People with disability and seniors with mobility issues are confined to the four walls of their house. They need a personal assistant to go shopping, attending doctors appointments, recreational activities and more. Even if they can drive a vehicle and hold a regular license, most vehicles are not designed to fit their special equipment like wheelchairs, walkers etc. Moving in and out of the wheelchair into the front seat of a regular car is not an experience most people with disability would not like to endure. Thus manufacturers have started creating cars that can accommodate handicapped passengers along with their wheelchairs. The floor is lowered, doors widened and height increased to let in one passenger along with his or her wheelchair. Such vehicles help seniors and disabled persons live a more independent life without the help of an assistant. They feel empowered and can travel freely at will during anytime of the day even when other family members are not around. They can roll their wheelchairs straight into the vehicle either with the help of a foldable electronic ramp or a manual pull out ramp that fits under the floor. Once the wheelchair is inside, the occupant can easily move to the front seat and start driving the vehicle. The two seats in the front have sufficient space in between to allow easy access to the drive wheel. Thus the wheelchair passenger can get in and out of the car without getting in and out of the chair.
A car will be equipped with a light weight ramp that can be stretched out to roll the wheelchair inside. However a dedicated wheelchair van will have a powerful wheelchair lift to fully lift the wheelchair up in the air and get inside the vehicle. These lifts are strong enough to lift 800 lbs weight with the press of a button. In the case of cars, the ramp is mounted by the side, whereas in the case of vans the lift is mounted either on the side or the rear. Both have automatic sliding doors to ease the movement of wheelchairs. Both the vehicles have wheelchair restraints to prevent the wheelchair from colliding with the side walls or other passengers during transit or when emergency brakes are applied. This ensures safety of all passengers and prevents internal damages due to collision. Most people prefer handicap vehicles for sale with ramps or lifts mounted on the curb side over those mounted at the rear end because if someone parks his car behind their vehicle then there is a chance of them getting stuck outside the vehicle for some time until the other person arrives and moves his car away.
But in either situation buying a car with wheelchair access for sale is a dream for most people with disabilities. They have to start a fundraising campaign because their income is limited and not sufficient enough to make an outright purchase. The good news is that the price of these vehicles fall by half or even more if they are purchased preowned. Now, they become affordable even for those with limited budgets. Moreover, most dealerships have well established relationships with financial institutions that are ready to finance the purchase at attractive interest rates. The repayment policy is carefully customized to meet the needs of every individual. Thus nobody gets rejected and people with average or even bad credit history get approved instantly. These used ramp cars for sale or wheelchair vans for sale can either be purchased directly from the owners or from the dealerships. Many opt to buy from the owner but they forget that every second hand vehicle needs repairs before being put back on the road. Most disabled people do not have the experience or don't want to go through the hassle of fixing a preowned car or van. Hence they opt to purchase from the dealerships who fully recondition the vehicle from bumper to bumper to give it a new appearance and a fresh life. They don't break down easily and last a lifetime with the new owners.
Major Vehicle Exchange is one such dealership that carefully reconditions every used car with wheelchair access for sale and wheelchair vans for sale before selling them to a new buyer. We have been reconditioning wheelchair accessible vehicles for more than 30 years and have sold them to hundreds of customers across the United States. For more information visit our website at the link mentioned above and check out all the reconditioned and certified vehicles we have in stock and call the owner Charles Kaufman at 516-333-7483 today!
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