Replies

Everythings gone to mini vans now or to get a full size van with clearence you have to go to a Dodge Sprint which is still well above my budget even used.

The Sprint is really a Daimler-Benz product anyway, and it is so tall and skinny (for Euro roads?) a feel tippy just looking at it.

In "mini"vans, the old Chevy Astros and Ford Aerostars aren't bad. They are more "midi", and have rear or 4wd. Built on truck platforms, they hold up better.

You are in Tennessee. I would look for lightly used conversion vans in Florida. Heck even TN SHOULD be okay, as no income tax attracts retirees from my state (Illinois).

The cars in TN don't rust like the ones here. The Caprice I got the Missus came from Soddy Daisy, TN (near Chattanooga). No rust, though the tranny had to be rebuilt, and the brakes needed work (the car lived near the top of a small mountain).

A mini van has too many issues we couldn't deal with. To get a high back motorized wheelchair in them you have to have the floor board cut out and dropped down. That means it won't get up our driveway due to ground clearance. That's another reason we buy full size high tops. The one we used to have was a high top conversion short wheel base.. The one we got a couple years ago will last us likely 8 another years or so with a little luck. Then we'll likely go with a used 19 seat transport bus that has a lift in it. I even had my cousin looking when we were trying to locate one and he owns a car hauling company.