About to take the plunge

[chasingsunshine]

New here from Ontario Canada - we decided back in February to go mobile and have been looking at different options. We have decided on a skoolie as it allows us to customize whatever way we see fit which we love!! Have not yet picked up a bus yet but have been shopping around and looking at a few. Not much here in Ontario Canada to choose from and we are just new at this. Any advice on what to look for would be awesome!!

 

[Megs_PB]

New here from Ontario Canada - we decided back in February to go mobile and have been looking at different options. We have decided on a skoolie as it allows us to customize whatever way we see fit which we love!! Have not yet picked up a bus yet but have been shopping around and looking at a few. Not much here in Ontario Canada to choose from and we are just new at this. Any advice on what to look for would be awesome!!

Do yourself a favor and get a rust free southern or desert bus. I know a guy in GA now...

 

[chasingsunshine]

I wish we could but the hassle to import the bus is beyond what we want to do. And it severely limits what we can get as there are only 4 buses that are even allowed to be imported to Canada from the US

 

[brokedown-SKO]

Very few buses were bad buys. Generally the advice is going to be to find out what size you want, then look for a "name brand" like Thomas or Blue Bird with a diesel engine and good tires.

In the US, people commonly find their bus on craigslist or one of the surplus auction sites. Not sure about Canadaland.

 

[Megs_PB]

Bummer, eh. I've seen and worked on enough rusted vehicles in the New England area to last me a lifetime. It's do-able, but not fun to have to deal with underbody rust. Good luck!

 

[chasingsunshine]

In Canadaland we have Kijiji which is like Craigslist but people are crazy on what they are asking - minimum about $5,000 to upwards of $20,000 for a used bus - we are looking at government auction sites which seem to have much better deals.

Rust here in Canada is just reality that we can't get away from - hence why we wanna do this so we can take off south at least half the year (for me anyway) - My fiance can stay if he wants as he is a dual citizen

 

[Polarweasel]

Bit late on the reply here... what sites did you find useful in your search? We're on Vancouver Island, so at least we're in the "unsalted" part of the country.