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08-14-2016, 11:28 PM
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#21
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Oklahoma City
Posts: 39
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Looks like I'm signed up for a new site to receive emails from. Woot woot for the link!
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08-15-2016, 06:02 AM
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#22
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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 bread519
Exact same set up as mine, i wish I had the 3.73 gearing though. I might snap and swap mine eventually though. How do you know it has that rear end? Did you go look at it? And it has chains, so most likely has rust
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Not much/any rust its from the high desert, man.
its 3.73 cause I asked them.
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08-15-2016, 06:04 AM
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#23
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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=bread519;159028]There another one up too. Has the 210hp version tho. But still has all the goodies[/QUOTE
The 210 hp one also has less storage and lower headroom.
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08-15-2016, 07:00 AM
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#24
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BusFiend
$2600 is pretty good for this bus. I'd go as high as $3500. The spoiler has to be worth $500!  Don't knock the spoiler though. The back of the bus can get NASTY in bad weather... |
Yeah, don't know the spoiler... My 88 k5 blazer stayed clean with spoiler! My suburbans without spoilers get filthy!
I guess the soccer moms told GM they didn't like the spoiler... It made them drive too fast 
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Until I met a man with no feet
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08-15-2016, 07:09 AM
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#25
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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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Man I wanna see one of us on this site get this bus.
I tried throwing a few hundred more at it but someone's simply got more money than me. I'm gonna have to tap out on this one. Its a shame.
I'd start all over on my whole bus thing just to start out with THIS bus.
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08-15-2016, 09:42 AM
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#26
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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if I were looking for a rocky mountain travelling long bus its the one Id snatch..
I wouldnt mind a second bus but with me driving all over cities no way a 40 footer would happen..
as for the post that talked about the maxxforce 7 and Maxxforce DT...
the maxxforce 7 was a short-lived engine that was terrible.. it was a V-8 electronic diesel... read about the failures on schoolbusfleet.. I wont say its as bad as a VT-365 but its no prize to take home..
the Maxxforce DT was a newer name for the DT-466E with the later emission revs on it.. I think 2015 was its last year or maybe 2014...
as for this bus i thought all the mechanical DT-466's were gone by 1994 or 1995... sure this isnt a DT-466E?
-Christopher
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08-15-2016, 09:49 AM
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#27
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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 cadillackid
if I were looking for a rocky mountain travelling long bus its the one Id snatch..
I wouldnt mind a second bus but with me driving all over cities no way a 40 footer would happen..
as for the post that talked about the maxxforce 7 and Maxxforce DT...
the maxxforce 7 was a short-lived engine that was terrible.. it was a V-8 electronic diesel... read about the failures on schoolbusfleet.. I wont say its as bad as a VT-365 but its no prize to take home..
the Maxxforce DT was a newer name for the DT-466E with the later emission revs on it.. I think 2015 was its last year or maybe 2014...
as for this bus i thought all the mechanical DT-466's were gone by 1994 or 1995... sure this isnt a DT-466E?
-Christopher
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Mechanical injection was being sold till 98 on a few. I checked. Its an NGD DT466 with 250 hp.
Looks like an E because it has the later style intake that's built into the valve cover. But its got mechanical injection. The later, high mount pump.
Last of the really great buses here. Its got all the goodies.
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08-15-2016, 11:02 AM
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#28
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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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It's going to be a big shame if that bus goes to an exporter to be shipped overseas 
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08-15-2016, 11:45 AM
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#29
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Almost There
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 98
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[QUOTE=EastCoastCB;159049]
Quote:
Originally Posted by bread519
There another one up too. Has the 210hp version tho. But still has all the goodies[/QUOTE
The 210 hp one also has less storage and lower headroom.
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Oh man so does the other one have the extended head space
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08-15-2016, 11:46 AM
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#30
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Almost There
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 98
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Not much/any rust its from the high desert, man.
its 3.73 cause I asked them.
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Yea I was pleasantly surprised with mine to find 0 rust
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08-15-2016, 11:59 AM
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#31
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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 bread519
Yea I was pleasantly surprised with mine to find 0 rust
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mine has virtually none.
From KY.
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08-15-2016, 12:49 PM
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#32
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Almost There
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 98
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
mine has virtually none.
From KY.
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Oh yea, yours is probably clean as a whistle then
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08-15-2016, 02:12 PM
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#33
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Oklahoma City
Posts: 39
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Wow guys haha. Well in the future we will definitely post before we buy.
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08-15-2016, 04:00 PM
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#34
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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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Both the 98's in CO went for like 5 grand. I don't feel bad losing now.
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08-15-2016, 04:09 PM
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#35
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Oklahoma City
Posts: 39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Both the 98's in CO went for like 5 grand. I don't feel bad losing now.
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Wow haha. That escalated quickly too! Not two hours ago it was around like 4k and final price was 7,601. Whew.
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08-15-2016, 04:33 PM
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#36
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Garden State (rural NJ)
Posts: 378
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Is the skoolie movement too far along now to routinely get great buses for little money?
Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Both the 98's in CO went for like 5 grand. I don't feel bad losing now.
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08-15-2016, 04:42 PM
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#37
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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 BusFiend
Is the skoolie movement too far along now to routinely get great buses for little money?
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nah, but the window is closing I'm afraid.
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08-15-2016, 05:50 PM
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#38
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Almost There
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 98
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7601!
I'm feeling awesome about my purchase now
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08-15-2016, 06:28 PM
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#39
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Oklahoma City
Posts: 39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bread519
7601!
I'm feeling awesome about my purchase now
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What's your set up look like? And how much did you get it for?
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08-15-2016, 07:09 PM
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#40
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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 bread519
7601!
I'm feeling awesome about my purchase now
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Me too, man. For $2150, I got a LOT of bus!
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