Greetings community. I just registered although I have been gleaning ideas from this page for a while. I'm looking forward to learning more!
So, I just bought my first bus! I bought a 2002 Ford E450 with 7.3L diesel off craigslist for 57 hundo. It was the first bus i've looked at and I feel I may have overpaid while in a rush, but I don't know. I have realized that the seller lied to me about some things, which makes me fearful if there are other things lurking under the surface... I am reasonably handy but not very mechanically minded and did not have an inspection done
It has 202K miles. It seems to run, drive and shift fine. Body is in good shape. The blower fan isn't working except very weakly when you've been driving for a while, and then it smells like mice. The second battery has been taken out and cables cut or nonexistent. AC not blowing cold, seller told me it just needed a recharge. Nope!
Enough boring details. I'm in for the ride now! I've got the seats out and a bit of a floorplan ready. It's going to be a tour / house bus for me and my wife-- we're both musicians getting ready to take our music to the next level!
I'm daunted but excited. I'm grateful to have found this vast awesome resource!
Daniel