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Old 05-20-2020, 10:00 AM   #5421
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nice bus...CROWN

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Old 05-20-2020, 01:59 PM   #5422
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https://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/...117092317.html

Would this be worth looking into and if so what would be a reasonable price?
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Old 05-20-2020, 02:08 PM   #5423
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Old 05-20-2020, 03:06 PM   #5424
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Blue bird tc2000
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Old 05-20-2020, 03:40 PM   #5425
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Pretty damn close if you can find the fabled 8 window (does it truly exist?)
They're out there....just hard to find. I love the short TC2000s.
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Old 05-20-2020, 03:51 PM   #5426
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I bought two of them for $2,022 about two and a half years ago and I could have bought 10 more
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Old 05-20-2020, 03:52 PM   #5427
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I drove both of them from Savannah Georgia to Fayetteville North Carolina without a problem for me either one of them
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Old 05-20-2020, 05:01 PM   #5428
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I bought two of them for $2,022 about two and a half years ago and I could have bought 10 more
You got any extra laying around your backyard?
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Old 05-20-2020, 05:24 PM   #5429
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Lol I have one left I'm just getting the floor up now my dad sold the other one for 35 hundred bucks smh
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Old 05-20-2020, 05:26 PM   #5430
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I drove both of them from Savannah Georgia to Fayetteville North Carolina without a problem for me either one of them
Where did you get them from in Savannah? All our district buses here are 40 footers.
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Old 05-20-2020, 05:28 PM   #5431
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I would have to look at my GovDeals account I know it was a little bus yard a county bus yard or whatever downtown Savannah's where I picked it up
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Old 05-20-2020, 05:55 PM   #5432
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Are there any FE buses shorter than an 8-window? I swear there's some kind of strange Bluebird FE near where I live that is shorter than that. I need to go check it out.
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Old 05-20-2020, 06:21 PM   #5433
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Lol I have one left I'm just getting the floor up now my dad sold the other one for 35 hundred bucks smh
Once you're done get the floor up how much do you want for that one
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Old 05-20-2020, 07:06 PM   #5434
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I'm definitely keeping this one I had got the seats and floor up in the other bus a few weeks before my dad sold it I feel like the work I put into the bus he sold was way worth the 2500 he pocketed but he lets me live the very blessed life I live but I am definitely going to finish this bus and sleep in it and travel for a year before I think about selling it
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Old 05-20-2020, 07:19 PM   #5435
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I would have to look at my GovDeals account I know it was a little bus yard a county bus yard or whatever downtown Savannah's where I picked it up
I think you got it at the right time. 2016 we fired the maintenance company. The replacement company found millions of dollars in damage to our bus fleet that first student hid from everyone.

They dumped all the busses and bought new. You probably got two good quality busses for a bargain! By the time I was actively looking last year they weren't selling any more.
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Old 05-26-2020, 06:53 AM   #5436
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"02 Chevy Short Bus 6.5L Turbo Diesel.

New Floors, Starter, 6x Tires, Insulation, Front & Rear Brakes, Exhaust & Brake lines.

Could use new Glowplugs.

$7,000"

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Old 05-26-2020, 07:30 AM   #5437
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A GM G-3500/4500 chassis is a very good and durable chassis.



The 6.5L diesel V-8 is a major disaster in a G-series chassis. There are several G-series only parts and pieces in the exhaust/turbo that are no longer available anywhere. The parts and pieces are specific to the G-series and not at all similar to the C/K-series or P-series version of the 6.5L. The very low production numbers from the factory means there is zero interest in the aftermarket to fabricate the no longer available factory parts.


A G-series with a gas engine or a Duramax diesel--great choice!



A G-series with a 6.5L diesel engine--don't take it even if it is for free.
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Old 05-26-2020, 08:05 AM   #5438
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A GM G-3500/4500 chassis is a very good and durable chassis.



The 6.5L diesel V-8 is a major disaster in a G-series chassis. There are several G-series only parts and pieces in the exhaust/turbo that are no longer available anywhere. The parts and pieces are specific to the G-series and not at all similar to the C/K-series or P-series version of the 6.5L. The very low production numbers from the factory means there is zero interest in the aftermarket to fabricate the no longer available factory parts.


A G-series with a gas engine or a Duramax diesel--great choice!



A G-series with a 6.5L diesel engine--don't take it even if it is for free.
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Old 05-26-2020, 06:01 PM   #5439
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8 window flat nose bus
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Old 05-26-2020, 06:47 PM   #5440
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I've been watching this one, nice looking bus,



I know its an auction so terms like this aren't exactly rare but I don't like the combo of a very skimpy description + "Was running" + "Sold as is" + "Vehicle maintenance records will not be provided."



Its being sold by the school district, in a listing where they otherwise can't be bothered to give much detail, they took the time to explicitly say they won't provide maintenance records. I don't know if this is common or not, but it doesn't inspire a ton of confidence.
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