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06-03-2019, 10:38 AM
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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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The link only showed one, and the lack of forthrightness in the write up rouses my suspicions.
Sitting, presumably not started, for 10 months.
No guaranty it will start, or even has batteries.
Tires unk, may need new.
115K cumulative miles- replacement instrument cluster.
A/C unk. TX bus, so prolly has, but working..?
Interior: mold/dirty (ergo leaky)
Most telling; maintenance records will not be provided. WTF, the school district is making a scrap book?!
At least it's an 03, so prolly pre-PITA emissions additions.
I'm 3 hours from Austin, else I'd offer to eyeball it for ya.
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06-03-2019, 10:56 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 58
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I added the rest of the listings to my original post. There are pics of the tires and they obviously need to be replaced on all.
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06-03-2019, 11:24 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Kalispell, MT
Posts: 290
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Amtran Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 84
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Look to be fairly clean rust free busses. Best way to get answers is to ask questions from them directly. Not all districts will provide service records, mine would not.
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06-03-2019, 11:30 AM
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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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And a lot will. What're they hiding..?
For me- Deal breaker!
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06-03-2019, 12:15 PM
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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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Schools are not bus sales companies. It's not unusual at all for them to list them all as Unknown. Doesn't mean anything other than they were too lazy to present a proper sales ad. Those all look like great buses. They were just taken out of service and were running then. I would call the place and ask whatever questions you might be concerned about. International bus from Texas from 03, the last good year before EPA stuck their nose in. You have a good chance to get a deal because many, like Matt, will turn their nose up and walk away from a great deal. 
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06-20-2019, 07:36 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 938
Chassis: GMC or Chevrolet, I hope
Engine: gasser probably
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I actually went for one of these.
I stopped bidding at 8,400.
The one that outbid me won 4 of these.
At least I tried [emoji16]
https://m.publicsurplus.com/sms/auct...ew?auc=2351717
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06-20-2019, 08:17 PM
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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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Ouch! Soooo close...
Too bad, sounded dang sweet.
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06-20-2019, 08:31 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Amarillo Tx
Posts: 142
Year: 1999
Coachwork: International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444EIEIO
Rated Cap: 8 window?
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Public Information Act - request the maintenance records
OK - did I do that when I bought my Texas bus? No. I work in records mgt and I can tell you that all Texas schools must keep maintenance records for the life of the asset. Presumably you could request the maintenance records on a bus of interest, pre-auction. Then follow through with the request, in earnest, if you won the bus.
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/sites/defa...2018-05-23.pdf
Drop down to page 31 or Chapter 13. See record ID# 3500-07a
Cheers Mike
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06-20-2019, 08:38 PM
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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 oricha1984
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Man, you really tried!
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06-20-2019, 08:41 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 1,349
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Thomas 4 window w/lift
Chassis: G30~Chevy cutaway
Engine: 5.7/350 Chevy Vortec
Rated Cap: Just me and my "stuff"?
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$8.5K holey crap!
That's an expensive "base". I don't care who ya are!...
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06-20-2019, 08:58 PM
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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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No argument, here!
But: activity bus with insanely low mileage.
Too bad I'm allergic to Fords...
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06-20-2019, 10:13 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 2,831
Year: 2007
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: Minotour
Engine: Chevy Express 3500 6.6l
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Originally Posted by oricha1984
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They overpaid by a lot I think. Low miles, but that’s a lot for a bus of unknown overall condition.
I’d say you luckily lost.
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06-20-2019, 10:50 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 938
Chassis: GMC or Chevrolet, I hope
Engine: gasser probably
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danjo
They overpaid by a lot I think. Low miles, but that’s a lot for a bus of unknown overall condition.
I’d say you luckily lost.
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Nah.
I actually flew there. I did my homework.
I saw the bus, talked to the mechanic that worked on it, checked all fluids, etc.
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06-21-2019, 04:44 AM
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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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Double ouch!!!
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06-21-2019, 02:54 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 36
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Hey look on Facebook around dfw and Greenville (hi from Greenville)
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06-21-2019, 03:08 PM
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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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Glad to see you didn't melt from yesterday's A/C boondoggle!
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06-21-2019, 03:12 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 36
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Thankfully, I didn’t but I stayed at my grandmas. My new upgraded generator will be here next Wednesday. She will have company all week haha
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06-21-2019, 03:20 PM
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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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Cool!
Just don't cramp her style too much, 'kay?
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