Time to BUY!! Can I get your opinions..

[jpm9909]

Seem to only find buses that require a 6 month journey for me to get to.... lmbo! j/k California dreamin' today it seems..

https://publicsurplus.com/sms/auctio...9481&watch=YES

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by jpm9909

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...ccess#question

this one's out in CA, so it'd have to have really good tires to drive back to Tampa! lol

how much is a reasonable budget for a new set of tires, 2-300 ea ?

Yeah, around 250-300 each for new chinese tires. That's what I'd do. I don't buy used or retreads.

[jpm9909]

Originally Posted by M1031A1

JPM,

Sign up on Houston Auto Auction. In June (about three or four weeks from now) there is going to be a huge auction on a number of excellent buses from Katy ISD. They are rust free and LOW MILEAGE!!!!! I can personally vouch for them since I worked on them. Unless otherwise noted, they run well, stop well, and are excellent candidates for conversions to skoolies. Best of luck!

M

Thanks for the head's up! you say that you worked on them, do you still work there? (and if so, do you have a "head's up" on a particularly nice bus?)

I'm hoping to do the flat nose, but really I just want to make sure I'm in the 35-40' range (78-84 pass)

[jpm9909]

what do you guys think of this one:

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They're asking around 9k, think I could get them down to 7500 or 8k


Still seems a bit on the high side, right?

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by jpm9909

what do you guys think of this one:

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They're asking around 9k, think I could get them down to 7500 or 8k


Still seems a bit on the high side, right?

Looks like a $3500-$4500 bus to me.
I mean, yeah it looks like its a nice bus. But for that kinda $ I'd not settle for a 5.9.

[jpm9909]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

Looks like a $3500-$4500 bus to me.
I mean, yeah it looks like its a nice bus. But for that kinda $ I'd not settle for a 5.9.

Awesome - thanks brother

[M1031A1]

JPM,

I worked there until earlier this month when I went to work for a school district just south of them paying $2/more per hour. The ones I preferred were #314 and #319. #234 was also an excellent runner.

They are BlueBird and International conventionals, 444E 7.3L engines with 643 transmissions and highway gears.

Hope this helps.

M

[cowlitzcoach]

Originally Posted by jpm9909

what do you guys think of this one:

You are being redirected...

They're asking around 9k, think I could get them down to 7500 or 8k


Still seems a bit on the high side, right?

That age, those kind of miles, and that power package is not a $9K bus. A good deal would be in the $4K-$5K range.

The only thing going for it is it isn't painted yellow with black stripes.

Yes a professional paint job is about $5K but the $5K for that paintjob was spent a long time ago.

[CaptSquid]

Originally Posted by cowlitzcoach

That age, those kind of miles, and that power package is not a $9K bus. A good deal would be in the $4K-$5K range.

The only thing going for it is it isn't painted yellow with black stripes.

Yes a professional paint job is about $5K but the $5K for that paintjob was spent a long time ago.

I paid $8K for an 03 model. That bus is 5 years OLDER and higher mileage. Again, try midwesttransit.com. Their buses are thoroughly checked out and ready to roll unless otherwise stated.