I should buy a bus

"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson) 01/13/2017 at 16:59 • Filed to: None

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and by should I mean I will but I have no idea what I’m doing. I’ve decided to get into the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! lifestyle and I’m currently shopping for buses. I know I want a diesel and I’d really like a bus with a GVWR under 26,000 lbs so I don’t have to get a CDL. I don’t know if I should get hydraulic brakes or air brakes, what motors and transmissions to avoid or what to think of the different manufacturers. Any school bus experts on here? What do you say Oppo?

P.S. - Please help me convince my wife to let me give the bus a racing livery. I’ve always been a Martini man but I think Gulf might work better on a bus.

bwp240 > mcseanerson 01/13/2017 at 17:14

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what a coincidence because the other day, I found a bus

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/to-the-person-that-wanted-to-convert-a-school-bus-into-1791034511

mcseanerson > bwp240 01/13/2017 at 17:18

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That’s crazy that you would find that right as I’m looking for one. Unfortunately I don’t want a flat nose as I’d like something between me and the road in the event of an accident.

shop-teacher > mcseanerson 01/13/2017 at 17:22

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I think anything with air brakes requires a CDL, or at the very least an air brake endorsement.

bwp240 > mcseanerson 01/13/2017 at 17:24

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Luckily in these parts, busses can be found in many fields

https://columbiamo.craigslist.org/cto/5955802063.html

mcseanerson > shop-teacher 01/13/2017 at 17:34

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I don’t think that’s the case in Ohio but I could be wrong.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > mcseanerson 01/13/2017 at 17:37

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Low mileage bus I found looking for a truck. Good Price Auction ends soon.

http://m.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=1767711

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher 01/13/2017 at 17:58

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My understanding has also always been that anything with air brakes requires the endorsement, which at least in NM and TX only can be added to a CDL.

shop-teacher > mcseanerson 01/13/2017 at 18:01

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Better find out for sure before you buy. There’s a guy locally trying to offload a box truck because he got one too big with air brakes, and doesn’t have a CDL. Personally I’d rather have hydraulic brakes, which I think most school busses have anyways.

mcseanerson > shop-teacher 01/13/2017 at 19:48

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I’m leaning towards hydraulic because it’s what I know and they sound simpler.

shop-teacher > mcseanerson 01/13/2017 at 20:16

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Makes sense to me.

TheBlacktopExperiment > bwp240 01/14/2017 at 19:39

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You can find a nice, 18 year old bus for only $3,500 US? Wow, that’s not bad!