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04-06-2016, 01:52 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 3
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England calling!
Hello all. I'm based in the lovely southwest of England. I was raised in Canada but moved to the UK 16 years ago. I'm in the process of trying to find a shortie to import into the UK from Canada. My parents live near niagra falls so they are doing the hunting for me! If anyone here knows of places selling buses in that area I would love to know!
Looking to convert to camper for me, the wife and two youngsters.
Glad I found this site, it looks great!
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04-06-2016, 03:54 PM
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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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Welcome to the Madness. Plenty of the lovely Canooks on this board so maybe one of them can chime in with some suggestions and local info.
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04-06-2016, 04:18 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: EHT New Jersey
Posts: 1,134
Year: 2003
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International 3000RE
Engine: T444E/AT545
Rated Cap: 75
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Originally Posted by Tango
Welcome to the Madness. Plenty of the lovely Canooks on this board so maybe one of them can chime in with some suggestions and local info.
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And we have a couple of Brits as well. You may way to get in touch with Timbrass. He's UK-located and can probably be a useful point of reference for you
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04-06-2016, 04:37 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Moodus, Ct.
Posts: 1,062
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Champion
Chassis: Ford e-450
Engine: 7.3 Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 14
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Welcome! The problem with anything from around Niagra Falls is rust. You're talking one of the snowyest areas-that loves road salt. Save yourself alot of aggravation down the road-find one down south + pay for your folks vacation to get it.
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04-06-2016, 04:54 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Shipping from the west coast shouldn't be that much more expensive than from the NY area. You know what they say, "Gold is where you find it."
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04-07-2016, 03:18 AM
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New Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sdwarf36
Welcome! The problem with anything from around Niagra Falls is rust. You're talking one of the snowyest areas-that loves road salt. Save yourself alot of aggravation down the road-find one down south + pay for your folks vacation to get it.
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That is a concern. My parents winter in arizona so I might wait until they head back south in the autumn. That and there doesn't seem to be much in the area.
Thanks for all the other tips as well. I'll keep everyone posted.
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04-07-2016, 06:24 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,826
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by allenjh
Hello all. I'm based in the lovely southwest of England. I was raised in Canada but moved to the UK 16 years ago. I'm in the process of trying to find a shortie to import into the UK from Canada. My parents live near niagra falls so they are doing the hunting for me! If anyone here knows of places selling buses in that area I would love to know!
Looking to convert to camper for me, the wife and two youngsters.
Glad I found this site, it looks great!
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Nice, my fiance is from Glasgow but moved here when she was 12. Even lost the wegian accent.
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04-07-2016, 09:09 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Originally Posted by Robin97396
Shipping from the west coast shouldn't be that much more expensive than from the NY area. You know what they say, "Gold is where you find it."
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The extra money you spend on shipping will be returned many times over not having to fix the rust.
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04-07-2016, 12:34 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: The Valley - Arizona
Posts: 644
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freight-shaker (Freightliner)
Engine: Cat 3126b 250 HP
Rated Cap: Only 1 seat
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Try AAA bus sales in Phoenix. They have a few shorties at any given time on there. Sometimes even a nice air conditioned public transit van too!
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04-08-2016, 02:11 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Docsgsxr
Try AAA bus sales in Phoenix. They have a few shorties at any given time on there. Sometimes even a nice air conditioned public transit van too!
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Excellent tip. I'll check them out. Thanks!
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