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Old 07-20-2015, 12:53 PM   #21
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This looks kinda promising. She said its been just sitting around since 2010 and there is a radiator leak any opinions?


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Old 07-20-2015, 12:59 PM   #22
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Thos looks kinda promising. She said it has been just sitting around since 2010 and has a small radiator leak. Any opinions?

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Old 07-20-2015, 01:49 PM   #23
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$3000 is a lot for a short bus that has been sitting for 5 years. You can almost guarantee that you will need to put more work in it than a radiator repair after being stagnant for so long.
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Old 07-20-2015, 02:20 PM   #24
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If its a Co Spec'ed bus, I'd consider it. It looks like a fairly sweet bus.
Use the repairs it would need as bargaining leverage and see what kind of deal could be had.
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Old 07-20-2015, 02:21 PM   #25
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Sitting for 5 years the tires will be shot. That's about their normal life expectancy and sitting on the turf that long is not a good thing. Fuel may have jelled meaning a good flush is called for. If air brakes, they can rust in place. Quite a few things to be checked. Then there are those field mice that have moved in...
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Old 07-20-2015, 02:26 PM   #26
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sitting around at a school doesn't mean the same as sitting around someone's yard on CL.
just sayin.
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