08 2:39 PM, " Lori G " <lorig713@...> wrote:

> We got a new Toyota Sienna too in 2007. It bottoms out much less than our

> 1990 Dodge Caravan. We had to buy a new gas tank at one point ($800) due to

> bottoming out. By the time we got rid of it, the whole protective shield of

> the under carriage was gone. The Sienna only mildly scrapes curbs and such-no

> problem.

>

> The conversion costs $21,000. Voc rehab covered $16,000 of it and we paid

> $5000. plus the cost of the van.

>

> Lori

>

> Re: Questions and advice on accessible mini-vans

>

> We have a new Toyota Sienna and it has a drop floor. The only time we have a

> little trouble is when speed bumps are higher than normal or if there is a

> steep incline going in and out of driveways. Sometimes scraping can be avoided

> by taking the bump or driveway at an angle.

>

> As for saving money, I don't know except when specials are offered-which seems

> to be rare in this industry. We got ours a little cheaper because it's on '07

> and now they will have '08s.

>

> I didn't find any funding source to offset the cost. Sorry. Some credit unions

> will offer a longer time to pay; however, because of the conversion it is

> considered a recreational vehicle and the rate may be higher to finance.

>

> rdubin86 <rdubin86 (DOT) com> wrote:

> Hi there,

>

> I am in the process of purchasing a new van. I was wondering your

> opinion on drop-floor mini-vans? Do they bottom out? And does it cause

> damage? I live in an innercity area and worry about it bottoming out

> when going in and out of parking lots. If it bottms out, what does it

> hit? And does it damage the undercarriage and paint? Also, what is the

> best way to save money on purchasing, buying used at a dealership,

> direct from the conversion company, or searching used online? does

> anyone know of any funding sources to help offset the cost? Thanks in

> advance for any help.

>

> Becky

>

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>

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> members most be tolerant and respectful to all members.

>

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[Guest guest]

So far I'm loving our 2007 Chrysler Town & Country with a VMI

Conversion. It hasn't bottomed out, and the self retractable tie-downs

are very easy to use.

You may be able to get funding for the conversion portion of the

vehicle if your need is linked to employment or a vocational goal. The

conversion can be funded by Vocational Rehabilitation and/or a PASS

plan. But usually the individual must be able to afford the vehicle

itself and it's maintenance and insurance. My insurance alone is about

$200/mo.

Alana

[Guest guest]

>Hi Becky,

Yes a dropped floor mini van will definately bottom out as I have so

many times with mine. I have a 2004 Dodge Caravan, and it is so

annoying when you can't go over certain roads because the van hits the

road. And yes I do believe that it can cause some damage to the van if

you hit it hard enough and in the wrong place. I have definately

bottomed out on several occasions and find it a great inconvience. The

dealer will not tell you this when you go to purchase so just beware.

> Hi there,

>

> I am in the process of purchasing a new van. I was wondering your

> opinion on drop-floor mini-vans? Do they bottom out? And does it

cause

> damage? I live in an innercity area and worry about it bottoming out

> when going in and out of parking lots. If it bottms out, what does it

> hit? And does it damage the undercarriage and paint? Also, what is

the

> best way to save money on purchasing, buying used at a dealership,

> direct from the conversion company, or searching used online? does

> anyone know of any funding sources to help offset the cost? Thanks in

> advance for any help.

>

> Becky

>

[Guest guest]

Who did your conversion ?

On 1/13/08 9:55 AM, " " <lpanz516@...> wrote:

>

>> >Hi Becky,

>

> Yes a dropped floor mini van will definately bottom out as I have so

> many times with mine. I have a 2004 Dodge Caravan, and it is so

> annoying when you can't go over certain roads because the van hits the

> road. And yes I do believe that it can cause some damage to the van if

> you hit it hard enough and in the wrong place. I have definately

> bottomed out on several occasions and find it a great inconvience. The

> dealer will not tell you this when you go to purchase so just beware.

>

>

>> > Hi there,

>> >

>> > I am in the process of purchasing a new van. I was wondering your

>> > opinion on drop-floor mini-vans? Do they bottom out? And does it

> cause

>> > damage? I live in an innercity area and worry about it bottoming out

>> > when going in and out of parking lots. If it bottms out, what does it

>> > hit? And does it damage the undercarriage and paint? Also, what is

> the

>> > best way to save money on purchasing, buying used at a dealership,

>> > direct from the conversion company, or searching used online? does

>> > anyone know of any funding sources to help offset the cost? Thanks in

>> > advance for any help.

>> >

>> > Becky

>> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

> >> >Hi Becky,

> >

> > Yes a dropped floor mini van will definately bottom out as I

have so

> > many times with mine. I have a 2004 Dodge Caravan, and it is so

> > annoying when you can't go over certain roads because the van

hits the

> > road. And yes I do believe that it can cause some damage to the

van if

> > you hit it hard enough and in the wrong place. I have definately

> > bottomed out on several occasions and find it a great

inconvience. The

> > dealer will not tell you this when you go to purchase so just

beware.

> >

> >

> >> > Hi there,

> >> >

> >> > I am in the process of purchasing a new van. I was wondering

your

> >> > opinion on drop-floor mini-vans? Do they bottom out? And does

it

> > cause

> >> > damage? I live in an innercity area and worry about it

bottoming out

> >> > when going in and out of parking lots. If it bottms out, what

does it

> >> > hit? And does it damage the undercarriage and paint? Also,

what is

> > the

> >> > best way to save money on purchasing, buying used at a

dealership,

> >> > direct from the conversion company, or searching used online?

does

> >> > anyone know of any funding sources to help offset the cost?

Thanks in

> >> > advance for any help.

> >> >

> >> > Becky

> >> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>