Tag: Accessibility

  • 7-Year Review on Accessible Van

    We’ve owned this 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT since spring 2018. We purchased it with just over 30,000 miles on the engine and chassis and a brand-new VMI Northstar conversion. Several review sites on vehicles, such as Edmunds, can provide analysis on the vehicle itself: https://www.edmunds.com/dodge/grand-caravan/2018/review/. While most of this review will cover the Northstar… Read more

  • That “New Van” Smell

    This is post 2 of 3 regarding our accessible van. This post entails the purchase, insurance, and grants/ gifts process. In the first post, I covered the fact that we decided on a used van with a new accessible conversion manufactured by Vantage Mobility, Inc. In the spring of 2018, I received Army orders to… Read more

  • Accessible Van Search

    This is the first of three blog posts on the search for, purchase, and 7-year review of our accessible van. In the fall of 2017, we had a Chrysler Pacifica minivan that served us pretty well. It had several miles on it, and some persistent problems made us start looking for a replacement. We also… Read more