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11-18-2015, 04:33 PM
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#61
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 308
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11-18-2015, 04:39 PM
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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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That's Mokibrahbrant flipping em!
Beautiful buses, but I couldn't afford them!
If ya dig around on here, you can find how much these sold for several months ago.
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11-18-2015, 08:37 PM
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#63
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Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: The Lovely PNW
Posts: 145
Year: 1986
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner
Engine: Cat 3208
Rated Cap: 84 px
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11-18-2015, 08:44 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Moodus, Ct.
Posts: 1,062
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Champion
Chassis: Ford e-450
Engine: 7.3 Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 14
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11-18-2015, 08:58 PM
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#65
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Moodus, Ct.
Posts: 1,062
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Champion
Chassis: Ford e-450
Engine: 7.3 Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 14
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11-18-2015, 10:42 PM
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#66
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,259
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American
Engine: 8.3 Cummins ISC
Rated Cap: 75
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Originally Posted by OMGIBoughtABus
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So many red flags....this screams "I made a bad choice of bus for my conversion"
Good luck trying to find replacement front windshields
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11-19-2015, 03:28 PM
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#67
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Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 120
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Phantom Schoolbus
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6v92TA
Rated Cap: 84
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Originally Posted by CaptainInsaneo
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This looks interesting... I'm in Oregon, so it would be a drive to go down there. I was hoping for a 40ft bus, but this is probably close enough for the conversion I'm hoping to do.
Anyone able to give me their opinions of pros/cons of this bus?
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11-19-2015, 03:29 PM
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#68
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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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pro- its AWESOME
con- its thousands more than it was just months ago at the surplus auction
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11-19-2015, 03:35 PM
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#69
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Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 120
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Phantom Schoolbus
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6v92TA
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
pro- its AWESOME
con- its thousands more than it was just months ago at the surplus auction
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That's a good con But still, I wasn't at the auction. And the bus looks sweet. I'm assuming harder to find parts for it in the long run?
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11-19-2015, 04:59 PM
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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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Theyre fine buses but all you have to do for the deals is watch govdeals and public surplus. Those two sites are great. I got mine off govdeals.
CL and Ebay are sort of the "retail" prices for used school buses. Usually not always...
Brant is a great dude, and the Gilligs are amazing buses. I just couldnt pay someone that much of a finders/convenience fee.
a stockton auction, the typical price-
http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auc...ew?auc=1386207
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11-19-2015, 06:57 PM
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#71
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Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 120
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Phantom Schoolbus
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6v92TA
Rated Cap: 84
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Yeah, I've been watching the Oregon and Washington ones, checking every day. I'm a little more hesitant about the CA ones, because it'll be more difficult to get down to check them out before I bid (I've got a bus mechanic friend I'm planning on taking with me to bus auctions around here, if I find something promising. I'm not in a super big rush, so I can wait a bit longer. Thanks for the thoughts!
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11-23-2015, 04:00 AM
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#72
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 308
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11-25-2015, 11:29 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 102
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Thought this was pretty cool
. 1999 Bluebird Bus
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11-25-2015, 11:49 AM
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#74
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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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Originally Posted by carneiro1292
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Awesome, just make sure and clean it out THOROUGHLY before crossing state lines!
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11-25-2015, 07:38 PM
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#76
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Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: The Lovely PNW
Posts: 145
Year: 1986
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner
Engine: Cat 3208
Rated Cap: 84 px
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11-26-2015, 09:52 AM
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#77
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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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Sad that it's a junk title...
One of the very last Ward Senators being sold off. Looks just like mine. I wish I could buy it for spares, but its just too far to be feasible.
https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...13&acctid=8064
Too bad this one won't be getting a second life, these are GREAT buses.
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11-26-2015, 09:05 PM
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#78
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 50
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: 8.3L Cummins Turbo
Rated Cap: 80
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Here's a good looking Eagle for sale for anyone looking for a coach. Has 670k miles though...
https://austin.craigslist.org/cto/5330032210.html
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1992 Blue Bird All American
8.3 L Cummins
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11-30-2015, 10:33 AM
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#80
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainInsaneo
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That's a cool bus. I wouldn't change the outside at all.
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