This weekend, Rob, Scarlett and I went car shopping. Well, to be more specific, we went wheelchair van shopping. Little less sexy, right? There are a few places in the Bay Area that specialize in vans, and we went to one in Burlingame called Mobility Works. On the weekends, they are only open by appointment, which meant we had the whole place to ourselves with a knowledgeable sales guy named Mike.

Mike showed us new and used vans from Toyota, Honda, and Dodge. It works like this: you add a 25K conversion fee to the MSRP of one of these vans. Any add-ons (leather seats, sunroof, navigation, anxiety medication) cost extra. It gets expensive. Used vans can be a good option, provided you can find one that has all of your requirements. For us, the top three are: Read More>