New from South Africa

[Jackes]

Hi all , I just joined, doing research for a build, still need to find a skoolie in South Africa which is a hazzle

 

[nikitis]

I have no idea how difficult that will be. Many North America type of buses do leak out to other countries, but usually countries connected by land to the USA. What did South Africa have for buses?

 

[Jackes]

I have no idea how difficult that will be. Many North America type of buses do leak out to other countries, but usually countries connected by land to the USA. What did South Africa have for buses?

We have VW and Iveco busses as well as Mercedes but 2nd hand the prices are ridiculous.

 

[nikitis]

Yeah likely not enough of them in the area to keep prices down. Here there are millions of buses. Beyond South Africa up north I wouldn't imagine there is even a thing as a school bus so you are likely just limited by a company that barely made them and in a land where there weren't many made.


Wonder if you could buy and freight a bus from over here to there for $10k? And buy the bus from here for 3-5k?

 

[Cheezewhiz]

I was recently looking at shipping vehicles internationally, and I think it might be done for less than 10k.

I didn't go so far as to get quotes, but the going rate seemed to be about $1k for a half a shipping container, though that was US to South America

Def worth some phone calls