...and it's handicap accessible!

We went looking at ramp vans today. (note to self, before going to look at cars again. Eat lunch/and or breakfast. And ask for a chair instead of standing next to the car for half an hour)

There were two I was interested in. A 2015 Town & Country, and a 2012 Toyota Sienna.

Only reason I was looking at the T&C van was because it was brand new. Only had 1000 miles on it. Turns out that the Toyota Sienna was the one. (Toyota is my preferred make of car actually).

The Sienna is loaded. It was also $15k cheaper than the T&C. The Sienna is $46k. Had tons more options, and toys in it too. It has a right sided (passenger side) ramp. The front seats are electronic, and slide back, and turn sideways in the the van. It has hand controls, but they're not the style I like. (it's the push down to accelerate, push forward to stop. Plus that's left handed). My hand controls that I currently have looks kind of like a gear shift for a manual transmission. You pull back to go, push forward to stop. And I have turn signal buttons on it. Plus, my hand controls go on the right side of the steering wheel.

We haven't signed papers on it yet. Because we're waiting to see what they'll give in trade for my RAV4 (gonna miss that car! It's just not practical for me anymore). They'll be putting my current hand control into the van for me, and they have to order a mount for it. So it's going to be a week or two before that gets here.

That thing is loaded. It has the back up camera. A dvd player. Two sunroofs (I hate sunroofs!), and it's satellite radio capable. Plus it has blue tooth for my phone. It has some sort of Siri-like thing on the steering wheel, where I can ask the computer thingie to do things. (not sure yet what that does).

It doesn't even have a real key. You get a remote control fob, that you have to have in your pocket or with you in the car somewhere to start the car. It starts with a button instead of a real key.

Other than the sunroofs, the only thing I really don't like about it is that it's white. (I wanted a red one!). I told my parents tonight that it looks like a big marshmallow. (which is what I think I'm going to call it.)

But, it's got a place for us to put my mom's electric scooter. Which means that once we get the van, and get a new battery for that scooter, I can go to Hobby Lobby and buy yarn again!!!!! (and WalMart!)

I won't have any money to buy yarn for awhile, because...$46k car. But, I'll be able to go shopping again! And to a movie!!!