Domit_56
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Well, let's start with "hi, I am new here...."lol...and get that out of the way. I am at a junction in my life, and thinking about starting a new life in a skoolie.
I am 68, got laid off of my job, and having no luck finding a new job. I live in Alaska, and that is not cheap. I bit the bullet and filed for my Social Security, and living in a skoolie would keep me under the cap of being able to survive on that amount.
I found a 1963 Carpenter Madsen bus for sale, already converted to an Rv. It was purchased from a church in North Carolina in 1991, with a newly rebuilt motor. The owner put about 20 grand into it and then drove it up the highway to Alaska.
This bus has been his baby. He parked it at his daughters house 33 years ago.....but has religiously fired it up every month or so, and drove it back and forth a bit every few months.
Everything in it is basically brand new, just 33 years old....lol.
He put in new brakes last summer, and new tires.
He is selling it as he is leaving state, at the age of 89, for medical reasons.
I am smitten by this bus, but I also need a dose of reality check. What kind of issues could I be looking at with a vehicle of this age under these circumstances?
Things that come to mind. ...
...Are the water and propane lines still in good working order, or have to be replaced....especially the propane.
...What are the chances of having to replace all the belts and hoses and maybe even gaskets on this motor?
...I am waiting back to find out about the motor and transmission makes in this bus, but it is a gas motor.
I would entertain any and all thoughts on this.
Thank you in advance.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1198374328377594
I am 68, got laid off of my job, and having no luck finding a new job. I live in Alaska, and that is not cheap. I bit the bullet and filed for my Social Security, and living in a skoolie would keep me under the cap of being able to survive on that amount.
I found a 1963 Carpenter Madsen bus for sale, already converted to an Rv. It was purchased from a church in North Carolina in 1991, with a newly rebuilt motor. The owner put about 20 grand into it and then drove it up the highway to Alaska.
This bus has been his baby. He parked it at his daughters house 33 years ago.....but has religiously fired it up every month or so, and drove it back and forth a bit every few months.
Everything in it is basically brand new, just 33 years old....lol.
He put in new brakes last summer, and new tires.
He is selling it as he is leaving state, at the age of 89, for medical reasons.
I am smitten by this bus, but I also need a dose of reality check. What kind of issues could I be looking at with a vehicle of this age under these circumstances?
Things that come to mind. ...
...Are the water and propane lines still in good working order, or have to be replaced....especially the propane.
...What are the chances of having to replace all the belts and hoses and maybe even gaskets on this motor?
...I am waiting back to find out about the motor and transmission makes in this bus, but it is a gas motor.
I would entertain any and all thoughts on this.
Thank you in advance.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1198374328377594