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| K.J. Franklin (Slow_rider)
Registered Member Username: Slow_rider Post Number: 1 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 68.49.117.33 Rating: N/A |
Hello everyone. I apologize in advance for the length of this post. I have been lurking for a bit on the site and learning more than I imagined. Pushing 50 ( next month) I am late to the entire RV world. This past Christmas was my fathers last. It was very important to me to have him and my mother spend this holiday with as much of the family as possible. They lived 800 miles away and could not make the trip in a car for health reasons. I rented my first RV, a 28 foot class C. It was absolutely the best decision. They were able to travel in comfort and it was a happy memory. I drove to pick them up by myself and returned with just the three of us. The trip to take them home I was able to take my daughter-in-law and two granddaughters. The original drive to their house and back was a non-stop affair. Once we dropped them off, we were able to make the trip more leisurely and spend the night in an RV park just outside of DollyWood. My granddaughters are still talking about this trip. I have definitely been bitten by the bug. I started researching sticks and staples machines specifically looking for a class A motor home. Until I found Bus Nuts and Bus Conversions. I am now looking hard at the 4104 and 4106 lines. I ask for your indulgence for the typical newbie questions and thank you in advance for your help. I am looking forward to eventually attending a “gathering” and meeting you and seeing your buses. Frank | ||
| James Y. Gochnauer (Jimgohio)
Registered Member Username: Jimgohio Post Number: 4 Registered: 4-2001 Posted From: 64.0.112.163 Rating: N/A |
Welcome aboard. Take your time. Learn all you can. Take a look at your objectives and see what matches. A bus is a major purchase no matter how 'cheap' the purchase price. Jim G. - 1979 RTS-II | ||
| Gene Lewis (Genelewis)
Registered Member Username: Genelewis Post Number: 49 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 24.181.246.226 Rating: N/A |
Welcome to the wonderful world of Bus Nuts. It's been said one has to be nuts to be a Bus Nut. There is probably a lot of truth in that. IMHO its a great hobby and the Bus Nuts I know are wonderful folks. Will be glad to help U in any way I can. Many have helped me along the way and I count it a privillage to be able to help others. Again, WELCOME and above all 'HAVE FUN'! | ||
| Kyle Brandt (Kyle4501)
Registered Member Username: Kyle4501 Post Number: 199 Registered: 9-2004 Posted From: 65.23.106.193 Rating: N/A |
Go to some rallys! You will get to see what others are doing & build a broader base of friends to lean on when you have questions. Welcome to the insanity! kyle4501 | ||
| Ron Walker (Prevost82)
Registered Member Username: Prevost82 Post Number: 254 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 208.181.210.47 Rating: N/A |
Be realistic about the amount of time (7000+ hrs) and money (50 to 100 K)if you are planning to do a convertion yourself. Ron | ||
| JR Lynch (Njt5047)
Registered Member Username: Njt5047 Post Number: 71 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 69.132.238.127 Rating: N/A |
Kyle gives good advice. Go to some bus rallys and see what appeals to you. Give us some idea where you are located and we will advise of local rallys. There are quite a few in Sept/Oct. You're young compared to a good many of us...I'm 61. Bought the bus when 55. Still building...using it regularly though. You may wish to look at completed or mostly completed coaches. Building one from scratch is a ton of work. Maintaining a bus is also a ton of work...and that isn't factored into Ron's "7K" hours. You may have all the skills, time, and money to do it though! A weekend at a bus rally would be informative. Highly recommended. These boards are a wealth of information too. Good luck, JR | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1031 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 71.195.113.23 Rating: N/A |
Frank - Welcome aboard this crazy bus ride! As several have mentioned, before you plunk down your hard-earned $$ on a bus, get thee to some rallys. Take a look at Dallas's post just a couple up from this one - there's a rally next weekend not that far away from you. If you can drag yourself away from the "hunny dos", go have a look-see.  Since you mentioned that you're interested in the 4104 and 4106, might want to check out this message: http://www.busnut.com/bbs/messages/233/2988.html Again, welcome aboard! HTH. . . | ||
| Bob greenwood (Bob_greenwood)
Registered Member Username: Bob_greenwood Post Number: 165 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 4.227.118.106 Rating: N/A |
A busnut, is kind of a handyman/inventer/creater...one that loves to work on 'things',buy the best bus you can afford,that doesn't really need anything but a home built inside.school buses/city buses are geared for 45 to 50 miles an hour,older cross country buses are geared for 60 mph & the newer crosscountry buses are 70 mph. after your purchase,if you have the bus outside,in your driveway,you will either leave it there & do nothing to it,or ,you won't be able to stay away from it.if it's a mile away,you will have a hard time finihing it. | ||
| Bob Oakman (Bobsbus)
Registered Member Username: Bobsbus Post Number: 135 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 65.1.112.160 Rating: N/A |
Hey Bob... I hope I'm the exception to the rule. I spent all my free time on our bus the first year. Then it sat unattended for over a year. I most certainly haven't lost the bug. We just got way too busy, and spent way too much money on upgrades to the business. Now that the cool weather of fall is upon us, I have high hopes of start in the conversion project up again. I really need a road trip... Bad! Welcome aboard Frank! | ||
| Bob greenwood (Bob_greenwood)
Registered Member Username: Bob_greenwood Post Number: 195 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 4.226.105.56 Rating: N/A |
oakman.. hope you prove me wrong,but, if you haven't touched the bus in a year,you will never complete it | ||
| H3-40 (Ace)
Registered Member Username: Ace Post Number: 300 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 70.222.121.53 Rating: N/A |
Dogs you are so wrong! When we had our Eagle, it sat and sat for a very very long time and then when we finally got started, we couldn't wait to finish it. Problem is I sold it buy another newer shell and that one too sat for a long while before we even started on it but I would say that it now is about 75-90 % complete and moving along each and every day! Ace | ||
| Bob Oakman (Bobsbus)
Registered Member Username: Bobsbus Post Number: 138 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 65.1.112.160 Rating: N/A |
I shall prove you wrong Bob. I shall. :-) I really, really want to drive her around the country. Even though I don't have the new parts I need to continue... yet, I am sanding and painting on her, just to get things rolling again. |