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Title: A BUS WITH BUILT-IN GARAGE, FOR ONLY 1,020,000 EUROS!!
Post by: Mex-Busnut on August 31, 2010, 01:20:09 PM
See details here: http://new.taringa.net/posts/imagenes/2821650/Casa-rodante-de-lujo.html (http://new.taringa.net/posts/imagenes/2821650/Casa-rodante-de-lujo.html)

Anybody else added a garage to their bus?
Title: Re: A BUS WITH BUILT-IN GARAGE, FOR ONLY 1,020,000 EUROS!!
Post by: Sean on August 31, 2010, 03:05:19 PM
Does this count?

(https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh4.ggpht.com%2F_o38elnpSIho%2FRwe2Yn66prI%2FAAAAAAAAAZY%2F6GJgqyMP6Hk%2Fs400%2FIMG_2050.jpg&hash=e11384d9156fad440d7f9803b16f8ed00812ec4e)

We call it "the garage."  It currently holds a pair of scooters, but previously we had a pair of 650 motorcycles in there.  It will fit any bikes that are less than 45" tall.  It had a street-legal golf car in it once upon a time, but getting the car in and out required a remote control, and the top of the steering wheel was cut off, making it look like a yolk.

Like all garages, it tends to accumulate whatever junk we can't find a spot for anyplace else, although we try to keep it pretty clean.

-Sean
http://OurOdyssey.BlogSpot.com (http://ourodyssey.blogspot.com)
Title: Re: A BUS WITH BUILT-IN GARAGE, FOR ONLY 1,020,000 EUROS!!
Post by: Iceni John on August 31, 2010, 04:22:49 PM
Aha, this shows that Volvo is still producing mid-engine buses, at least in Europe.   I'm guessing it needs a separate full frame to support the driveline, which would also make it suitable for custom bodywork builders like this company.   I thought that separate-frame buses were obsolete by now, but apparently not.

Just coincidentally, I helped a friend of mine drive a 10-speed 1983 Crown tandem this weekend from east of Sacramento back to the SoCal high desert.   It too has dual rear drive axles, a full frame and a mid-engine.   Maybe he can turn it into a car hauler (for a lot less than one million euros)?   

John
Title: Re: A BUS WITH BUILT-IN GARAGE, FOR ONLY 1,020,000 EUROS!!
Post by: TomC on August 31, 2010, 07:13:09 PM
Someone stole my idea-but mine is on a Kenworth cabover instead.  Good Luck, TomC