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Bandco (64.228.167.99)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 5:41 pm: | |
A New Model Passenger Coach Today –
. . . A Dream Conversion for Tomorrow!
Did the NEW SETRA that landed here last year CAME
FROM THE MOON?.
In July '69, When Neil Armstrong said:
". . . One giant leap for mankind"
Was he TRYING TO MAKE-US AWARE
to be patient for our future conversion needs by waiting
for the new SETRA S 417
For Certain »The New SETRA S 417« Is something to
look at for future conversions.
http://www.busride.com/2004/02/Road_Test_The_Setra_S_417.asp
In No time theses Shells will be available? ! ? ! These units
have great Conversion Potentials! |
Melody (Auntmelody) (68.167.249.71)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 9:50 pm: | |
I have always dreamed of converting a Setra. They are great coaches and my favorite. I have owned sixteen of them. 1989's to 1993's.The design is sleek, the ride is smooth, maintenance is minimal, (especially now that alot of modification have been done). They turned the radiator to the side with easy slip out for repairs. It used to be a pain to pull the fan and belts off to get to the radiator. What's the cost of glass though for the driver's side window? Yes, the S417 is a nice looking coach. Tech support is super! |
Geoff (Geoff) (66.238.120.46)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 10:50 pm: | |
Questions for a converter:
Does it have a flat floor?
Does it need a roof raise?
Is it easy to blank out windows?
Where do you find opening windows?
What is the cost of opening windows?
The rest of the conversion looks standard. |
Bandco (64.228.239.110)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 3:24 pm: | |
WHAT A Coach - WHAT A CHALLENGE!
Complete Specs & Dimensions from SPECTRA (DAIMLER
CHRYLER.com):
http://gcms.daimlerchrysler.com/Projects/c2c/channel/files/562_417_Specs.pdf
http://gcms.daimlerchrysler.com/setra/0,,0-10-9972-1-10954-0-0-0-0-0-0-93-9970-0-0-0-0-0-0-0,00.html
Were's the BEEF!
Another Cool addition; A Dash Mounted Refrigerator! |
Randall Hays (69.4.195.135)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 5:52 pm: | |
Well unless someone has a couple a hundred thou to buy one of these things when the Charter company gets ready to turn it over it will be a long time before any of us little people will be able to afford one of these. I will be taking my dirt nap long before I could afford one of these hehhee. |
James Maxwell (Jmaxwell) (66.81.210.176)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 9:43 pm: | |
If the 417 is built much the same as previous Setra models, it is a daunting job to come up with inside head-room. You also would not come up with a single level floor, but 2 levels. It can be done, but very few would undertake it unless they were just looking for a real challenge. There are many late 80's, early 90's Setras on the market. Big drawback to them: they are the MOST expensive coach on the market, barring none and they do have rust problems and a lot of European market parts. |
RJ Long (Rjlong) (66.229.97.200)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 10:10 pm: | |
James -
The new 417s have a flat passenger floor, something that most US operators pushed hard for - makes it much easier on the clean-up crew.
One real advantage to the Setra is their fantastically short turning radius - only 37' for the 40 footers, and just 40' for the 45s. NOTHING else on the market comes close.
Do hope the new ones have better corrosion protection, I think that's one of the areas DaimlerChrysler may have had some influence upon. . .
FWIW
RJ
PD4106-2784
Fresno CA |