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06-04-2019, 01:07 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 58
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San Diego USD used bus prices
I thought I’d check into the local school busses and see where they are getting sold. Turns out they have in-house sales and you can pick up a 1999 bluebird with a dt466 and at 545 for only $28,000. Cheap at twice the price! Maybe it’s in pesos?
Pre-Owned Fleet Sales link
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06-04-2019, 01:37 PM
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#2
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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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I believe the silly looking price is a reflection of how unreasonable it is to bring a 49 state bus into the great state of california. Lots of demand, almost no supply.
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06-04-2019, 02:01 PM
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#3
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Philadelpiha Pennsylvania
Posts: 397
Year: 2007
Coachwork: IC
Chassis: FE Bus
Engine: DT-466 7.6L Turbo Diesel
Rated Cap: 77
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The extra $27,000 is for the tire shine.
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06-04-2019, 02:09 PM
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#4
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 58
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I bet they give you maintenance records!
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06-04-2019, 02:22 PM
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#5
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: south east BC, close to the Canadian/US border
Posts: 2,265
Year: 1975
Coachwork: Chevy
Chassis: 8 window
Engine: 454 LS7
Rated Cap: 24,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Disastrogirl
I thought I’d check into the local school busses and see where they are getting sold. Turns out they have in-house sales and you can pick up a 1999 bluebird with a dt466 and at 545 for only $28,000. Cheap at twice the price! Maybe it’s in pesos?
Pre-Owned Fleet Sales link
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maybe because it's so purdy?
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06-04-2019, 09:49 PM
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#6
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: E Central Tejas
Posts: 2,094
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: IH 3800, 8 window
Engine: T444E w/ Spicer 5-speed MT
Rated Cap: I prefer broad-brims hats
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Really!
Obviously recipient of a recent rim job...
(Or is that part of the asking price..?)
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06-04-2019, 10:25 PM
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#7
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Greater Boston
Posts: 504
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You guys need a magnifying glass.
That was a $28,000 bus - in 2010! (Or the ad said it would be available Summer 2010.)
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06-05-2019, 04:58 AM
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#8
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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 Disastrogirl
I thought I’d check into the local school busses and see where they are getting sold. Turns out they have in-house sales and you can pick up a 1999 bluebird with a dt466 and at 545 for only $28,000. Cheap at twice the price! Maybe it’s in pesos?
Pre-Owned Fleet Sales link
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Yup its a ten year old listing. Good digging though!
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06-05-2019, 08:17 AM
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#9
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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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How awful do you have to be to not update your web site in 10 years?
(better update my web site)
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06-05-2019, 10:03 AM
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#10
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Philadelpiha Pennsylvania
Posts: 397
Year: 2007
Coachwork: IC
Chassis: FE Bus
Engine: DT-466 7.6L Turbo Diesel
Rated Cap: 77
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I found some actual California super clean buses at "reasonable" prices.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SUPER-CLEAN...UAAOSwKUJc7~tl
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06-05-2019, 10:12 AM
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#11
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: south east BC, close to the Canadian/US border
Posts: 2,265
Year: 1975
Coachwork: Chevy
Chassis: 8 window
Engine: 454 LS7
Rated Cap: 24,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CMORGANSKOOL
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the only thing NOT to like about that bus is the price
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06-05-2019, 11:08 AM
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#12
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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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Nice bus but I can buy 3 or 4 of them in 49 state trim for the price of that one.
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06-05-2019, 11:29 AM
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#13
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 58
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark_In_MA
You guys need a magnifying glass.
That was a $28,000 bus - in 2010! (Or the ad said it would be available Summer 2010.)
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Ha! A bus just like that drives by here all the time so I didn’t think twice about it. I called and they now sell busses through TNT auctions. Right now the only busses he has are non-op so I’ll keep an eye out there too.
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06-05-2019, 11:35 AM
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#14
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by brokedown
Nice bus but I can buy 3 or 4 of them in 49 state trim for the price of that one.
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Can you buy 3 or 4 2010 models for that money? The price was the asking price 10 years ago.
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06-05-2019, 11:37 AM
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#15
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Can you buy 3 or 4 2010 models for that money? The price was the asking price 10 years ago.
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I'm referring to the Ebay link.
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06-05-2019, 11:42 AM
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#16
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by brokedown
I'm referring to the Ebay link.
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That's a pretty top of the line BB. I doubt you could find 3 or 4 of those in that condition for the money, even though that is over priced. Apparently no one else thought the price was good one.
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06-28-2019, 06:35 AM
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#17
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New Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 5
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Govdeals.com is surplus city, county & state property auction. I found my firebus on it. Theres tons of buses from all over the USA & Canada. Use . You can search buy lo ation , year or date auction ends. Hope this helps someone.
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06-28-2019, 02:31 PM
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#18
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 58
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I check that site and others but wanted to see what was available closer to home. I ended up not bidding on what looked like the perfect bus because I couldn’t get out there to look at it.
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