Don't Buy a Skoolie Without These 5 Essential Tips (#5 is a Money-Saver!)

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@philipforder9183 10 ай бұрын

I do appreciate you crawling, climbing, twist n shout, no rust, got it! There are skoolies going for $140,000, $90,000 it's crazy! Love your style brother! Thank you!

@Escapademade 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Phillip! Glad you enjoyed the video.

@repurpbus 8 ай бұрын

When it comes to previously government owned busses (especially in California) it might not meet smog for civilian owned vehicles. I have herd of horror stories if people buying busses at auctions and being told at the last minute, as they are paying for the auction, they have to have the bus towed off the lot and the bus can't be started in the state because it does not meet civilian smog requirements. The lot owner can't let the vehicle be started on the property because California Air Resources Board (CARB) will fine the lot owner. In California now, it suppose to be disclosed prior to beginning of the auction or in the description that the vehicle must be removed from the state upon sale because it can never be modified to meet CARB rules or is within the required engine replacement dates.

@Escapademade 8 ай бұрын

Wow. What a horror story. Luckily I’m in NC and we don’t have any smog regulations

@repurpbus 5 ай бұрын

Lucky my bus was always owned by First Student. A for profit company that contracts with local school's to be their bus provider. Since it was always owned by a private company, it had to meet California smog regs from day one. Mine is a 2002 7.3 Powerstroke. (See profile pic) My GVRW is factory listed at 14000 lbs. California has a new smog law that requires new regs on any vehicle, gas, diesel, CNG, LPG, with a factory listed GVRW of over 14001 lbs. It has a separate computer to turn on the glow plugs to help with emissions. I got a look at the local school districts 2002 bus (yes they still run one due its wheelchair lift) and it does not have one. Just a solenoid. The school district mechanic confirmed my suspicions. That bus will have to be either scrapped or removed from the state because there are several more items that would need to be replaced to make it pass California smog at the end of its service life.

@PatrickDinehart Жыл бұрын

2 camera angles!?!? Next level skoolie content!

@Escapademade Жыл бұрын

I’m really trying to be ✨cinematic ✨

@paulallard1845 2 ай бұрын

Great video but I disagree with one point if you measure both from behind the driver’s seat your internal space should be almost the same just my two cents

@Escapademade 2 ай бұрын

@@paulallard1845 true but wouldn’t the drivers seat be farther back in a dog nose bus? As opposed to a flat nose, the drivers seat is situated right next to the engine, thus giving more internal space. Maybe I’m wrong tho lol

@ericolson8708 2 ай бұрын

Bus length is measured bumper to bumper therefore a flat nose school bus has 3 more feet of interior space than a conventional

@euphioquestion420 10 ай бұрын

Learned some new stuff.t he group and listong info was super helpful. You did a great job breaking down the process into a sub 10 minute video that is informative yet digestible

@Escapademade 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Jonathan. Glad you found it helpful 🙌🏼

@kevinfenn9672 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video

@Escapademade 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Kevin!

@garythmoxey2719 9 ай бұрын

Good video, thanks

@Escapademade 9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it Garyth!

@Swerly01 Жыл бұрын

Great tips!

@Escapademade Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

@laurieclarkson9180 Ай бұрын

How tall are you and how tall is your bus ceiling? stock.

@jackray3352 11 ай бұрын

Where did you get your bus? which county?

@Escapademade 11 ай бұрын

I found it on Fb marketplace. It’s originally from an Athens Ga school district.

@jackjones9460 2 ай бұрын

Soooo, ignore rust and overpaying gives you bragging rights? Won’t do that!

@doghouse416 7 ай бұрын

There's a guy in Tampa selling flat nose 40ft busses for $7,000. Rust free. I'm looking at one when he gets is next delivery. I've seen some at $3,500.......but rusty and smoking engine. I hate Facebook, so not going there.

@Michaelajacksonfilms 9 ай бұрын

In practice I have lost 3ft internally with my dog nose as opposed to a flat bus.

@Escapademade 9 ай бұрын

To be honest I wish I would have gone with a dog nose. So much easy to wrench on

@Michaelajacksonfilms 9 ай бұрын

@@Escapademade I wanted a flat but the dog nose came up first and I am happy I got despite the 3ft loss. By the way I did a thermal camera study on my non-insulated bus last night I will post it by tommorrow. I was REALLY suprised to see that the floor was the biggest heat looser! The roof and the walls did well with stock insulation, now I know where to put the most money.