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01-16-2019, 12:41 PM
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#4341
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
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I am a little envious of the more mechanicly inclined folks on the board. This could be a great buy for someone who can fix it themselves.
Me, I would be paying the shop down the road to fix it @ $125/hour. Kind of kills the bargain
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01-16-2019, 01:11 PM
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#4342
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Campbell, Tx
Posts: 204
Year: 2004
Coachwork: IC
Chassis: IC
Engine: T444e, 7.3
Rated Cap: 12
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Blue smoke? Maybe I’m wrong but usually it would be white smoke if you have a blown HG, almost like steam. Of course I assume they have checked that the coolant is being lost and is not caused by a leak.
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01-16-2019, 11:43 PM
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#4343
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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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Here's my bus in RE with the smaller engine. I wonder if it's in 'limp mode", certainly not geared for 30mph.
https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/c...796496850.html
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01-21-2019, 07:25 PM
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#4344
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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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This doesn't look like a bad deal at all, unless it has a 545 behind the DT466. Charlie, tell me what's not to like on this landlocked Fla. bus?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/99-Internat...OldD:rk:2:pf:0
Might be a good starter for someone.
I did get a laugh when he said it was a landlocked county bus, therefore no rust. then goes on to explain all the steps of rust removal they did.
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01-21-2019, 07:34 PM
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#4345
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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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Are they a tow outfit? I'd get rid of the picture of it being towed.
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01-21-2019, 07:35 PM
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#4346
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Campbell, Tx
Posts: 204
Year: 2004
Coachwork: IC
Chassis: IC
Engine: T444e, 7.3
Rated Cap: 12
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Gotta love the blow by as well! What a deal... can’t be for real with that price.
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01-21-2019, 07:42 PM
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#4347
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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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It IS Florida after all.. don’t you guys all know it has a built in mosquito Fogging system..
Christopher
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01-21-2019, 07:43 PM
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#4348
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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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Keep an eye on this one. At the higher prices I've seen buses going for lately, these look like some decent starts.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2003-Thomas....c100167.m2940
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01-21-2019, 07:47 PM
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#4349
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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 o1marc
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Hopefully they're not bound to the 45-50 top speed a lot of NC schools seem to have.
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01-22-2019, 03:36 AM
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#4350
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Southern Maryland
Posts: 505
Year: 1986
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Phantom
Engine: CAT 3208
Rated Cap: 87, says Gillig...
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1995 International AmTran School Bus 65 passenger, DT408 Diesel, 5 speed manual transmission - "Buy it now" price - $3K...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1995-Intern...gAAOSw~bhcQ-Gr
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01-22-2019, 06:14 AM
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#4351
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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 ComfortEagle
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I like it!
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01-24-2019, 05:36 AM
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#4352
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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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I saw this one at the local walmart about a month ago. It does NOT look like $50k!!
https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/rvs...793903642.html
545 tranny, no insulation. The typical "tiny home" treatment of a quick paint job and an interior like all the YT vids show lol. Fifty grand???
BWaahhahahahahahaha!!!!
Its painful watching this tiny house thing blow up so much. Full CRINGE!
No insulation and a 545... for fifty grand!
Gonna shop for bus #6 this summer. lol
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01-24-2019, 05:59 AM
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#4353
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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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It looks like a decent build but 50k!? And doesn’t appear to be air conditioning either...
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01-24-2019, 08:28 AM
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#4354
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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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$50K...USD? They gotta be kidding...or on some seriously weird drugs.
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01-26-2019, 08:26 AM
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#4355
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Pasadena Tx
Posts: 150
Coachwork: 1991 bluebird
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So I've seen this one posted on CL here in Houston multiple times over the last year and a half.... https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d...766307459.html I e-mailed him after doing my research on it and politely told him that he would have to do better on the price. What I found in my research...... Bought at auction in 2015 for 3650.00...... https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/au...w?auc=1450758( Since then less than a thousand miles put on it, meaning that this bus has been sitting for the better part of 3 years meaning that there would probably be multiple items that would have to be gone through.(ALL fluids, brakes, hoses, seals. You know, the usual from a heavy vehicle sitting.) I finally got a response back this morning...... Price is FIRM according to, as he signed the e-mail, "The owner of one pimp ass bus". Yea, I'm still laughing.
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01-26-2019, 09:18 AM
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#4356
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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 that mileage is accurate that's a not bad price for an 8.3 with ac and unreasonably low miles. I would look for an hour meter.
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01-26-2019, 09:29 AM
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#4357
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Pasadena Tx
Posts: 150
Coachwork: 1991 bluebird
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Under "normal" circumstances, I would agree. But I've been here in Texas long enough to see how they drive these "cattle hauling taxi cabs". Kinda like this.....
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01-26-2019, 09:35 AM
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#4358
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Pasadena Tx
Posts: 150
Coachwork: 1991 bluebird
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But then again, that could be any number of Houston drivers!!
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01-27-2019, 11:01 AM
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#4359
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Looking over Public Surplus and Govdeals this morning and it was pretty slim pickings. Then I ran across a bunch of Thomas FE's with 230 HP DT-466 and MD-3060 in Olympia WA.
https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/au...ew?auc=2265096
The same seller has some with 230 HP 6BTA and 3060.
I have never seen a 230 HP 6BTA before. Cool
Edit: OK.... Either the seller updated the listings or I am loosing my mind...... I followed my own link and the address show an 6BTA instead of a DT466. Checked the other listings and all of the DT's turned into ISB's.....
�� Please disregard my confusion
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01-27-2019, 11:10 AM
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#4360
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNW_Steve
Looking over Public Surplus and Govdeals this morning and it was pretty slim pickings. Then I ran across a bunch of Thomas FE's with 230 HP DT-466 and MD-3060 in Olympia WA.
https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/au...ew?auc=2265096
The same seller has some with 230 HP ISB and 3060.
I have never seen a 230 HP ISB before. Cool
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My bluebird AA RE3 is a 240 hp Cummins 24v 5.9
I am not sure if this engine is an ISB
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