Are there newer short busses that are good? Where can I find more info?

[oricha1984]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

Have you seen the Ford ambulance van in NM? 460 with 4x4!

Pretty cool, but that's gonna go for at least 7500 or more.

Yeah. I've been looking at ambulances as well.
I'm still regretting not jumping on that gmc class B for 10k...
I keep on going back and forth on what to buy.

[peteg59]

With Daimler selling off their Mercedes truck line, I'd wait on pulling the trigger on a new Sprinter. At least until the dust settles, and the new buyer either keeps or scraps the platform...

[oricha1984]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

IDK, they're so expensive they're off my radar.

Just for you.
https://hr4kf.app.goo.gl/JZaVX

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by oricha1984

Just for you.
https://hr4kf.app.goo.gl/JZaVX

ooof...
I like my Dirty Bird wanderlodge more than anything new and plastic. But that's me.

[MountainJeff]

Originally Posted by oricha1984

Just for you.
https://hr4kf.app.goo.gl/JZaVX

Is that like one of those Wayfair cabinets with a missing kid's name?

[Oscar1]

Originally Posted by jackdebear

First thing I want to say is that any vehicle is a hole in the road you can expect to pour money into. If money is a big worry to you - hitch hike. I started thinking about a skoolie a few years back. When the virus canceled my plan to pour $10,000 into another bike tour of Europe I decided that future travel would likely be more close to home it was time to have a closer look at skookies. I have a class B that I'll probably get $25 or more for when the skoolie is ready so I'd happily put that much into it. It's looking to me now like I'll come out ahead $10 or 15. I live in southern Ontario and there is a major carrier of kids here -Sharp Bus Lines. I went round to their Simcoe yard. They didn't have anything I wanted to consider. The shop manager took my number and called me back a week later saying there were some units I might be interested in at the Brantford yard. In the end it took a couple of calls and $1500 to get a 2007 GMC gimpy shorty. 180+ km and all the service records going back to new. I've put more than that into a lithium array. But I can't see the whole deal coming to more than $10 or 15. $200 for a fridge. Another 2 for a toilet. A bunch for plywood. So I really have a hard time understanding how everyone is having so much trouble finding a unit. I'm tempted to think you all want some kind of guarantee. Again, think "hole in the road". No point in pussy footing around the roulette wheel if you're afraid to lay your money down. If you lose a few grand just walk away wiser. Laugh it off.

While I agree with a lot of what you say I also know that a 14-15 year old bus in Ontario has a very good chance of being severely rotted out and could cost thousands of $$ and a ton of time in rust remediation before it is even close to being worth investing any time or money in to a conversion. I grew up near Toronto on the Bruce peninsula at Sauble beach and it was a yearly chore to help dad spray the whole underside of the car with used motor oil in the hopes of getting a brand new car to survive only a few years. $1500 purchase is just the start of a potentially very costly journey.
Cheers

Oscar

[capnron]

In the early 90's, GM came out with a "Lets Pretend It's a Diesel" by taking a gas engine, and re-working it as a diesel. The company I worked for bought and after 3 engine failures scrapped it. If you go GM, make sure it's not one of those unless you only expect 60 K miles out of it (if you take it easy).

[oricha1984]

Originally Posted by capnron

In the early 90's, GM came out with a "Lets Pretend It's a Diesel" by taking a gas engine, and re-working it as a diesel. The company I worked for bought and after 3 engine failures scrapped it. If you go GM, make sure it's not one of those unless you only expect 60 K miles out of it (if you take it easy).

Are talking about the 6.5?

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by capnron

In the early 90's, GM came out with a "Lets Pretend It's a Diesel" by taking a gas engine, and re-working it as a diesel. The company I worked for bought and after 3 engine failures scrapped it. If you go GM, make sure it's not one of those unless you only expect 60 K miles out of it (if you take it easy).

That started in the 70's.
My grandad had an old Cadillac diesel. Engine was very weak, very underpowered.

[oricha1984]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

IDK, they're so expensive they're off my radar.

Found a 2004 dodge sprinter. 54k. Nice roof deck. It was used as an news van.
But 20k+ [emoji23]

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by oricha1984

Found a 2004 dodge sprinter. 54k. Nice roof deck. It was used as an news van.
But 20k+ [emoji23]

Sounds nice.
The good stuff's getting expensive so bad.

[capnron]

Originally Posted by oricha1984

Are talking about the 6.5?

Sorry but I don't remember the details, only that they self destructed because the gas blocks couldn't take the compression.