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Old 08-15-2015, 11:16 AM   #1
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Now I've gone and done it!

I bought a BUS!!
I've done my due diligence to the best of my ability thanks to all the great info here and on a few other FB pages ...
I started October thinking I wanted a dog nose mid size bus but as I learned my idea of the "perfect" bus evolved to a RE bigger bus.
I semi impulsively bought a 2001 International (AmTran) RE, 11 row, storage bays below, air brakes, DT466. I do not know which transmission it has -
Totally STOKED and a little freaked out at the same time!
I have not picked her up - gotta do the title work and get the insurance on her. I expect to go in a few weeks. She is only 200 miles from my home so manageable in a day.
I'll try to post the photos from ebay.
Thanks for being such great people and I look forward to sharing my journey with you all and of course asking a bazillion questions. Click image for larger version

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Old 08-15-2015, 11:36 AM   #2
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Nice, AmTran buses are my favorite.
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Old 08-15-2015, 12:00 PM   #3
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Very nice!!!
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Old 08-15-2015, 12:38 PM   #4
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Is the shifter manual or electronic?

If it's a manual shifter, it will be a AT545 or a MT643.

If it's electric, it should be the MD3060.

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Old 08-15-2015, 04:17 PM   #5
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not always... I've seen YouTube vids of 3060's with manual shifters. Some districts wouldn't buy the push button ones.
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Old 08-15-2015, 06:04 PM   #6
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It's a push button - 5 speed. Thanks for the info on that.
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Old 08-16-2015, 01:34 AM   #7
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not always... I've seen YouTube vids of 3060's with manual shifters. Some districts wouldn't buy the push button ones.
Thanks for that info.

However most MD3060's do have the electronic shifter.

One thing we do know is if it's a electric shifter, it's not the AT545 or the MT643.

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