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Title: Nice MCI 5
Post by: luvrbus on November 06, 2014, 01:05:42 PM
 Any one looking for nice MCI 5 with a 6V92 and Allison www.nwbus.com (http://www.nwbus.com) 
Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: sparkplug188 on November 06, 2014, 02:00:04 PM
This one?

http://www.nwbus.com/coach-buses-for-sale/mci-mc5-28-passenger-executive-style-seating-with-mini-galley-c13429 (http://www.nwbus.com/coach-buses-for-sale/mci-mc5-28-passenger-executive-style-seating-with-mini-galley-c13429)
Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: lvmci on November 06, 2014, 02:41:39 PM
This would have tobe a 5C, wouldnt it? Lvmci...
Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: brmax on November 06, 2014, 07:25:12 PM
The mountain view windows above are pretty cool
Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: Boomer on November 06, 2014, 08:31:43 PM
Ex Holland America Gray Line and would have had a good maintenance history.  From the looks of that new shop and yard Vandersnick is coming up in the world.
Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: lostagain on November 06, 2014, 08:40:54 PM
We had one like that at Brewster's. Very nice. 5Cs are a very tight bus. Goes really nicely with the 6V92/4 speed Allison. The sky-view windows will be hard to keep from leaking, and they are hot in the summer. Would make a great shell for a conversion.

JC


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Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: RJ on November 06, 2014, 10:38:24 PM
That coach has been for sale for a long time. . .
Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: Oonrahnjay on November 07, 2014, 03:22:52 AM
Quote from: RJ on November 06, 2014, 10:38:24 PMThat coach has been for sale for a long time. . . 

    And at $15,000, I suspect that it will be.
Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: CrabbyMilton on November 07, 2014, 03:47:17 AM
Indeed it looks sharp. I like the seating configuration.
Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: luvrbus on November 07, 2014, 04:02:10 AM
15 grand is not bad the engine conversion with the transmission could cost you that much alone.I just threw it out for lookers I have no interest in the bus
Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: Oonrahnjay on November 07, 2014, 04:44:12 AM
Quote from: luvrbus on November 07, 2014, 04:02:10 AM15 grand is not bad the engine conversion with the transmission could cost you that much alone. ... 

    Absolutely agree, it's just that the market is totally in the tank -- or have seated coaches held their value better?
Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: luvrbus on November 07, 2014, 04:58:04 AM
Both seated and and conversion buses are in the tank everyday more and more hit the market as the entertainers and passengers coaches operators up grade to newer buses I see where Salt Lake is going to auction of a bunch of MCI J and E model replacing those with hybrid model from MCI
Title: Re: Nice MCI 5
Post by: bevans6 on November 07, 2014, 11:15:44 AM
With what I know - or rather don't know - of the electronics and control systems of the newer buses now coming into the secondary market I would rather have a nice,  low miles MC-5C with a great engine re-power and auto tranny.  For one thing, I don't want a 45 ft bus, but beyond that I can actually fix about anything on a 5C, so far at least...

Brian