Non-affiliated buses for sale - thread

[Motrukdriver]

All you need here is a big talking dog and the scene is complete...

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds...e/1731534.html


Probably not very stealthy.

[Motrukdriver]

Originally Posted by oricha1984

I don't know anything about engines, trans, etc.
I've been told not to buy something too old. Something about finding replacement parts.

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Salvage yards are full of parts for trucks and vans is this range. Older Chrysler V8 engines are easy to work on and everybody and his brother can work on them too. New stuff not so much. You need a degree in computer science just to hook em up to a computer so it will tell you what the buzzer and beep means. hahaha

[oricha1984]

Well. It was an old ford 7.3 the one I was looking at at one point.
Here it is.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/1987-Ford-Cuta...ATCHING_ACTIVE

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[EastCoastCB]

IDK but the one you had was a better buy than that ebay one, imho.

[Motrukdriver]

Originally Posted by oricha1984

Well. It was an old ford 7.3 the one I was looking at at one point.
Here it is.
Ford | eBay

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That has LOTS of potential and with most of the living arrangements already done all you'd need is to just move in. Pretty it up later. Hoss of an engine. I once was thinking about something similar. Could maybe pick up an old enclosed trailer to convert to your towed bathroom. It would pull a trailer like nothing was back there.

[oricha1984]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

IDK but the one you had was a better buy than that ebay one, imho.

East, I think you liked my old bus more than I did. Lol. There are plenty of those on govdeals all the time.
If the 4 windows does not materialize, maybe I'll reconsider for a 5-6 window one.

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[want2camp]

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...36&acctid=7167

[milkmania]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

A guy like you should look into the "stealth van camping" angle. If I were in your situation I'd rather have a plain white panel/cargo van. Maybe a Chevy 3500 with the 6.0 gas engine.
Keep the outside low key and you can park it ANYWHERE. A true traveler's delight!

Yeah, sometimes stealth is better!

Can you spot the bus in this picture?



But, this is not stealth camping.....

[Dapplecreek]

https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/ctd/5937637835.html

Read this. If you don't, you're a loser. And we have winners here, right?

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...and since Craigslist ads go away after awhile, I am going to post the ad here for posterity's sake.
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BUSES BUSES / Trump Bunkers / BUSES BUSES - $3000 (PEARSALL)

"I have 60 plus buses for sale. 1990 to 2004. $3000 to $6000.

And I support exploiting President Elect Donald Trump to sell buses.

Repeal and replace with something terrific. Buses are TERRIFIC.

You will Have So much WINNING if you Buy a Bus. You will have WINNING.

I went to school. I'm highly educated. I know buses. I have the best buses, I have the best, Right?

School Bus

All of them other buses are weak, they're just weak. Some of them are OK buses. But they are weak.

Show me someone without no bus . And I'll show you a loser -- having the best bus.

I'm, like, a really smart person. Buy a Bus.

We need toughness now. We need toughness. Buy a Bus.

Something really dangerous is going on. Buy a Bus.

Buses are amazing. They are really amazing. They are incredible, They are really Incredible. BUS.

Buying a Bus is HUGE, REALLY HUGE. Buses can be HUGE, REALLY HUGE. Buy a BUS.

I have TREMENDOUS BUSES. Really Tremendous Buses. They're REALLY TREMENDOUS.

Our country is out of control. This voting system is out of control. Lets VOTE buses.

You will not be BORED with a Bus. You will NEVER be BORED, Lets WATER Board.

We can BOMB the **** out of them with BUSES.

If You Think Trump is Nuts but you just couldn't stand HILLARY, Buy a BUS.
If you are chanting, 'NOT MY PRESIDENT'. Buy a BUS.
If You Voted for Hillary because you just hated TRUMP, Buy a BUS.
If You are thinking BOMB SHELTER, Buy a BUS.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN BUY A BUS.

If you do not buy a bus, I will not accept the result.

Dan 512-970-0848 Pearsall, Texas. BUSES--BUSES-BUSES-BUSES-BUSES"

[milkmania]

Only thing missing....

[Dapplecreek]

Originally Posted by milkmania

Only thing missing....

Brilliant...

[milkmania]

Originally Posted by Dapplecreek

Brilliant...

I think Dan is on a roll....

School Bus / Buses / Trump Bunkers / Bomb Shelters


http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/ctd/5937648627.html
Buy a School Bus .
BUSES, BUSES, BUSES. $3000 and up.
Hop On The Bus Gus, You Don't Have To Discuss Much.
I'd Like To Help With Your Struggle To Be Free.
Was her accent cute at first? Now all you are allowed to watch is TeleMundo?
Just Slip Out The Back Jack. Buy A Bus Gus.
Is your baby sitter going to be your new baby-momma.
Make A New Plan Stan. BUY a BUS. Just Get Yourself Free.
Do you want to leave your lover while he or she is at work?
You Don't Have To Be Coy Roy. Just Drop Off The Key Lee. And Set Yourself Free.
BUSES, BUSES, BUSES. $3000 To $5000. Pearsall, Texas. Dan. 512-970-0848


Buy a school bus. RUNNING DRIVING UNITS
Do you Need a Trump Bunker or a Bomb Shelter? Bus a Bus.
Are you recently divorced and out in the rain? Buy a school bus.
Do you want to live in Terlingua? Buy a Bus.
Do you want a deer hunting cabin w/a deer stand mounted on top??? BUS
Do you get so drunk, you can't drive and you have to sleep it off.? Buy a Bus.
Do you want a cheap, indestructible place to sleep when you at the coast? Buy a Bus.
Do you want to open a food mobile or a Roach Coach? Buy a Bus.
Are you moving across the country and need storage when you get there? Buy a Bus
Are you into the 'small house' / 'little house' / 'Tiny House' movement'? buy a bus.
Do you want a man cave? Buy a bus.
Do you need a portable shop for plumbing, carpentry, upholstery? Buy a Bus.
Do you want to leave your wife while she is at work? Buy a bus.
Have you moved into a fixer upper and you need to camp out while you are doing repairs? BUS.
Are you running from the law? BUS
Lets end homelessness, Give them????? Buses
Make America Great Again. Buy a Bus.

I HAVE 60 BUSES FOR SALE, PRICED $3,000 TO $6000
1990 to 2004 year models w/ diesel engines. RUNNING DRIVING UNITS

SO Many Uses; Portable Barber Shop, Massage Parlor, Shop, House, Clinic, Mother-In-Law house.

You know that you are thinking of buying a bus.

[milkmania]

1948 Shorty Wayne School bus

[milkmania]

Conversion started

Converted School Bus

[Dapplecreek]

Mobile vet clinic bus '94 Bluebird with Cummins 8.3 and (according to Turf, who found it) a 4.10 rear end.

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...36&acctid=7167

I would think that this would be a dandy start for a conversion: AC, generator, shore power, sink, bathroom, levelers...

[turf]

Originally Posted by Dapplecreek

Mobile vet clinic bus '94 Bluebird with Cummins 8.3 and (according to Turf, who found it) a 4.10 rear end.

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...36&acctid=7167

I would think that this would be a dandy start for a conversion: AC, generator, shore power, sink, bathroom, levelers...

there are 3 more bookmobiles to auction about the same time..... someone on fb turned their nose up at em..... one is marked with 5.38 rear..... i cant make sense of the engine code. all of them have generators, that short one, single door is bad ass!.

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...21&acctid=2791

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...18&acctid=2791

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...22&acctid=2791

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by Dapplecreek

Mobile vet clinic bus '94 Bluebird with Cummins 8.3 and (according to Turf, who found it) a 4.10 rear end.

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...36&acctid=7167

I would think that this would be a dandy start for a conversion: AC, generator, shore power, sink, bathroom, levelers...

I've thrown a bid at it. Reserve not met. We'll see how this goes. I can't sit idly by while its so close!

[Dapplecreek]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

I've thrown a bid at it....

I'm not enabling an addict here, am I?

Sorry, "enthusiast".

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by Dapplecreek

I'm not enabling an addict here, am I?

Sorry, "enthusiast".

Its rare one slips by that I haven't seen within an hour or two of it being listed. This one hit close to home and I HAD to put in my best bid.
Maybe no one else bids it up any higher or if they do maybe they don't pay and I'll get a "second chance" at it.
I'd take out a small loan for a machine like this one. And I very well may!

[TheGnome]

https://moseslake.craigslist.org/cto/5926052152.html

Could anyone let me know what they think of this offer? Nice guy selling it. Buys/sells car on reg for added SSI income. Bus was recently acquired from school district in Washington (8months ago), and has full service reports. Used as a substitute bus and runs well. No rust supposedly.

What do I want to do with it? Convert it into a mobile boutique/living situation/workshop with a half cab of another vehicle attached to the top. Size is something to think about here, is it enough space for me? I believe it's probably a 25' long bus. Driving wise it'll be easier to move, living wise it could be small and tight. Any thoughts on what would be a good length for all this? Searching for ideas!

Listed in ad are some but also has these additional fixes:
starter 2011
injectors 03
turbo 2010
water pump 09
head gasket 2010

Price is slightly negotiable too, but he says he's been getting that price for them. Seems high to me but for this size, it's not easy to find them. It has all the specs I want though: motor, transmission, body/chassis combo.

Miles seem high as well, but everything's been so well maintained that I don't think it makes the biggest difference. Any thoughts?