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07-26-2018, 02:01 PM
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#1
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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This Hurts to Write
here is a link to my build
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/f11/se...illi-8798.html
Due to lingering health issue's my wife is pestering me to sell our Crown & just break down & purchase a S&S & get on the road, SO
I'm asking the Skoolie community to take a look at what I've done so far, ask for photos of anything to get a better idea of any & all work I've done to give a honest assessment , Not looking for opinions of what you may have done different just what I did that's right & wrong so anyone who may be interested has a honest assessment
I'm thinking for $10,000 Id let it go, If i can't get that I'm pressing on.
Please be kind but honest.
Stuart
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07-26-2018, 02:05 PM
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#2
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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Oh, if anyone wants to have further discussion PM me & I'll give my phone #
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07-26-2018, 02:07 PM
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#3
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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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If folks are asking 20g's for run of the mill crowns with seats in them, I'm sure nice folks like you could get what you're asking for that Crown. Or more!
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07-26-2018, 02:16 PM
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#4
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
If folks are asking 20g's for run of the mill crowns with seats in them, I'm sure nice folks like you could get what you're asking for that Crown. Or more!
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Yea but she's not pretty to look at at the moment, still need exterior work
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07-26-2018, 02:17 PM
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#5
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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I can FaceTime if anyone wants closer look at anything
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07-26-2018, 02:17 PM
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#6
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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If you haven't already posted it on the Facebook groups, those people are a lot looser with their wallets than we are. Especially when it comes to a complete or partial conversion. Try "skoolie" and "skoolie nation"
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07-26-2018, 02:22 PM
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#7
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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LOL, I don't facebook, I wouldn't let Mark Zuckerberg lick the sweat off my balls if he was dying of thirst,
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07-26-2018, 02:27 PM
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#8
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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 Stu & Filo. T
LOL, I don't facebook, I wouldn't let Mark Zuckerberg lick the sweat off my balls if he was dying of thirst,
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BUT- Josh is right.
Have someone else who's already sucked into the world of FB post it for you!
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07-26-2018, 02:34 PM
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#9
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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OH , It's already titled as a RV/ motorhome
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07-26-2018, 02:36 PM
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#10
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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 Stu & Filo. T
OH , It's already titled as a RV/ motorhome
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Well by FL dealership standards that adds at least 5 grand in value right there!
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07-26-2018, 02:57 PM
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#11
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Picton,Ont, Can.
Posts: 1,956
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: GMC
Engine: Cat 3116
Rated Cap: 72
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Sorry to hear this news Stu and Filo. Hope all works out for you both and sure will miss your contributions on here. maybe things will improve so you can carry on.
Blessings to you both and nice to have made your acquaintance.
Take care,
John
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Question everything!
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07-26-2018, 03:07 PM
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#12
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackJohn
Sorry to hear this news Stu and Filo. Hope all works out for you both and sure will miss your contributions on here. maybe things will improve so you can carry on.
Blessings to you both and nice to have made your acquaintance.
Take care,
John
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Thanks, Not a done deal yet more in the thinking stages right now
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07-26-2018, 04:25 PM
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#13
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,848
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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here's the way I see it... Take a look at your Goals.. and make a decision based on what the desired result is.. health issues taken into account..
if your Goal is to see as much of the country as you can In case health issues worsen, then sell the bus and go buy a motorhome and travel the country... ultimately it doesnt matter whether you travel from the seat of a school bus or a pre-built RV if your main goal is to visit places and nmake memories.. Lots of people do it every day..
if your Goal is to Build your own RV and thats as much if not more important than where you travel in it afterwords, then stick with the Crown...
for ME personally ive been a Bus Geek since I was barely tall enough to climb up on the step of a school bus.. so i buy them and cruise them all over the country.. as they are.. or modify as i go.. the busses make my travels incredibly fun. would I buy one to convert id probably never see the country because id want my bus to be too perfectly converted.. I know this about myself.. knowing this, if I ever want to go RV the country ill go buy a pre-made camper and take off...
No one is going to think any less of you because you are rolling across the country in a coachmen vs a crown.. people will think highly of you because you are following your dreams and travelling...
-Christopher
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07-26-2018, 05:56 PM
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#14
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Orange County, CA
Posts: 1,363
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Crown, integral. (With 2kW of tiltable solar)
Chassis: Crown Supercoach II (rear engine)
Engine: Detroit 6V92TAC, DDEC 2, Jake brake, Allison HT740
Rated Cap: 37,400 lbs GVWR
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I was going to suggest advertising it to the CCJ crowd, but their Yahoo forum has now completely dried up because everyone there (except me) has swallowed the Facebook koolaid instead. As I refuse to have anything to do with something as insidiously evil as Facebook, I'm now also out of the loop when it comes to CCJ stuff. Too bad. I will NOT have anything to do with FB, ever.
Good luck with your Crown.
John
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07-26-2018, 06:58 PM
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#15
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceni John
I was going to suggest advertising it to the CCJ crowd, but their Yahoo forum has now completely dried up because everyone there (except me) has swallowed the Facebook koolaid instead. As I refuse to have anything to do with something as insidiously evil as Facebook, I'm now also out of the loop when it comes to CCJ stuff. Too bad. I will NOT have anything to do with FB, ever.
Good luck with your Crown.
John
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You'll be happy to know that Facebook stock took a major hit today.
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07-26-2018, 09:23 PM
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#16
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
You'll be happy to know that Facebook stock took a major hit today.
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Yea I saw that , I texted a couple buddy's this morning & told them DUMP DUMP DUMP!!!!!!!!
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07-26-2018, 09:24 PM
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#17
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stu & Filo. T
Yea I saw that , I texted a couple buddy's this morning & told them DUMP DUMP DUMP!!!!!!!!
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One coworker of mine said he lost $80,000 in his 401k
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08-07-2018, 12:36 PM
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#18
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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So my wife, Forward thinker that she is (Nervous Nellie) Thinks i should pull off everything I've installed in the bus & sell as much as I can then scrap the bus because she's afraid if theres ever a incident with someone after selling it they could come back & sue us because of the changes we have done to the body,,, Thoughts
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08-07-2018, 12:42 PM
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#19
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stu & Filo. T
So my wife, Forward thinker that she is (Nervous Nellie) Thinks i should pull off everything I've installed in the bus & sell as much as I can then scrap the bus because she's afraid if theres ever a incident with someone after selling it they could come back & sue us because of the changes we have done to the body,,, Thoughts
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Used vehicles sold "As Is", should relieve you of responsibility.
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08-07-2018, 12:43 PM
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#20
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2014
Location: West Ohio
Posts: 3,715
Year: 1984
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International 1753
Engine: 6.9 International
Rated Cap: 65
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I think that would be a hard stretch for someone to pull off.
Although I'm sure there is someone out there who would want to try it in this day and age.
However, buying used vehicles from an individual seems to still be an "as-is" sale, so unless they can show that you were intentionally negligent regarding the safety of the vehicle, you're in the clear.
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