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Title: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: johns4104s on February 04, 2009, 09:55:23 AM
Wow the price has really drooped on the 9,s .Fore of them ( 3 good runners and one no engine) All for $15,000.00

John
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: wvanative on February 04, 2009, 10:01:20 AM
LOL where are these buses at???

WVaNative
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: busshawg on February 04, 2009, 11:18:21 AM
Those are the one's on e-bay right?
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: busshawg on February 04, 2009, 11:21:29 AM
E-bay item # 140298660661, 4 of them for 15 grand, 3 running  LOL, boy did I get ripped
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: johns4104s on February 04, 2009, 12:23:58 PM


They are still the best driving bus on the road. I have not had mine long, it probably wont be as easy to work on as my my three 4104,s. Although the Eagle is the Best looking.

John
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: junkman42 on February 04, 2009, 12:32:26 PM
The one picture of the engines shows a turbo.  Can I assume it is a 8v71ta?  I have the hots for a 8v71ta and wonder if they do not sell if the one bus might be attainable.  Anyone want a bus free minus the motor and tranny?  John
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: Busted Knuckle on February 04, 2009, 02:18:53 PM
Quote from: johns4104s
They are still the best driving bus on the road. I have not had mine long, it probably wont be as easy to work on as my my three 4104,s. Although the Eagle is the Best looking.
John

THEY ARE NOT SETRA's! LOL!

Quote from: junkman42
The one picture of the engines shows a turbo.  Can I assume it is a 8v71ta?  I have the hots for a 8v71ta and wonder if they do not sell if the one bus might be attainable.  Anyone want a bus free minus the motor and tranny?  John
ASSuME what ya want! But I'd put my $ on 6V or 8V 92's! ;D  BK  ;D
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: junkman42 on February 04, 2009, 05:17:42 PM
BK, I assumed because I did not see a large vibration dampner maybe a 8v71ta.  Just a thought.  Question still stands!  John
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: wvanative on February 04, 2009, 07:11:30 PM
Junkman, you buy them and I'll take the free bee with no engine off your hands LOL

WVaNative
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: junkman42 on February 04, 2009, 07:39:24 PM
WV, I will sure keep You in mind.  I just want the engine and tranny etc, I have enough problems with the mc7 I have.  Please do not hold Your breath waiting for the landall to drop of Your free bus,LOL.  John
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: Oregonconversion on February 05, 2009, 02:43:18 PM
Why has no one bought these yet?
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: busshawg on February 06, 2009, 10:20:44 AM
You could always build a bridge out of the shell once you've pulled the motor and trans.
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: NJT5047 on February 06, 2009, 02:07:08 PM
Prices are way down...or so it seems.  There's an H3 for $20K on eplace.  Item 260357599099    Must be a real rag.  It has a 6V92T so its under powered. 
Also a C3 listed that has an L10 and manual transmission.  But that puppy has  a big rust out in the area above the rear wheels.
Got $18K on the listing.. someone has bid $5K.  The bus probably will require major fabrication due to rust.  I've never seen a rusted out C3. 
There's also some "'94" 102A3s listed.  Must be an old hound or something.  They have 6V92s too.  I'm unaware of any other '94s with two strokes. 
The market is bringing out some odd stuff. 
Has anyone looked at the MCI D (C ?) listed in BCM's classifieds?   Has some mistakes in the add...like '50,0000' miles on the engine.  Is that 50K? or 500K.   Got to be something wrong with the bus.  A "D" in good condition with an S60 for $35K?  Sounds like a deal to me.     
One of these days I'm going to buy a 102" wide shell and strip out my conversion stuff and build one more.
YO. I just found my new BCM...the ad sez it's a '98 C3...otherwise same as I described. Still has the '50,0000' mile engine. I'll assume the engine has a good many miles and maybe the transmission and diff were recently rebuilt.  How many miles does it take to wear out a diff?  If that thing was on the Right coast, I'd go look at it.   ::)

Just thinking!  JR       
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: John316 on February 06, 2009, 04:50:06 PM
I wonder...Could the fellow that bought Sam out, could these be his? He just said that he was selling their buses...

God bless,

John
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: belfert on February 06, 2009, 06:05:04 PM
An H3-40 with a 6V92??  Why not just put a three cylinder Kubota in there?  No wonder the first auction winner backed out after he drove it.  Actually, I didn't think they put anything but 8V92s or Series 60 in the H3, but I guess I know better now.

The engine looks real nice, but who knows if it is a spray can rebuild or not?  No overspray so I suspect the engine was pulled.  There is new copper so maybe the engine was rebuilt, but the new copper could also be to make it look nice.
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: NJT5047 on February 06, 2009, 06:08:49 PM
Ace has an 8V92TA in an H3.  I'd never seen a 6V92 in such a heavy coach. 
Who knows what the new copper means....someone is trying to fix something?   ;)
Bet that suckers slow!  Something's wrong or the original bidder would have taken the bus. 
One of the listings had a rating of '90'...that's about as bad as it gets and still sell product.
JR

 
Title: Re: The Price of MCI 9,s
Post by: buswarrior on February 06, 2009, 08:10:46 PM
What's an MC8 shifter doing in an MC9?

I thought that the auto shifter was the T handle style with the model change to MC9?

I prefer the older MC8 with the detents. each gear has it's own place, no need to look. T-handle, every gear is in the same plane.

happy coaching!
buswarrior