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03-27-2015, 03:09 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Miami
Posts: 172
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: MVP
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 84
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Well, we did it!
Bought a bus today, should be delivered middle of next week after I finish clearing space for it!
The bus is a 1998 Thomas MVP with the high ceiling, Cat 3116, and an Allison MD3060 transmission. The bus was under contract with Miami Dade County up until this morning when I bought it and has been inspected every 28 days. new tires all around, new brakes, new battery, new front end alignment and tie rods, new radiator, water pump and other odds and ends. The underside and frame are clean with no rust (it has been in Miami its whole life), and the inside is in good shape!
Here she is:
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03-27-2015, 04:18 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Sweeeeet,great score
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03-27-2015, 04:28 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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Nice!  
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03-27-2015, 06:25 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 258
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Congrats! Did you buy it directly from the County, or from a dealer?
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03-27-2015, 09:55 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Miami
Posts: 172
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: MVP
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 84
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I bought it from a guy that runs charter buses for the county. It was reaching the end of its lifespan.
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03-27-2015, 11:17 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Ocala, FL
Posts: 635
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Bookmobile body by Farber
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: Navistar DT466/Alison MT643
Rated Cap: 1
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Cool! A bus from my hometown ... although this one wasn't even built until eleven years after I graduated public school. 
Looking forward to seeing what you do with it!
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03-28-2015, 06:28 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
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If y'all don't mind.... How much $$$??
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03-28-2015, 06:33 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Miami
Posts: 172
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: MVP
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by M1031A1
If y'all don't mind.... How much $$$??
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Probably too much, but it is a very clean bus: $6200
This is the bus:
***1998 THOMAS MVP School Bus EXCELLENT COND.. ACT NOW!!
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03-28-2015, 08:24 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Ocala, FL
Posts: 635
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Bookmobile body by Farber
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: Navistar DT466/Alison MT643
Rated Cap: 1
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Well, that is a lot of money, but it's not a rip-off (I paid $7000 for my bookmobile) if the mileage is low. It looks brand new.
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03-28-2015, 08:31 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Miami
Posts: 172
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: MVP
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PDBreske
Well, that is a lot of money, but it's not a rip-off (I paid $7000 for my bookmobile) if the mileage is low. It looks brand new. |
I looked at a lot of similar buses around here and online, and while they were cheaper (usually around $4500-$5500), they were in rough shape, rust, old tires, old batteries, etc and I figured it was easier just to spend a little more upfront to get a cleaner bus.
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03-29-2015, 11:27 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Olympia, Washington
Posts: 557
Year: 87
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International s1700
Engine: 6.9 internatiional
Rated Cap: 65
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Piersg
I looked at a lot of similar buses around here and online, and while they were cheaper (usually around $4500-$5500), they were in rough shape, rust, old tires, old batteries, etc and I figured it was easier just to spend a little more upfront to get a cleaner bus.
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looks like a nice, clean platform to build upon.
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03-29-2015, 12:39 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Piersg
I looked at a lot of similar buses around here and online, and while they were cheaper (usually around $4500-$5500), they were in rough shape, rust, old tires, old batteries, etc and I figured it was easier just to spend a little more upfront to get a cleaner bus.
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Smart choice.
Nat
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03-30-2015, 08:02 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Ocala, FL
Posts: 635
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Bookmobile body by Farber
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: Navistar DT466/Alison MT643
Rated Cap: 1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Piersg
[...] I figured it was easier just to spend a little more upfront to get a cleaner bus.
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Absolutely true.
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