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04-17-2018, 08:52 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: pensacola fl
Posts: 16
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas Vista 7window
Chassis: 3600
Engine: T444E
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Hi everybody!
We just bought a 1996 Thomas Vista 29 passenger bus and found this forum. So far I have pulled the seats so we can start working on a floorplan. We hope to paint the exterior soon. I also called progressive yesterday and was told they will no longer insure bus conversions. I'm finding loads of info on here. Thanks everyone
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04-17-2018, 09:10 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: near Christiansburg VA
Posts: 692
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 44 or 66? 11 rows
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Welcome, Captain! Glad you're here!
Which state are you in, in case someone in that state knows a good insurance option?
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04-17-2018, 09:51 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: pensacola fl
Posts: 16
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas Vista 7window
Chassis: 3600
Engine: T444E
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I'm in florida. I'm reading the recent threads about insurance now
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04-18-2018, 09:31 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,402
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 capt.joe
I'm in florida. I'm reading the recent threads about insurance now
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Welcome Capt.Joe,
We have a pretty solid contingent of skoolies in Florida. I am sure that they will have good advice regarding insurance.
Kudos for taking the time to use the search function and reading before asking questions that have already been answered.
Good luck on your adventure.
S.
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04-18-2018, 10:56 AM
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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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Go to your UserCP in the upper left here and fill out your profile so we know a little more about you than just your name. It will help get you better location dependent advice.
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04-18-2018, 11:30 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Ashtabula, Ohio
Posts: 1,494
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: T444E 7.3L
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Welcome to the site!
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04-18-2018, 12:28 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Damascus, OR
Posts: 681
Year: 2004
Chassis: International
Engine: T444e w/ 2000 Allison Trans
Rated Cap: 35
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Welcome. I was able to look at progressive online and they have an option (or so I thought) for RV (other), it had an option of bus conversion. I'll have to look again. I just filled in the year make and model of a bus I hope to win on auction...
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04-18-2018, 12:35 PM
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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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Hello to a fellow Vista owner! THere are literally dozens of us!
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04-18-2018, 12:51 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: pensacola fl
Posts: 16
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas Vista 7window
Chassis: 3600
Engine: T444E
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brokedown
Hello to a fellow Vista owner! THere are literally dozens of us!
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Cool. I'm in Pensacola. Ours is a 7 window. I'll try to start a build thread. I bought it off a local church. Looks like it came from New Jersey. I can see where they removed the stickers.
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04-18-2018, 02:29 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Marion NY
Posts: 103
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: 3126 7.2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by capt.joe
We just bought a 1996 Thomas Vista 29 passenger bus and found this forum. So far I have pulled the seats so we can start working on a floorplan. We hope to paint the exterior soon. I also called progressive yesterday and was told they will no longer insure bus conversions. I'm finding loads of info on here. Thanks everyone
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welcome to the rat race... I used AIS commercial out of California for insurance.. must be commercial .. then when your conversion is complete you can get GOOD SAM...
Melissa Neill | AIS - Sales Rep | Auto Insurance Specialists, LLC
p. 800-859-6503 x78801
__________________
"Fitting a bus for your lifestyle is certainly easier than fitting your lifestyle into your bus" The journey begins... I am expecting a rough road ahead!!
Jim, Marion NY
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04-18-2018, 02:37 PM
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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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Mine is a 5 window. Pretty short! Great if you want to park in front of starbucks between a BMW and a Prius. 7 windows should mean you have room for a shower.
Progressive wll write you a commercial policy for a bus, but you shouldn't mention that its being converted. Between when the conversion starts and when it is complete, nobody in Florida wants to insure you. When it's done, you will have a few optinos, many folks go with AIS and insure as an RV.
If you really need the coverage now, you can call a different progressive agent and inquire about a "commercial vehicle for personal use" policy, your bus is just a big van you can use to carry your groceries after all!
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