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 WHEEL CHAIR VET NEEDS INFO ON HYBRID VEHICLES THAT CAN ACCOMODATE WHEEL CHAIRS. THE VA WILL PAY FOR March 17, 2008 7:17 PM

Bob B. 6:06 PM dEAR GROUP: i AM DISABLED VET (100% SERVICE CONNECTED) AND USE AN ELECTRIC WHEEL CHAIR. iS THERE A HYBRID VEHICLE THAT COULD CARRY A ELETRIC WHEEL CHAIR;VA WILL SUPPLY LIFT FOR FREE. I KNOW IT DEPENDS ON THE HEIGHT AND WIDTH OF THE ENTRANCES. i AM NOW USING A HONDA ODYSEUS WHICH i WILL NEED TO SELL WITHING SIX MONTHS OR SO SINCE i CAN NOT OR CHOOSE NOT TO SPEND THE MONEY ON PAYMENTS AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ECONOMY AND ECOLOGY MINDED. I WOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT MY ABILITY TO GET INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT SAY OF TRUCK OR CAR WITH A HIGH ENTRANCE. I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE FANCY CAR OR TRUCK. I COULD GO FOR A TRUCK IF THAT IS POSSIBLE BUT TWO PROBLEMS WITH THAT iS THE ELEVATION OF THE STEP FOR MY GETTING INTO THE FRONT SEAT.AND THE CHAIR BEING EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THIS WOULD CAUSE. aN ALL WHEEL DRIVE OR FOR WHEEL VEHICLE WOULD BE DESIREABLE SINCE i HALF HOPES TO TRAVEL TO LESS DEVELOPED AREAS OF THW WORLD WHERE ROADS ARE POOR.. BOB BUSCH WITH MUCH THANKS FOR ANY HELP THAT i CAN OBTAIN. iT IS A TOURING SEDAN (ALMOST FULLY LOADED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BEING FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND MISSING A GPS BUT IT HAS LEATHER AND ALL THE FINERY. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING NOT TOO FINE IF I AM IN A COUNTRY WHERE THEIR IS HIGH RATES OF CAR THEFT. i WOULD EVEN BE WILLING TO TRADE FOR A NEW CAR IN THE LATE TWENTIES (COST).MY NEW CAR (HONDA ODYS. STICKER PRICE WAS $39,000 AND I NOW TWO YEAR OLD AND HAS LESS THAT (SLIGHTLY) LESS THAN 20,000 MILES PER GALLON MILEAGE. IT HAD A TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DISCOUNT BECAUSE IT HAD NO GPS.AND PRESIDENTIAL SALES DAY. MILEAGE IS GOOD WITHOUT A FOUR OR FIVE HUNDRED LBS OF ELECTRIC WHEEL CHAIR. THE CARE WITH TWO HEAVY BATTERIES THAT DRIVE THE CHAIR 25 MILES WITH JUST ELECTRICITY.THE CAR HAS ALL THE FINERY EXCEPT THE RUN NO FLAT TIRE (i THINK IT COES 25 OR 50 MILES WITH A FLAT TIRE WITH FREE REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR WARRANTY (i THINK IT IS FOR FIVE YEARS. iiPROBABLY USE THAT WHERE THERE ARE ROADS. a TRUCK WOULD BE FOR MORE COUNTRY. cAN ANY ONE SUGGEST ANY IDEAS. mY CAR WAS LISTED AT $39,000 BUT i GOT 2,500 Off incentive and 3.5 % interest for those who propose a trade. My preference is for new but will accept A LESSOR EXPENSIVE mode of tranportation and a hybrid. who can haul A wheel chair. I am a disabled service connected 100% veteran SERVICE CONNECTED DISABLED VET. Patriots OR ANYONE who would like to make ma good trade OR OFFER Please email me at drbbus@charter.net. I want to travel in thesemy last 3 to 5 years.(the earlier I can the better) Bob Busch 828 505 2540 I BEG YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HYPRIDS THAT i COULD BUY THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE MY ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR, PLEASE EMAI OR CALL. bETTER TO EMAIL BECAUSE I WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO RETURNED (SOMETIMES i AM OUT IN THE HOSPITAL OR FOR HOSPITAL VISIT. ANOTHER SURGER DUE IN ABOUT A MONTH. i WOULD PREFER NEW OR NEWER, FOUR OR AWD (DEFINITELY HYBRID). wE NEED TO GET THIS COUNTRY BACK ON AN EVEN KHEEL ENVIORMENTALL AND ECOLOGICALLY. wE NEED TO HAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL CLEAR AIR, PROTECTION OUR POPULATIONS HEALTH AND BREAKING OUR DEPENDENCE ON OTHER COUNTRIES. mY SON WOULD LIKE A SMALLER SUPER EFFICIENT HYBRID AND i AM ENCOURAGING THAT AS WELL NEW OR USED. pLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADVICE OR INFORMATION. i DON'T WANT A MANUAL IN jAPANESE OR KOREAN OR CHINESE IF i CAN HELP IT BUT ECONOMY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE HEALTH OF THE COUNTRY COMES FIRST IF THERE ARE AMERICAN OPTIONS AND EFFICIENCY COMPARABLE AND RELIABILITY CLOSE IN PRICE. bob busch Asheville, north carolina drbbus@charter.net 828 505- 2540 Thank you my fellow Americans. Lets get ourselves and our country back on a healthy course, and on financial sound basis. Did anyone notice the car Zuzuki eco car that get do not use gas. Runs on propone and emits oxygen  [ send green star]  [ accepted] 		 
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