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04-10-2016, 09:41 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Georgia
Posts: 47
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Government Auction Bus
Not mine but with the year and mileage thought someone might be interested. The auction is only up to 2K
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04-10-2016, 12:08 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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There's another one that looks the same, also with low mileage, in AZ. The other one might be an '07.
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04-10-2016, 11:13 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Greater Boston
Posts: 504
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Damn, those are nice. Right size, full side skirts, AC. . . . .Someone will get a nice deal.
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04-11-2016, 10:12 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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I've heard bad things about the Mercedes engine.
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04-11-2016, 11:35 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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MB engines are great. Until something goes wrong. Then figure on ten to twenty times the parts costs and good luck finding anyone outside an MB dealership who can work on one. They have something like 23 separate computer chips controlling everything plus more sensors than the Space Shuttle. I considered transplanting one into my rig because of the excellent mileage they achieve but after talking to a few diesel techs who universally hated them, decided to go with an all mechanical Cummins.
My 2 cents.
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04-11-2016, 02:17 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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These are barely broke in, and it tells me there is something wrong when I see multiple agencies, in AZ and TX, selling the same type of vehicle especially with such low mileage on both still very nice looking buses with the same engines.
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04-11-2016, 02:21 PM
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#8
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,757
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
These are barely broke in, and it tells me there is something wrong when I see multiple agencies, in AZ and TX, selling the same type of vehicle especially with such low mileage on both still very nice looking buses with the same engines.
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kind of Like when you see Blasted load of late model low mileage IC's Cheap all with VT-365s....
-Christopher
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04-11-2016, 05:42 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: EHT New Jersey
Posts: 1,134
Year: 2003
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International 3000RE
Engine: T444E/AT545
Rated Cap: 75
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
These are barely broke in, and it tells me there is something wrong when I see multiple agencies.
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This one (and probably the others) are USAF owned. I think that these are either timed out (which I doubt), or Vehicle Maintenance doesn't want to deal with trying to find proprietary MB equipment to service them.
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04-11-2016, 06:07 PM
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#10
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Both really pleasing to look at and I'd bet they drive nice. The '09 has regular bus seats and a non functioning AC. The '07 has somewhat nicer seats.
The $2,000 is the starting bid for the '09, and bidding begins 12 am on the 12th. The '07 has a $25 starting bid and bidding begins on the 26th of April. These GL auction are often open for bidding for only two days. It's easy to miss them.
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