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07-26-2016, 08:10 AM
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They only made em black and white back then 😂!!!...
They only made em black and white back then 😂!!! Wow so you have a 1968! Can I ask how it's been? How much money have you had to pour into it? someone has been telling me it's probably a "money pit"...
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07-26-2016, 06:28 AM
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So the coach has 190,000 miles on it...my...
So the coach has 190,000 miles on it...my understanding about that Detroit Diesel engine from research is that it has about 30,000 miles to go before it needs a rebuild, and since they don't make...
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07-25-2016, 08:58 PM
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Ok so its a 1965 MC1 MC5. That is one OLDDDDD...
Ok so its a 1965 MC1 MC5. That is one OLDDDDD bus. I'm a little afraid to buy a bus that old! The conversion looks great but... I dunno.. I'm scared of a bus that is 20 years older than I am!...
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07-25-2016, 08:37 PM
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it would be crazy to buy the first bus we saw,...
it would be crazy to buy the first bus we saw, right? righhhhttt? :marshmallow:
But its an automatic MC5! 35 feet already converted haha I dont know, maybe some things are kismet!
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07-25-2016, 07:13 PM
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Omg, the guy called me! He wants $18,000 for it!...
Omg, the guy called me! He wants $18,000 for it! I don't feel like we are ready to hit the road and don't know where we'd store it.
What questions should I ask when I call back regarding the...
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07-25-2016, 03:33 PM
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My boyfriend is walking without a cane now, but...
My boyfriend is walking without a cane now, but has balance issues. I think he'd be ok getting around the RV. The bathroom would need a little shower chair, and a grab bar. I did think about putting...
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07-25-2016, 01:57 PM
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girasoledonna
We will be full timing for a year at least and...
We will be full timing for a year at least and going to every state in the country for a project we are doing to raise awareness about TBI :) We live in 700 square feet now.
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07-25-2016, 10:57 AM
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wow interesting. how old is your bus? Is its ...
wow interesting. how old is your bus? Is its transit or conventional?
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07-25-2016, 10:57 AM
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Excellent point, thank you. I think I do need...
Excellent point, thank you. I think I do need more than 60 mph.. not that I play to do 80 all the time, but having it maxed out at 60 would be hard for the kind of traveling we want to do for our...
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07-25-2016, 10:53 AM
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wow 46K for a 1980. You are really helping me to...
wow 46K for a 1980. You are really helping me to understand what I'm looking at here. The 1988 has two axle... so it probably isn't bigger than 35 right? I also like the look of the Gillig.. but I'm...
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07-25-2016, 10:49 AM
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I was reading online that some people don't have...
I was reading online that some people don't have any trouble getting into national state parks with 40 foot vehicles, and was wondering if you knew that to be true? Also, there are some people...
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07-23-2016, 11:43 AM
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can you tell me what double clutching and rev...
can you tell me what double clutching and rev matching is? I don't drive stick but would be happy to learn for the right bus.
So i can spend 5-10 K and get solar panels on a coach as well as a...
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07-23-2016, 08:34 AM
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girasoledonna
yes that one looks amazing for the price! I did...
yes that one looks amazing for the price! I did contact him to see if it was sold already, no word yet! So, they run for 1,000,000 miles? Which means if i see a bus with 500,000 miles I should think...
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07-23-2016, 07:41 AM
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Cadillackid thanks for that info about the low...
Cadillackid thanks for that info about the low flooring. I have seen a lot of low-floor buses and did not put 2 and 2 together about tanks. I wonder where they would put the tanks with such a low...
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07-23-2016, 07:40 AM
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BusFiend... would you advise me against buying a...
BusFiend... would you advise me against buying a VERY old bus... like something built after 1980? That certainly IS old ( i was born in 82 after all hahahah) just to keep it under 35? Or would I...
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07-22-2016, 10:20 PM
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girasoledonna
Would buying a city bus, like a gillig be a bad...
Would buying a city bus, like a gillig be a bad idea, because they aren't meant for highway driving?
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07-22-2016, 10:19 PM
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girasoledonna
Stupid question. Is a coach the same as a...
Stupid question. Is a coach the same as a motorhome, or is a coach a bus?
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07-22-2016, 09:51 PM
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girasoledonna
ooo i will look into them if they make them...
ooo i will look into them if they make them shorter than 35!
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07-22-2016, 09:44 PM
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girasoledonna
is an MCI a motorhome? or a bus? Cause I was...
is an MCI a motorhome? or a bus? Cause I was trying to avoid a motorhome for all the reasons we avoid motorhomes hahahah
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07-22-2016, 09:43 PM
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Im an idiot because a GILLIG IS A SCHOOL BUS....
Im an idiot because a GILLIG IS A SCHOOL BUS. Lol. So I guess I need to rethink that if i want to go coach? For an MCI can you give me more thoughts on transmission, engine etc? And should I aim for...
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07-22-2016, 09:11 PM
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girasoledonna
Those look AWESOME! :)
Those look AWESOME! :)
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07-22-2016, 09:10 PM
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girasoledonna
another question I have is this: I hear that with...
another question I have is this: I hear that with school buses you can go just about anywhere, but with a coach not so much... so for instance if we want to stay in state parks, we cant with a coach?...
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07-22-2016, 09:08 PM
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girasoledonna
thank you! And MCI huh I don't know anything...
thank you! And MCI huh I don't know anything about that coach I will look at one! Can you tell me why that coach fits the bill, so I can learn what you know about it?
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07-22-2016, 08:59 PM
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girasoledonna
thanks for the feedback
Thanks guys for the feedback! I just saw it today and its EXACTLY the kind of dialogue I was hoping for... my boyfriend and I will be visiting every state in the country and traveling A LOT... so I'm...
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07-19-2016, 09:24 PM
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girasoledonna
hahah yes. Traumatic Brain Injury. Sorry its a...
hahah yes. Traumatic Brain Injury. Sorry its a abbreviation I use often! WOW july to september. How will you get it done so fast? What did you buy?
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