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Interesting bus, turns out it's an MVP model, but with two headlights per side, thought all MVP's had only one. Trani is AT545, good news there. However the ceiling is only maybe 5'10" at center, I'm 6'2".
But here's the interesting part. It's in eastern Canada, where RE transit buses are SCARCE. This is the first I've heard of since I started looking 9 months ago. Bad news is that it's a Canadian bus, not an import, so it's got significant rust, even a bondo job that's cracked. So it's definitely not a long-term investment bus, but could still save huge dough compared to renting a gas RV at $1200/week, even if we only get another 50-60k miles out of it. But we can't afford a breakdown, period.
The conversion is also pretty campy. Laminate slapped down over the original floor, insulation was not redone, instead there's interlocking rubber mats on the walls. Barfy by Skoolie standards I'm sure. And I'm guessing tires from late 2005 are a bad idea, heh.
Also having a terrible time with insurance as an Ontario resident. It's true Cooperators will insure skoolies, but *not to new customers*, even if they're already insuring the current owner! I sweet-talked my way into a phone date with an RV specialist promising to switch my auto and home insurance too, but even that's no guarantee. There's always the government catch-all insurance that's crazy high, $2-3k/year, but apparently it's terrible service, no property coverage, minimum liability only. If I can't insure any conversion RV for a reasonable rate, man I'll have wasted a lot of time!!
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