Want to look at some conversions

[windtrader]

Personally, I would not worry about any seasonal cycle to bus inventory. There are so many all year round I really doubt it influences pricing for coaches in your price range. For much newer coaches coming out of fleet service, this may apply.

[buswarrior]

Seasonal cycles and the chances of mechanical fitness can have a connection.

Buses traded or parked in the beginning and middle of high season, were done so for reasons that a busnut may not want to inherit.

Especially in the Schoolie arena, picking up the bus the day after the school year ends, right from the fleet that owned it from new, is worth every penny...

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[Iceni John]

Especially in the Schoolie arena, picking up the bus the day after the school year ends, right from the fleet that owned it from new, is worth every penny...

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

And that's one of several reasons that I chose my bus.   It was with Mid-Placer Public Schools from new, and like all (I hope) school buses in California it always received very good maintenance to keep the CHP terminal inspector happy  -  those guys are VERY fussy!   Plus it had only 274,000 miles;  any MC9 I could afford could have up to ten times that mileage, probably with sketchy maintenance for its last few years in revenue service.   Mid-Placer's transportation garage has a good reputation, so I think I got a good 'un.

John

[Jim Blackwood]

Do all of the big transportation companies sell their old buses to resellers, or can an individual buy from them?

If an individual can buy from them, can anybody name a good company to buy from? (hopefully in the southeast)

I saw that Eagle in TX that is being sold by the widow. Heck of a deal it looks like but I still need to sell some stuff to raise the cash so I'm working on that. Got a motorcycle or two that can go, bunch of old coins. Won't be able to do any really serious prospecting until that's done. Also sorta got my heart set on a D series, but willing to look.

Jim

[someguy]

So that Cat is a 2 stroke then, I wondered about that. Good to have the answer.
Jim

Caterpillar has never, ever built a 2 stroke engine.

[Jim Blackwood]

Wow. Went back a ways for that one, and missed the context, but I do appreciate the dedication. What actually happened was that Richard posted a link but didn't look at the bus and just assumed it had the DD 2 stroke. Then I looked at it and saw it had a Cat engine and figured he knew. Not very complicated.

Jim