My Wheelchair Fits In The Boot Of My Ls460!

[TeesLS460]

Due to a longstanding disability which has just gotten worse over time, I got a wheelchair today.

It's a folding self-propelled one, and I was afraid it wouldn't fit into the boot of my LS460. So with my girlfriend's help, we folded it up, and... it didn't fit :(

The rear air-con bulge was just too much in the way... I was getting disheartened and considering swapping my LS460 for an RX450 or similar just to get the chair in, and thinking of how much I would miss it.

Then found that my chair had quick release big wheels too. With them removed, the chair fits! The wheels also fit in the boot once separated

So the LS460 SE-L does take a folding wheelchair, certainly if it's this one...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003G9LR8G/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Bluesman]

Due to a longstanding disability which has just gotten worse over time, I got a wheelchair today.

It's a folding self-propelled one, and I was afraid it wouldn't fit into the boot of my LS460. So with my girlfriend's help, we folded it up, and... it didn't fit :(

The rear air-con bulge was just too much in the way... I was getting disheartened and considering swapping my LS460 for an RX450 or similar just to get the chair in, and thinking of how much I would miss it.

Then found that my chair had quick release big wheels too. With them removed, the chair fits! The wheels also fit in the boot once separated

So the LS460 SE-L does take a folding wheelchair, certainly if it's this one...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003G9LR8G/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The way I am going it wont be long before I need a wheel chair too. I think the LS Mk4 will be large enough except for the fact I have an LPG tank in place of the spare wheel well so will need to come up with a plan. Mike

[jpjsavage]

Good news! Well done and carry on enjoying your beautiful car.

[Malc]

Was at the Faversham ( Kent ) classic car and bus show at the weekend and wow, have you ever seen how cavernous the boot space is in a Mk1 Cortina !

bigger than the Ls400 methinks.

Malc

[ChrisM]

My wife has walking difficulties, even after having both knees replaced with titanium. She suffers with an arthritic lower back now.

I bought her a Pride Go Go Elite Sport, an electric buggy, for her use. This has been designed to break down into 4 parts , a rear motor unit, Battery pack , front unit with tiller and the seat. This fits extremely well in my MK IV.

The only problem I find is that the boot floor covering the spare wheel well is not very supportive for this equipment, but a think a carefully fitted piece of ply wood would help here.

One disadvantage of having a DHP is that is lower than a standard model making it a little more difficult for my wife to get in and out.

The eventual solution, when I am to old to lift the buggy in and out of the 400, is to upgrade to a 450H and install a hoist. But hopefully not for a few years yet.

[TeesLS460]

I bought a new electric folding wheelchair a couple of weeks ago which fits even more easily into the boot of my LS460, after collapsing down like a pushchair.

It was fantastic, at least until my car accident on Wednesday (separate thread about that).

I had to import it from Malaysia, but it was worth every penny as it meant I could go back to work in my job at the Police...

http://wheelchair88.com/product/pw-999ul/