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04-25-2017, 04:36 PM
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#2221
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
How about if we paint them all mint green. It would confuse the neighbors.
This is an interesting thought. Most of us like to travel. It would be good to combine that with a profit source.
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Full time in a skoolie in Florida... Occasionally take a train to a bus to drive back to Florida to sell to keep living in a skoolie... Now if only my wife would get on the bus lol
That sounds perfect to me.
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04-25-2017, 04:36 PM
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#2222
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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And I prefer "seafoam" green 😎
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04-25-2017, 04:52 PM
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#2223
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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50 shades of green.
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Nobody's Business
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04-25-2017, 07:06 PM
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#2224
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by dan-fox
The phone number Googles out to Northwest Auto Recyclers. It's a salvage title. Just sayin'.
Well, they are recycling it, aren't they?
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It's a used car lot.
Now to be fair, I have not checked with Google. I did buy a car from them once though.
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04-26-2017, 05:19 PM
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#2225
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,848
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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somne decent older texas busses here... fiar warnign though.. many of these are all mechanical and ive seen these guys' busses bought up by dealers in florida... and exporters.. bit still might snag a deal...
https://www.onlinepros.com/servlet/S...auctionId=1025
-Christopher
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04-26-2017, 06:17 PM
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#2226
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Wow, 13% buyers premium AND a $20 surcharge. That's a little outrageous.
For a second there I thought that was the Rhonda Ruth bus, but 256k is getting kind of high.
On the Tennessee tuxedo short buses there are still five under $4k.
There are so many Ferd buses out there for sale. It looks like people are buying those up to put on fleabay at ten times what they bought it for, and it's still not a good bus. I grew up liking Fords, but they've changed.
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Nobody's Business
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04-26-2017, 06:23 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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
Wow, 13% buyers premium AND a $20 surcharge. That's a little outrageous.
For a second there I thought that was the Rhonda Ruth bus, but 256k is getting kind of high.
On the Tennessee tuxedo short buses there are still five under $4k.
There are so many Ferd buses out there for sale. It looks like people are buying those up to put on fleabay at ten times what they bought it for, and it's still not a good bus. I grew up liking Fords, but they've changed.
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The 6.0 killed it for Ford. And international.
Put that nightmare in a van, and yeah nobody wants to touch that!
Grew up on Fords, now greatly prefer ANY other truck/van/whatever. The only Fords I dig are the Crown Vics. Excellent cars.
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04-26-2017, 06:48 PM
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#2228
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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I only like the older fords now. The new ones look like they're copying Chevys and Jeeps body style. Yeah, the Vics are tough as nails.
My first car was a 1950 Mercury, and second was a '65 stepside PU with 3 on the tree. That was when I learned how to change a tire, trying to keep some tread on the truck.
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04-26-2017, 08:08 PM
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#2229
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Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Amarillo Tx
Posts: 142
Year: 1999
Coachwork: International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444EIEIO
Rated Cap: 8 window?
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Opinions on this shorty - Thanks
Oh, I like the looks of this one. Please give me your opinions. Its a long drive from Austin to Amarillo. I wonder what a "2000" transmission is? There's a discrepancy between mileage posted and odometer. Thanks for the help folks
https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/au...ew?auc=1840536
Year:* 2003**
Make:* INTL**
Mileage:* 35844**
VIN:* 4DRBRABM83B958148**
Running Condition:* See Description**
Engine:* T444E**
Transmission:* 2000**
Body Style:* AMTR**
Brakes:* Hydraulic**
ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS
Running Condition: Running
Taken out of Service: March 2017
ENGINE: Excellent Condition
TRANSMISSION: Excellent Condition
BODY: Fair Condition, Paint Faded
A/C: Fair Condition, Needs Charge
LIFT: Poor Condition, NOT SAFE TO USE
BATTERY: Fair Condition, Needs Jump
BRAKES: (Hydraulic) Fair Condition
TIRES: Poor Condition, Needs Tires
INTERIOR: Fair Condition, Mold/Mildew
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04-26-2017, 08:09 PM
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#2230
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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A 2000 trans, is an Allison 5 sp.
Don't know much more about it.
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04-26-2017, 08:15 PM
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#2231
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 855
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: Cummins 8.3/Allison MD3060
Rated Cap: 84
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Yep, that's most likely what it means. Allison 2000 series.
It has a .75 overdrive for fifth gear, and a lockup torque converter.
I have a Ford F650 rollback with an Allison 2400 behind a Cummins ISB.
Roughly 300,000 miles, and no signs of any problems.
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04-26-2017, 08:17 PM
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#2232
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rameses
Yep, that's most likely what it means. ^^^^
It has a .75 overdrive for fifth gear, and a lockup torque converter.
I have a Ford F650 rollback with an Allison 2400 behind a Cummins ISB.
Roughly 300,000 miles, am no signs of any problems.
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I wasn't sure if it were lighter duty than the 3000 or heavier duty than the 1000.
Does it have the magical locked 6th gear also?
I didn't look at any busses that had anything but a 3000 series.
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04-26-2017, 08:23 PM
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#2233
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 855
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: Cummins 8.3/Allison MD3060
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Njsurf73
I wasn't sure if it were lighter duty than the 3000 or heavier duty than the 1000.
Does it have the magical locked 6th gear also?
I didn't look at any busses that had anything but a 3000 series.
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Yeah, I believe it's more stout than the 1000 series. Definitely not as strong as the 3000. But if paired with a 5.9 or 444, it's plenty strong enough.
No locked 6th gear, only a 5 speed.
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04-26-2017, 08:52 PM
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#2234
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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It always bothers me when the odometer doesn't match the stated mileage. It's usually just a changed guage cluster.
Sounds like a nice bus, and it's a 14 passenger because it's a handy bus with a completely flat floor. No wheel wells. If that was a 4x4 it would be my unicorn.
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04-26-2017, 09:21 PM
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#2235
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Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Amarillo Tx
Posts: 142
Year: 1999
Coachwork: International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444EIEIO
Rated Cap: 8 window?
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Thanks everyone. This bus sounds encouraging. So could we venture a guess that this is the second motor on the drive train and transmission?
I just paid a visit to the 190 bus auction in Dallas last weekend. All the shorties of this style were from the 2000-2003 time frame. Two of them had the drive shaft laying inside on the floor. All 8 of them were a mess. Each sold around the $1000.00 mark. They had been sitting for several years. Several of the 40' buses sold for about the same price and some of those started and sounded like nice running motors. I'd say the deals were in the big buses.
Thanks for the info. I better have that talk with the wifey and then go place a bid.
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04-26-2017, 09:32 PM
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#2236
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 855
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: Cummins 8.3/Allison MD3060
Rated Cap: 84
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While it's certainly possible that the engine has been replaced at some point, there's a very good chance it still has the original motor in it.
The instrument clusters in these things are known for failures. The mileage showing on the odometer is how long ago the cluster soiled itself. If you plug a computer into the engine control module, you can see how many miles are actually on it.
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04-26-2017, 10:49 PM
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#2237
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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"Soiled itself" I like that.
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04-28-2017, 08:50 AM
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#2239
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: SW New Hampshire
Posts: 1,334
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Oh, sweet! Buying a bus to begin with is a crazy enough idea; buying a 42 year old bus is off the charts. Back away and nobody will get hurt.
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04-29-2017, 02:48 AM
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#2240
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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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1962 GM 4106 Diesel pusher Tour bus conversion - $8000 (DeMotte /Wheatfield IN) craig
not mine and def not a skoolie, but here is a project for someone:
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/rvs/6104903060.html
I have a 62 GM 4106 that is in need of a new owner. It is a 35ft bus converted to an RV it has an 8V71 Detroit Diesel engine a four speed stick, has an Onan two cylinder Diesel Gen set that runs very nice. two roof air conditioners, a large three way fridge runs on LP,110v AC and 12v DC. LP gas stove top oven, Microwave, Separate ice maker, fresh water holding tank with pressure pump, gray water holding tank, LP furnace, it sleeps four, has a tile shower and an RV toilet with a sink. and much more, many new and used parts go with it including new air bags for the air ride system that works great.
Why the low price for a diesel pusher RV with all this? well the bus needs some work and updating it starts up and drives any time. if interested call and I can fill you in.
More pics coming soon. Text or call Sunday through Friday two196130442 make me an offer!
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