Non-affiliated buses for sale - thread

[EastCoastCB]

Yeah sometimes older stuff is easier to import.

[deftone]

Originally Posted by cadillackid

maybe because their newer??

the guys from australia trying to import the Land Rover Defenders into the USA are having a crazy heck of a time with red tape..

Rover sells a lot of cars here but the Derfender (was once sold here) is no longer.. but people want them.

-Christopher

Quite funny you should mention the Land Rover Defender as that came up at dinner with some work colleagues last night. One of my colleagues went to East Coast Defender in Kissimmee, FL a few weeks ago but couldnt stomach the price they were asking. $90,000 for a 1995 all original Defender. Crazy money! They also sell rebuilt ones starting at $110,000 with LS3 motors I believe and converted to LHD.

[EastCoastCB]

Nice lil bus for cheap?

Public Surplus: Auction #1822115

[simonsteve]

https://appleton.craigslist.org/rvs/6044452673.html
Pretty neat.

[Elliot Naess]

Four BB AA in Southern California. All are listed with "Detroit 8.1 Diesel", whatever that is.

This is one of them.

Public Surplus: Auction #1827165

[cadillackid]

ive seen that 8.1 numbner come up occasionally... wonder if its really the fuel pincher 8.2?

-Christopher

[Rameses]

Originally Posted by cadillackid

ive seen that 8.1 numbner come up occasionally... wonder if its really the fuel pincher 8.2?

-Christopher

I just checked the VIN and it shows it as an intercooled 8.2L.

The most common place you might've seen the 8.1 listed (correctly) is the CNG engine that was made by John Deere.

GM also made a 496 cube big block (8.1L) that was used by Blue Bird with a propane conversion on it. I feel like those are pretty few and far between though.

[Elliot Naess]

Yeah, I kind'a expected it was actually the "notorious" 8.2.

[milkmania]

http://fayar.craigslist.org/cto/6071477954.html







Just the messenger

[Robin97396]

Why do they do this to certain buses?

Public Surplus: Auction #1824659

[Robin97396]

1990's International DT 466 Engine Remanufactured and unused - Auction #1827091

Public Surplus: Auction #1827091

[Robin97396]

Allison rebuilt transmission Model: B400RRM - Hialeah, FL 33014

Public Surplus: Auction #1828149

I hadn't heard of this model of transmission previously but it is used in buses and trucks. Only $50 on it so far.

[oricha1984]

Originally Posted by Robin97396

Allison rebuilt transmission Model: B400RRM - Hialeah, FL 33014

Public Surplus: Auction #1828149

I hadn't heard of this model of transmission previously but it is used in buses and trucks. Only $50 on it so far.

Hialeah, FL
The mecca for fraud.

I wouldn't take a car from there even if it was free.

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[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by oricha1984

Hialeah, FL
The mecca for fraud.

I wouldn't take a car from there even if it was free.

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I'd have to agree. But I'm admittedly not a fan of south FL.

[Robin97396]

1962 GMC Bus Conversion - $9995 (Dixonville Or)

Several people were recently looking for a completed build. This one has stacked washer/dryer and just about everything else you could ask for.

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/rvs/6078863883.html

[mdeese]

cool oldie ready to be restored
https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/6080886321.html

[Elliot Naess]

Originally Posted by Robin97396

Why do they do this to certain buses?

Public Surplus: Auction #1824659

As I understand it.... It is an air pollution measure. They get a federal subsidy to buy a new bus, which presumably pollutes less. But they must make CERTAIN the old one is COMPLETELY scrapped, never again to be fired up in any way shape or form.

[Bus_Bandit]

Originally Posted by Robin97396

Why do they do this to certain buses?

It's part of Obama's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act(DERA) and the EPA's charge to remove "dirty" diesels and replace them with "clean" diesels. Sort of like tier 4 diesels for on-road equipment.
Districts can get grants and/or rebates for new "clean" diesel buses if they apply these draconian "demilling" steps to what are essentially perfectly fine, useful buses. To enure the engines are not reused, they cut a 3" hole in the block, and to ensure that someone does not buy a bus and simply install a different "dirty" diesel engine in it's place, they cut the frame ensuring that the bus will indeed be scrapped and not re-purposed.
The dirty rats!!! ;/

[cadillackid]

Cash for clunkers for busses basically... those of us into classic cars watched as some real nice classics went to that program... even cars that wouldve brough more money through standard trade-in were destroyed in that program..

its not known whether that bus had issues or not , sometimes vehicles in that program were ones that went into a major repair state.. ie note the turbo missing on that bus.. people werent supposed to part any piece of them out as to not promote fixing other "dirty diesels" with parts from the one you enter into the program.. it could be they sniped the turbo, or it could be they found said bus experienced an engine failure... so they entered it into the program to get a grant to help them buy a new bus... esp when its a one-off and not a bunch.. most times when ive seen widespread disabling of busses to emission prigrams it will be many at once and will be in a certain target area where the ywant to reduce emissions (or at least look good to the tree-huggers)..

-Christopher

[EastCoastCB]

Here's a pretty nice lil unit for someone looking for a partially converted bus.
https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...29&acctid=1405