by "Jcarr" (jcarr)
Published 05/15/2017 at 14:28
by "Jcarr" (jcarr)
Published 05/15/2017 at 14:28
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STARS: 7
you roll up next to an 80s MCI bus at a stop light on a hot day and instead of ignoring it you shut off the a/c and roll down the windows so you can hear that sweet Detroit V6 and smell the diesel exhaust.
Sounded like this:
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"jimz" (jimz)
05/15/2017 at 14:58, STARS: 2
for some reason I’ve always thought the 8V71/92 sounded meaner
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"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth)
05/15/2017 at 15:19, STARS: 0
Beats fast and hard enough to make power metal bands bow.
"jimz" (jimz)
05/15/2017 at 15:30, STARS: 1
though the ultimate “Screamin’ Jimmy” has to be the 6V53
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occupational hearing loss must have been a thing for truckers back then.
"LOREM IPSUM" (lorem---ipsum)
05/15/2017 at 15:36, STARS: 2
Was eyeballing this the other day... if only I could convince the wife.
7 grand Canadian asking price.
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/pml/rvs/6114258774.html
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
05/15/2017 at 15:39, STARS: 0
Does she like camping?
"LOREM IPSUM" (lorem---ipsum)
05/15/2017 at 15:43, STARS: 1
Not enough to let me park that in the driveway. Lol
Tried to tell her we could give up the storage unit and use the bus. If I could get them down to 5k it would pay for itself in under 3 years.
Didn’t even look up from her tablet. Haha
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
05/15/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 0
Valiant effort at least
"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib)
05/15/2017 at 16:25, STARS: 1
Camping? LoL. That’s like taking an efficiency apartment with you. Which is why I’m all for it.
"whoarder is tellurium" (whoarder)
05/15/2017 at 16:40, STARS: 0
Heck yeah!
" The Compromiser" (charger)
05/15/2017 at 19:04, STARS: 0
Ah yes, the Motor Coach Industries model 8. Grew up in the front row of 8s and 9s (and the occasional 7 and 10).
Good times.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
05/15/2017 at 19:43, STARS: 0
Favorite engine?
" The Compromiser" (charger)
05/15/2017 at 20:18, STARS: 1
I want to say they were mostly Detroit Diesels. Can’t say what size, but as they were tour busses, they tended to overdo it. My dad did a burnout with one once. Started on gravel and let er rip. He also parallel parked one also the airport between two cabs in the wrong waiting zone. The cop applauded, then ticketed the cab drivers. I have tons of memorie of crazy/goofy shit he did in/with busses. I miss that fucker.
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
05/15/2017 at 20:53, STARS: 1
Love that sound. For me it will always be associated with the Crown Coach school buses I used to ride 35+ years ago. The district had a number of them, but my fancy neighborhood was served by the latest and greatest, the long body with the dual rear axles and automatic transmission. Some day I’ll have one of these as a toy, but it will probably be a short one with a manual.
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I wonder if it’s possible to slip a 12V71 into one of these...
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
05/16/2017 at 02:05, STARS: 1
The good sounds start around 4:00. A 6L71 in an International Transtar
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