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Old 08-18-2021, 04:56 PM   #1
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New here, any advice?

Hello all, great to be here.

I've been searching for a quality bus and taking my time to get a solid one. I found this 2004 37 ft Thomas Freightliner School Bus with a CAT engine (approaching 200k miles). It's a retired school bus from Idaho, which the state retires after 15 years of use instead of mileage. It's been maintained extremely well, batteries and connections have been replaced and repaired, and the drive-train has been greased.

Any advice on what I should look for when I go to check this bus out? He's asking $4,300 for this one, seems like a pretty good deal.

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Old 08-18-2021, 06:35 PM   #2
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Year: 1954
Coachwork: wayne
Chassis: old f500- new 2005 f-450
Engine: cummins 12 valve
Rated Cap: 20? five rows of 4?
what to check for

it is just like buying a used pick up truck... just depends how deep of an inspection you do..... by the time you inspect wheel bearings, brakes, suspension, steering, how the transmission is shifting, how the engine runs, yadda yadda yadda I expect at least one hour minimum, more like three for a good in depth inspection...... if the wheels dont come off the ground -- i dont think your inspection was very thorough.


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