There are quite a few pre-owned scooter and wheelchair lifts on the market but it can be an expensive mistake to choose a lift that is not compatible with your vehicle. Before buying a lift check your vehicle is capable of caring a power lift. Also check lifting capacity of the lift you thinking of purchasing. Try and find out what the overall weight of the lift is, and also if it has an added swing-away arm fitted which also will increase the overall weight. Next add the weight of the scooter to the weight of the lift. Some but not all rear mounted lifts are very heavy and require a substantial vehicle to carry them. Some also only come with a 2" class II or class III receiver bar due to their weight and carrying capacity.

Some sedan's and even small SUV's may be able to have a tow hitch option to be attach to the vehicle but they also may have a manufactures caring/towing capacity restriction. Some of today's vehicles are being made from aluminum and also have no ability to attach a tow hitch or have a restriction to their towing/caring weight. Please check with your vehicles manufacture for information on your vehicle. 

Putting a large rear hitch mounted platform lift to carry a mid sized scooter to a sedan could require modification to the vehicles suspension. Also factor in if you don't have a hitch receiver already on your vehicle add at least $200 - $300 for the receiver and installation. (wiring not included) Don't forget this is not including the wiring and adjustments require to fit the lift. After all that, then to find out your four door sedan will require suspension modification that bargain lift online where the sellers advert say's "it fits any vehicle" becomes a expensive mistake. Get it right talk to us first we can give you free advice and supply you with the right lift and install it for you. You can also check out all the manufactures websites such as Harmar's Lift Finder to give you a good idea to see what your vehicle can handle.

On a final note regarding used power lifts, DO NOT take the word of the seller that the lifts works!! Always, always see it working and if possible with your scooter on it. Make sure it can lift the weight of your scooter with ease. If the lift significantly slows down or even stops while the vehicle is running the lift might not be rated for that amount of weight or even more seriously the motor might be coming to the end of its life due to worn bushes and or failing motor windings. Check for week and broken welds also loose or bent bolts, connections or any impact damage. Listen for and banging or clanking while the lift travels up and down with weight on it.

If the lift has a swing-away arm option add to the lift make sure the lift swings away and locks back in to position easily. Swing-away arms are made to be operated very easily without much assistance such as having to lift the platform to unlatch the swing-away. In most cases if the swing-away arm is difficult to release or close this is a good indication the swing-away arm has been improperly used or opened with the scooter or power chair still on the lift. Swing-away arms are designed to be rated for the lift only capacity to allow access to the rear of the vehicle with no scooter or power chair on the lift. Using a swing-away with any unit on the lift will damage the swing-away arm and invalidate any warranty. If in doubt call us out!!