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Hi Heather,
Aubrey uses a Kimba adapted stroller, and it's still quite cumbersome, it fits in the back of my Dodge Caravan with one of the backseats out.  I think a Grand Caravan would allow enough room to fold it and lay on it's side, but we got the minivan before the Kimba.
I second Castle's opinion about folding, lifting, etc....it gets old. 
But get the measurements (and weight) of the system you are getting Alex, and use that as your starting point of how high you would be comfortable lifting it in and out.  I think SUVs might be higher than my minivan floor.  I sometimes fold the Kimba down, but mostly, I just lift it up from the bottom and put it in the back of the van upright, less hassle.
Good luck.
Lindsey
Mom to Aubrey, 3 on 9/4!


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Hi. My name is Heather and I have a 2 1/2 year old son, Alex, with CP (PVL) and CVI. We are in the process of getting him a wheelchair - a tilt in space I...
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Jul 14, 2007
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My daughter Cayden is 3 yrs old and has a tilt in space wheelchair...we have a van and will be getting a lift for our van very soon...but yes yuo can fit the...
Castle
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Jul 14, 2007
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My daughters were 40 lbs and 55 lbs and they both fit in their wheelchairs in a minivan until we went ahead and bought a full size 15 passenger van with lift ...
Faith Mills
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Jul 14, 2007
11:21 pm

My daughter's wheelchair fits in our Yukon. I think my husband may have to take out one of the backseats. The car is then able to fit 5. ... From:...
Aisha Lusk
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Jul 14, 2007
11:24 pm

Yeah the chairs just won't fit unless the SUV does not have the extra row of seats...if the back seat is a split seat then you can take out one seat to fit the...
Castle
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Jul 15, 2007
12:03 am

we used chevy trailblazers and ford explorers with the smaller chairs in the earlier years. Until the chair got too tall to go in--about 10 yrs old for us. Go...
miriam weir
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Jul 15, 2007
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Yeah that would be the best thing to do....also actually take the wheelchair with you if you can so you can physically put the chair into the back of the...
Castle
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Jul 15, 2007
3:25 am

Are you going to keep your son in the wheelchair at all times. My 4.5 yr old daughter got a wheel chair which was bulky and annoying and she ended up only...
Carole Rosen
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Jul 15, 2007
6:48 pm

With Cayden's needs for support I did not feel the convaid would work for her...so we went ahead and got the tilt in space wheelchair for her...and even though...
Castle
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Jul 15, 2007
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My parents have a Saturn Vue and my son's wheelchair fits in it perfectly. They don't even have to take the front wheels off like you have to do when you put...
Cyndi Street
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Jul 15, 2007
3:23 am

Yeah that is hard for me...lifting Cayden into our van...ugg...it is even harder than getting the chair in the van sometimes. Castle ... perfectly. ... do when...
Castle
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Jul 15, 2007
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Hi Heather, Aubrey uses a Kimba adapted stroller, and it's still quite cumbersome, it fits in the back of my Dodge Caravan with one of the backseats out. I...
Lindsey Duckworth
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Jul 15, 2007
3:26 am

Yeah it is alot less hassle to just lift our wheelchaie and put it in the back...though it is very heavy and even more so without taking the seating off...but...
Castle
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Jul 15, 2007
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Hi, My son just turned three when he got his wheelchair. he's only 30lbs so we can either use the chair or just a stroller. We have a honda element that...
betsy pajak
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Jul 16, 2007
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If you do not mind, can you tell how much the van costs. Thanks. Isha. Mom to Di. 5. Mixed quad CP. ...
Aisha Lusk
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Jul 16, 2007
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We got our van from mc mobility locally, but there are lots of mobility sales places throughout the us. We are "lucky" to be able to get what we need, but...
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