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Mobility Scooter Lifts For Your Car - You Don't Have To Have a Van for Your Disability Scooter

Sookie | Jan 19, 2011 |

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Mobility Scooter Lifts For The Car - So, you have decided to get more mobile, and you purchased a disability scooter, but now you want to go further out. You are not quite ready for purchasing a van yet, you still have a car with a regular trunk, and don't want to trade it in yet. So, how do you get this disability scooter in the trunk? With mobility scooter lifts.

These are electric motors that you can install in your car. If your trunk is big enough to take your disability scooter (most will fold for better storage), then instead of asking your partner, friend or relative to try and lift your scooter into the trunk (some of these can weigh about 100 pounds) you can install a mobility scooter lift.

You can get these from medical equipment suppliers, but also, you can also check with other people that you may know with mobility issues. If you have friends or neighbors that use a mobility scooter lift in their car or van, ask them where they got it from. Referrals work well too.

But you can also purchase these mobility scooter lifts as a kit online, such as with Amazon. You just then install it into your car trunk. Or get your local mechanic to install it for you. Wheelchair Lift - Mobility Scooter Lift and Electric Wheel Chair Lift with 300 lb capacity and Easy-Glide finger tip arm rotation, effortlessly loads the scooter or chair into the trunk or truck bed. Use this motorized chair lift in cars, trucks, SUV's and vans. This wheelchair lift has a 3-way boom adjustment, length adjustment from 30" to 44", angle adjustment from 0 to 45 degrees and height adjustment from 17" to 21". The Mobility Scooter Lift has an easy swivel boom that locks for transport, can be easily removed, and folds for easy storage or travel. The remote hand pendant is included.

These mobility scooter lifts, will lift your scooter and plop it in the trunk of a car. This way you can still go out in your own car, and get around in your disability scooter, such as at the mall or shopping, and still be able to put it away and drive home. These motors will not only lift your scooter in to the trunk, but will lift it back out for you too.

If you can drive your own car, or your partner has a car, and you don't want to buy a van, then this is a great way to get around.

My parents used one of these for years. They had a car, and my Dad had Multiple Sclerosis, which make it hard for him to get around. Many times he just stayed at home, as they thought they would need a van to transport this. But this is not so, you can still use a car trunk for your disability scooters.

My mother used to try and lift the scooter into the trunk herself, which made my Dad feel bad. Luckily his was not too heavy, but still, the trunk of their car was high, and they kept damaging the seal around the lip of the trunk as they would always catch the scooter on this while putting it in the trunk.

Then they found out about mobility scooter lifts for cars. These are actually the same motors that are used for vans, they are just installed in a different way.

So, you can purchase one of these kits online at places such as Amazon, or check around with friends and see where they got theirs.

Don't let mobility problems keep you at home. Figure out just what you need to be able to get around, and chances are someone has it! Shopping online for mobility aids, is a great place to start and find out what is available out there on the market now.

Also see:

Disability Scooters

Portable Mobility Scooters

Mobility Scooter Insurance

Mobility Scooter Ramps