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10-04-2017, 02:27 PM
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#2881
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 33
Year: 2002
Coachwork: AmTran RE
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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They went pretty high in the end. Didn't help that people were running up the price with 7 days left on the auction.
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10-04-2017, 06:14 PM
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#2882
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
said $16,000 when I checked. LMAO!  |
Thats funny. When I looked to me like they were asking ₡16000 (CRC). Looks like they have dropped the price to ₡15000.
LMAO!!
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10-04-2017, 06:36 PM
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#2883
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 elderly children, 1 cat
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNW_Steve
Thats funny. When I looked to me like they were asking ₡16000 (CRC). Looks like they have dropped the price to ₡15000.
LMAO!!
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Still around 26 usd.
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Don, Mary and Spooky the cat.
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10-04-2017, 07:44 PM
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#2884
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,835
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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why wouldnt those have been bought by locals.. is it expensive to them?
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10-04-2017, 08:44 PM
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#2885
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
why wouldnt those have been bought by locals.. is it expensive to them?
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Their currency is called the Colon, if that is any indication.
I had a friend who speculated in Costa Rican currencies, he took a big hit and it rectum.
Fuel aint cheap and we know buses like fuel...
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10-04-2017, 08:48 PM
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#2886
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,835
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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yeah busses like fuel!! ive driven 30,000 miles in the last 17 months in my 2 busses combined..
-Christopher
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10-04-2017, 08:52 PM
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#2887
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,835
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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and yeah I drive my busses a lot (thats why I have them)... these 2 girls stopped me tonight at a traffic light and asked "what kind of bus is that?" I said "bluebird".. she responded.. "its red..".. "what do you do with it?"
I said " I drive it around.."" "Like a car?" she asked.. "Yep!! just like you are driving that cool truck".. and I got two thumbs up and big grin smiles from them..
makes it worth all lthe fuel I put in these things..
who woulda thought an old school bus would be a chick magnet...
-Christopher
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10-04-2017, 09:02 PM
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#2888
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
yeah busses like fuel!! ive driven 30,000 miles in the last 17 months in my 2 busses combined..
-Christopher
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Dang...I hope you have a fuel card. Some good bennies. 
Would love to hear some more tips from your travels. You think nothing of jumping-in and driving across country.
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10-05-2017, 08:22 AM
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#2889
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: KANSAS CITY
Posts: 751
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
why wouldnt those have been bought by locals.. is it expensive to them?
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CR has been upgrading to bigger fleet buses. Schools aren't using busses like USA does. All the school busses are going to Nicaragua.
Costa Rica has very high import taxes. $26K usd is correct.
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Former owner of a 1969 F600 Skoolie.
1998 Ford B700 Thomas body 65 passenger. 5.9 Cummins 12 valve with MT643 Transmission 123,000 miles.
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10-05-2017, 09:35 AM
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#2890
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,835
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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oh!! 26 THOUSAND!! I thought it was 26 DOLLARS by reading the previous posts
-Christopher
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10-05-2017, 11:41 AM
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#2891
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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I am still wondering about that ad. 16,000 CRC is about $26 USD. Not $26,000USD.
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10-05-2017, 12:10 PM
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#2892
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: SE Oklahoma
Posts: 36
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24 Valve
Rated Cap: 35
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The Ultimate Skoolie
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10-05-2017, 04:26 PM
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#2893
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: KANSAS CITY
Posts: 751
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
oh!! 26 THOUSAND!! I thought it was 26 DOLLARS by reading the previous posts
-Christopher
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May we take your order Sir? 
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Former owner of a 1969 F600 Skoolie.
1998 Ford B700 Thomas body 65 passenger. 5.9 Cummins 12 valve with MT643 Transmission 123,000 miles.
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10-05-2017, 06:36 PM
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#2894
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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The Holy Grail just turned up:
422 Auction Services - Mathies & Sons, Inc.
I wonder how high this will go ....
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10-05-2017, 07:43 PM
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#2895
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twigg
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Nothing personal there Twigg, but I've driven those buses before and they are a royal PAIN to drive with those mirrors that blow around in the wind, all-plastic and continually crumbling due to UV rays dashboard, and a NIGHTMARE electrical system...... Katy ISD had - I repeat - HAD those for about four years until about three years ago when FIVE of them caught fire due to a poor electrical system failure and consequent electrical fire spread from one to the others in one night. Interestingly enough, my all MECHANICAL '01 Saf-T-Liner right next to these bon-fire buses never suffered a scratch, let alone any paint peeling.......
Just sayin'.....
M
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10-05-2017, 07:53 PM
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#2896
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by M1031A1
Nothing personal there Twigg, but I've driven those buses before and they are a royal PAIN to drive with those mirrors that blow around in the wind, all-plastic and continually crumbling due to UV rays dashboard, and a NIGHTMARE electrical system...... Katy ISD had - I repeat - HAD those for about four years until about three years ago when FIVE of them caught fire due to a poor electrical system failure and consequent electrical fire spread from one to the others in one night. Interestingly enough, my all MECHANICAL '01 Saf-T-Liner right next to these bon-fire buses never suffered a scratch, let alone any paint peeling.......
Just sayin'.....
M
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I don't take buses personally 
The spec is perfect, I guess the ownership not so much.
In any event, 2010 is too new for me to afford, even if it were the best bus on the planet.
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10-05-2017, 07:57 PM
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#2897
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,835
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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I do wish my bus had the dirver mirror in front of the windshield like those instead of the driver window.. my side view ability sucks because the mirror is right there in the driver window..
that bus will probably be sold to a school to run for a few years.. I love the look of that.. maybe id consider it if there was air-conditioning.. but its so new that it has full emissions...
-Christopher
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10-05-2017, 09:02 PM
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#2898
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 1,001
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: International
Engine: TE 444
Rated Cap: 12
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10-05-2017, 09:31 PM
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#2899
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kubla
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We could hunt them down for ya 
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10-05-2017, 09:43 PM
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#2900
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twigg
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Not really... if its a 2010 its totally unholy.
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