Getting X-WAV

Hey guys, I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. I had to share the news with you all. Next week we will be getting a Honda Element X-WAV, Extreme Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle. I don’t have much time for typing because Karin from the Volunteers of America is going to come here in a few minutes to keep me company for two hours. Carol is in Denver ’til tomorrow. I’ll just post a photo and my post on the Element Enthusiasts Forum. I did not know that there was such a cult around this car.

[QUOTE]Hey, thanks for the welcome guys. I had no idea what kind of crowd I was getting into when we first talked about an Element on Sunday. my stepson Michael and his family were visiting here in Colorado. My 8-year old granddaughter was competing in the snowboarding nationals at Copper Mountain. She won bronce in slalom in her age group. When Michael saw his mother’s struggle with the wheelchair rack attached to the hitch of our Tribeca, he immediately decided he was going to get an Element for us.

From then on things were moving at rocket speed. Back home in Connecticut, he contacted Freedom Motors in Battle Creek, got Donovan, the salesperson, and me on a conference call this morning, picked an orange Honda Element EX X-WAV, and made a down payment. A couple of hours ago Donovan drove the car by my daughter’s house, who lives in Battle Creek, for a second opinion. She gave it an enthusiastic ” it’s a go”. It’ll be on a truck headed for Colorado on Monday. I must say I feel rather rattled. I guess I’m too old for this kind of action. I stopped going on roller coasters many years ago

Margaret, I was a bit confused about your comment about the hoist. Did you mean hoisting it into our current car,the Tribeca? We did look at that option but my Golden Compass wheelchair is too high. The converted Element will work just fine. The wheelchair with me in it will go on the passenger side. I cannot drive myself because I have no sensation in my feet and my hands are pretty much gone, too. My wife is doing all the driving which she usually does not mind. We will have to see what to do about the comfort of the seat once we start using the car.

‘later

PS turns out my daughter knew Donovan, the Freedom Motors sales person. He is a friend of my 21-year-old granddaughter.
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