What is this?

mcutler

mcutler

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Make is a VRS, model appears to be MV4. Almost size of a full size domestic van. Has a high seating position at front buckets. Never seen this, anyone else?
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Wow. Unfortunate that it is kinda ugly, but wow what a great vehicle for those that need it. Kudos to them, hope the company can stay afloat.
Of course, from what I've read about the FTA's instantiation of the "Buy America" rule, it seems they're pretty much locked in now.
 
kinda ugly???

I would've thought this market wouldn't have been large enough to warrant the production of a vehicle. I always saw it more of a custom conversion. Hopefully next year they'll higher some aesthetics designers and not leave it to the engineers.
 
That would pass for sexy in Europe. I was wondering the same thing, though. There's one in a buddy's neighborhood. I see it in passing, but hadn't gotten close enough to get the model. I thought it was a new Honda Elephant. I mean Element.
 
mbalbritton said:
kinda ugly???

I would've thought this market wouldn't have been large enough to warrant the production of a vehicle. I always saw it more of a custom conversion.
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Without really looking into it - maybe they have it designed so it easily be produced with normal seats, so it could be used by non-handicapable (lolz at that word) folks that want a cool small van w/ a ramp... I could see this being great as a small cargo vehicle if you need to load/unload stuff a lot w/ a dolly or something.

But at the moment I suspect it's being propped up by Fed mandate... look up the FTA Buy America program. Long and short of it is a requirement for any major fleet company using Federal money to buy cars to buy only from an American company using "parts mostly originating from the USA". On the face, sounds pretty patriotic and like great internal economic boosting but at the moment this is literally the only company that fits the requirements... much to the chagrin of Chrysler and others that do conversions... so they functionally have a monopoly (at least on Fed-backed fleets).
 
I just figured it was good old South Carolina parking skills.
 
It could have some crazy approach and departure, w tires, a small lift/stretch and cut fenders..............................................
 
Looks like the copper crawler to me.
On street tires, just saying.........

























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My friend has borrowed one for his daughter who is confined to a wheelchair for her to go to prom. The entire vehicle is designed around wheelchair accessibility with not much else in mind. They have a Dodge Grand Caravan wheelchair conversion as their main vehicle, but the conversion drops the floor so low that they have approximately 8" of ground clearance. He said the MV4 had a surprisingly high ground clearance and was 4 wheel independent suspension. He thought it rode very well. I told him it looked like the Pope-mobile. Even with his Flow employee discount, he couldn't touch the payments, though....
 
that is a place to buy some great fruits and vegtables!!! Oh and the closest medical center to your house! The car thing in the background idk bout though!
 
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