No, I'm not the driver. I sit in a regular van seat when riding. We are on our second van, first we had a Windstar, now we have a Freestar. We have a lift in the back as the wheelchair is electric so it's very heavy. It fits sidways only having to take the foot rests off. We also can leave our third row seat up and can have a fifth passenger ride with us. When we tried out all three vans several years ago, Econoline, Villager, and Windstar the Windstar worked the best. The Econo was too big, and the Villager was not long enough. That's why I didn't know if the Edge would work. It might not be long enough.
There's no hurry, we were just trying to figure out if we should park the Freestar and only use it when I'm riding in it or if there will be other options down the road. It will definately be a Ford as my dad is a 30 year employee soon to be retiree on March 1st.
Thanks everyone!