Thanks Guy
I know for shure: The Schoolbus 10 Meter length motor in the front has an empty weight of 6,6 t - and ist possible to drive it with my car licences - withouts the seats -you can buy one or two in Germany with registration -
if you build a RC-Motorhome ist s likely to go over 7,5 t - above 8 t we have to update our licences (Cost about 2000 Euro oder 3000 US-Dollar for each person )
The Second one - as i thought - is obviously in all case above the 7,5 t - so yust before i buy one, i have to update the licenes
Price-Level is the same for both - because they are exotic vehicles
No company in Germany will buy these busses für professional use - expect Events -and for this porpose ist must be school-yellow and have a front nose ...
The Transitliner has more Power and must be more quiet ... but i think, getting started under 7,5 t makes the point
And i don't know exact what technical changes the transitliner needs to get an greman registration - the us-military doesn't need such thing, but i do -this can be easy or even impossible
To German Buses:
First: No German Bus uses the simple frame of an truck, they build up upon a complex Framework. If this Framework gets rusty, you have a hell of work to fix it.
Second: No German bus uses simple steel suspensions, they all uses airsuspension. More comfort, but more problems too
Third: Most of our the busses don´t have an even Floor, the seats are higher, so there is a kind of tunnel in the middle. It´s not possible to remove the upper level, because it´s part of the Framework ---
Plus of German busses:
There are a legions of them here ... not only 10 pieces .. In my town Hamburg there are alway about 2000 buses on stock (because of the harbour)
Quiet driving
Better suspension
Relax driving at a speed of 120 km/h is possible
Better isolated windows
More Power and less Dieselconsumption
Easier access for used repairparts
But much more expensive with the same age and milage than the US-Military-Ones
Here you can see a real cuty one out of GB - a bit oldfashioned but in good shape
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BEDFORD-CLASS ... 0837167885?