After a little more conversation, I politely told the gentleman that we would go back home and do some thinking.  It was really going to take some thought on how we could do this.  There is no way I was going to finance a $60k vehicle for 10 years.  Yes, Braun credit will loan you the money on a 10 year note.

A few days later, we went to look at one other mobility dealer in town.  Again, the salesman here was also very nice and easy to talk to.  He had a few different used vans on the lot.  After talking a little he mentioned the ability to send vans off to a place in Kentucky for rear conversions.  The thought of getting a conversion done on a van we brought to him sounded very promising.  The cost to do this rear entry conversion: $15,000.  There was none of his conversion vans on the lot that we could look at, he claimed they sold before they were delivered back from the people who performed the modifications.  The more we talked about the conversion process, the more I got uncomfortable about the quality.  We give him our phone number and told him we would be in touch.

A few more days later, another option presented itself while doing research on the internet.  AMS Vans, in GA is in the business of buying Dodge Caravans that are typically a year old, such as vehicles that have come off lease.  They perform their conversion process on these like new vans and are able to offer them for sale at costs that compare to what you would see 5+ year old handicap vans advertised for.

At that time, their website was not clear on whether or not they would convert a customer supplied van. The next day I called AMS and asked about converting a customer supplied new van. The person I spoke with was very knowledgeable about the actual conversion process and was able to explain it over the phone in such a way that made me extremely comfortable with the process.

After hanging up with the person at AMS, I was sold on this option. I was ready to go back to the Chrysler dealership and make my best deal on the van we fell in love with previously.