To fit a powerchair and hoist in back

I know this is a disability question and have asked on a few ability sites but Car sales people really p me off...I need leather seats for comfort..the ability to move drivers seat up.down back and fore without bending...and enough room in boot aprox a square metre and a self opening and closing boot on a fairly high car....oh and an automatic....am I asking too much...anyone here have any suggestions for me to look at....please...

Re: To fit a powerchair and hoist in back

What’s your budget, ? are we talking high end cars , or something more run of the mill?

Re: To fit a powerchair and hoist in back

Something like this?



Auto, leather seats and tons of room. I have seen them with an automatic wheelchair hoist on the roof but the tray is plenty big enough or put a wheelchair rack on the tow bar at the back

Re: To fit a powerchair and hoist in back

What we've always done is choose a car and then ask the conversion specialists if they are able to carry out the modifications required to that particular vehicle.

It's not always possible to get quite the car you want because not all will be suitable for conversion. However, I've always found it surprising just what can be done to convert most cars for individual needs.

Generally speaking, a hatchback is much better for getting the chair into the back of a car using an electric hoist. Wheelchairs will still need the back folding down to fit them into the back of hatchbacks.

These days, we use a converted car where the wheelchair user can drive the chair up a ramp and stay in the chair while travelling as a passenger.

We know someone who's power wheelchair actually clipped in to where the drivers seat used to be and he could therefore drive the car from the chair. This was a large Mercedes ..around the size of a Transit van. Definitely an up-market vehicle and conversion.