What bus was it?

[the_experience03]

Thomas C2's are becoming more and more prevalent and have that tall look to them.

[bbbrt76]

the newest buses in my local school district's fleet are badged as freightliners and are very tall, haven't paid much attention it'll be a long time before I can play with one of them

[timbuk]

o god thats ugly.But it drives like a caddy ill bet!Factory roof raise is for the extra computers,wires,and pollution control module valve,xp2 modulator

[the_experience03]

Originally Posted by bbbrt76

the newest buses in my local school district's fleet are badged as freightliners and are very tall, haven't paid much attention it'll be a long time before I can play with one of them

C2's are built on a Freightliner chassis.

Originally Posted by Smitty

Wouldn't happen to know the interior height would you? Are they really taller, or is it more of an optical illusion?
Smitty

78 inches which is pretty decent compared to the 72 I have.

[paul iossi]

I wonder what a new windshield would cost? all of that curved glass
i pulled up behind one the other day, looks like a lot of inward taper to the upper sides, hopefully a wider body with the same old roof.
I'll take one with a cummins 8.3, 7 speed manual & 3.54 ratio

[the_experience03]

Originally Posted by paul iossi

I'll take one with a cummins 8.3, 7 speed manual & 3.54 ratio

Try again. You can have a C7 ACERT or a Benz MBE900 with an Allison.

[timbuk]

well if thats what you want you have to OPEN YER WALLET

[paul iossi]

time to explore some other options. the local schooldistrict is auctioning buses tomorrow morning.

[timbuk]

what year do you think it is? how much does a new schoolie bus cost anyways?how much do they depreciate?be neet to know,Smitty those would be some big ass grafix

[mercurybluz]

the Thomas C-2 has been around for about 3 years, yes they are ugly without a question, my wife drives a school bus, the district that she drives for has about 10 of those, she has said that they drive and handle good, but prefers the Blue Birds the best.

[the_experience03]

Originally Posted by jimmyaustintx

You could not take the yellow & red lights off

But they make a version without the lights. I'm just not sure we're ever going to see those. I'll ask my mom how much it costs her district to buy a bus (she's been on the school board for many rounds of bus buying).

[zamfir]

Originally Posted by paul iossi

I wonder what a new windshield would cost? all of that curved glass

According to Thomas' website, $475 to $550, parts and labor (when performed by a Thomas Built authorized service center). Seems awfully cheap to me - I wonder if the factory is subsidizing the job when "their" people do it?

[timbuk]

[quote="Smitty
No, but you could disable them & cover them with graphics.

Smitty[/quote]
more graphics? you gotta wonder how many miles those busses will have before us skoolies are able to get our hands on them,and how old they will be.Windshield cost is the same as the 58 impala im doin...... timbuk

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Smitty

...See how the roofline is notched over the drivers area? I wonder what the purpose of that is?

Smitty

Heh, I did a double-take at first, and thought that was a notch too, but it's just the angle the picture was taken. If you look real close you can see the white roofline meet the top of the windshield.

[timbuk]

i think the school bus has a higher roof than the transporter.Look at the rows of windows the top row of the skoolie taller?Skoolie lights look like a "lightbar".Im guessing its 80 grand new.Anyone else? Timbuk

[Andreb]

http://www.bargainbusnews.com/Buses/...reightlinerC2/

53 grands used!

[timbuk]

54 gs plus tax plus plus already has m50 k so its depreciated 35%? wow dont forget you gotta turf the seats......

[ezbme]

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