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01-27-2017, 10:06 AM
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#41
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Essex, MD
Posts: 3,738
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Blue Bird TC RE 3904, Flat Nose, 40', 277" wh base
Engine: 8.3L Cummins ISC 260hp, MT643, 4.44 rear
Rated Cap: 84 pax or 1 RV; 33,000lbs
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Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Just look at how many rows of windows the bus has, forget the passenger count man.
The longest school bus you're gona find is a 40 footer. Sure- some schools own and operate tour buses, but we're talking north american, nat'l chrome yellow school buses here.
My bus had several smaller seats that could have been ordered as full size seats to expand the capacity to 80-something. The school district ordered the small seats near all the exits to make it easier to evacuate. Not every bus comes like this. My bus has a side exit that not every bus has, as well.
It all depends on the district that ordered the bus. The amount of rows of windows will be the quickest way to tell how long a bus is, at least roughly.
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Oh for sure. The advertised pax is a quicky but even if they say it's a 72 pax, I count a 13 row bus as 78 in my head. So yeah, I want a 13-15 row bus.
We all good now?  
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01-27-2017, 10:09 AM
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#42
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Essex, MD
Posts: 3,738
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Blue Bird TC RE 3904, Flat Nose, 40', 277" wh base
Engine: 8.3L Cummins ISC 260hp, MT643, 4.44 rear
Rated Cap: 84 pax or 1 RV; 33,000lbs
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Originally Posted by k9karl
same thing here. i thought the one i was bidding on would top around 2500.00 but i was wrong!!  |
That sucks. I hate it when everyone's first post is "I got a 53 ft bus for $1100 with 37,482 miles."
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01-27-2017, 10:35 AM
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#43
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 20
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Wow, just bought a 99 BB T2000 5.9 (good mileage) 168K in Oregon for $1548.00 including auction fees. None of the lot of 16 sold for more than $2400. There are exporters in Seattle but they must have been off as this was bought at Christmas. I was surprised it didn't go over my max bid of 1500. it went for $1420.
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01-27-2017, 10:49 AM
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#44
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Essex, MD
Posts: 3,738
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Blue Bird TC RE 3904, Flat Nose, 40', 277" wh base
Engine: 8.3L Cummins ISC 260hp, MT643, 4.44 rear
Rated Cap: 84 pax or 1 RV; 33,000lbs
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Originally Posted by Bus ted1
Wow, just bought a 99 BB T2000 5.9 (good mileage) 168K in Oregon for $1548.00 including auction fees. None of the lot of 16 sold for more than $2400. There are exporters in Seattle but they must have been off as this was bought at Christmas. I was surprised it didn't go over my max bid of 1500. it went for $1420.
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Trying to keep my mileage under 150K. I have seen some West Coast buses that are good but 3,000 miles divided by 8 mpg times $3 a gallon and your $1400 bus is no longer $1400!!
On a side note, I keep pointing out that the OR, WA, and AK buses are already on the west coast so I wouldn't have to drive it across country if we just MOVE!!
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01-27-2017, 12:31 PM
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#45
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Originally Posted by Brewerbob
Trying to keep my mileage under 150K. I have seen some West Coast buses that are good but 3,000 miles divided by 8 mpg times $3 a gallon and your $1400 bus is no longer $1400!!
On a side note, I keep pointing out that the OR, WA, and AK buses are already on the west coast so I wouldn't have to drive it across country if we just MOVE!!
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The cost of fuel is nothing compared to dealer fees and markup!
But yeah, you would be best served to get over to the west coast then buy it.
I'd avoid AK as they're way out of the way and tend to be really rusty.
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01-27-2017, 01:00 PM
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#46
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Essex, MD
Posts: 3,738
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Blue Bird TC RE 3904, Flat Nose, 40', 277" wh base
Engine: 8.3L Cummins ISC 260hp, MT643, 4.44 rear
Rated Cap: 84 pax or 1 RV; 33,000lbs
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Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
The cost of fuel is nothing compared to dealer fees and markup!
But yeah, you would be best served to get over to the west coast then buy it.
I'd avoid AK as they're way out of the way and tend to be really rusty. |
This bothers me but AK is on the short list of places to live so it would become a local bus.
No way in hell am I buying one to drive it to the east coast to drive it back. I want my miles to include smiles. Getting back for work does NOT meet that requirement.
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01-27-2017, 05:03 PM
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#47
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 19,973
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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but DRIVING a nice long trip is a GREAT way to future-proof your bus!! you will know of any defects, quirks, things to fix while in conversion, etc if you drive it 1000 miles or more..
what would REALLY suck is buying a bus, drivingf it 30 miles home. putting 1000s of hours and $$ into comnverting it only to have it blow up 120 miles into your maiden trip
-Christopher
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01-27-2017, 05:30 PM
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#48
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Originally Posted by cadillackid
but DRIVING a nice long trip is a GREAT way to future-proof your bus!! you will know of any defects, quirks, things to fix while in conversion, etc if you drive it 1000 miles or more..
what would REALLY suck is buying a bus, drivingf it 30 miles home. putting 1000s of hours and $$ into comnverting it only to have it blow up 120 miles into your maiden trip
-Christopher
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01-27-2017, 05:49 PM
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#49
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Essex, MD
Posts: 3,738
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Blue Bird TC RE 3904, Flat Nose, 40', 277" wh base
Engine: 8.3L Cummins ISC 260hp, MT643, 4.44 rear
Rated Cap: 84 pax or 1 RV; 33,000lbs
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Originally Posted by cadillackid
but DRIVING a nice long trip is a GREAT way to future-proof your bus!! you will know of any defects, quirks, things to fix while in conversion, etc if you drive it 1000 miles or more..
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If I had half your money or your job, I would throw mine away. I have no problem with road trips. I've done a couple of 4,000+ mile road trips. But I don't want to have to sweat getting back to work on Monday. Or what to do with a broken bus that's still 500 miles from home.
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what would REALLY suck is buying a bus, drivingf it 30 miles home. putting 1000s of hours and $$ into comnverting it only to have it blow up 120 miles into your maiden trip
-Christopher
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I dunno. Yeah it would suck but with $10I in the conversion, I'm buying a new to me engine for $4k. Meanwhile I have a"house" to live in while saving $5k.
Putting $4k into a $2k bus doesn't make sense. Scrap it and try another.
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01-27-2017, 07:05 PM
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#50
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 19,973
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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true that I can work from anywhere.. my Carpenter bus did die on its way home... so I set up shop in a hotel room and stayed in business the whoke time.. (having a bar in the hotel didnt hurt).. since then ive pretty much 12,000+ trouble-free miles in that bus...
-Christopher
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01-27-2017, 07:41 PM
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#51
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 939
Chassis: GMC or Chevrolet, I hope
Engine: gasser probably
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Originally Posted by cadillackid
but DRIVING a nice long trip is a GREAT way to future-proof your bus!! you will know of any defects, quirks, things to fix while in conversion, etc if you drive it 1000 miles or more..
what would REALLY suck is buying a bus, drivingf it 30 miles home. putting 1000s of hours and $$ into comnverting it only to have it blow up 120 miles into your maiden trip
-Christopher
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01-27-2017, 09:04 PM
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#52
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Essex, MD
Posts: 3,738
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Blue Bird TC RE 3904, Flat Nose, 40', 277" wh base
Engine: 8.3L Cummins ISC 260hp, MT643, 4.44 rear
Rated Cap: 84 pax or 1 RV; 33,000lbs
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Originally Posted by cadillackid
true that I can work from anywhere.. my Carpenter bus did die on its way home... so I set up shop in a hotel room and stayed in business the whoke time.. (having a bar in the hotel didnt hurt).. since then ive pretty much 12,000+ trouble-free miles in that bus...
-Christopher
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Wish I had that kind of work. Better would be independently wealthy mogul.
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