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Bus Discussion => Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) => Topic started by: scotty_vince on January 08, 2011, 04:17:53 PM
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I am just quirious if any other Busnuts are under 40.
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I'm under 40 by just a year or two. I think I was probably the youngest bus owner at Bussin' 2011 at Arcadia.
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Yes, 32.
My bus is used more for a huge play house for my 4 yr old and nightly escape to the man cave when all of the girls ( 1 year old twins, 4 year old and mommy ) get a little to pink for me.
Bill in KS
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I used to be a "busnut under 40" but that was twenty years ago. It took a little longer than being 40 before I could fulfill my dream.
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Does 40 count?
I think starting young is great. We might know something when we retire.
Gary
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36 here.....
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Just informed, kids say were old
My bad >:(
Gary
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I think you would be surprised . I know of several who didn't respond yet. Age does matter some what; that I am envious of 30yr old in hobby only because I didn't start til my mid 40's.Does my two 1/2 year old grandson count. He doesn't miss a coach going down road and is learning what make they are.
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Turned 40 12/31...
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Does double 40 count??
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bought my bus when i was 39 am 45 now and bus has been usable for 1 and 1/2 years,
hope to be at quartzite.
I (we a family of 6) am getting ready to drive across the country (phx to Michigan)to go to my uncles funeral Leave in the morning.
I pray for good weather.
John
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Damn you guys are younger than most of the buses here lol
good luck
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Just turned 40 and haven't come to terms with it yet.
Jeremy
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John, I'll be passing you going the other way! Bring WARM clothes. Highs in the low 20's and a few inches of snow to a few feet of snow depending on where you have to go. Best of wishes!
Glenn
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John,
Are you taking the bus? You all have the possibility of having a lot of fun in the snow. Actually, there is a very good chance you will. Drive safe, and don't take any risks. I seriously say that, because I have helped more then one southerner out of a ditch (but you have probably lived up north before, so you guys are fine ;)).
I am sorry to hear about your uncle. My condolences to you and your family.
Keep us updated on the trip.
God bless,
John
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I just turned 40 last November.
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Im thirty nine with ten years of experience. Did my first conversion at seventeen with my Dad and Uncle. Had my first conversion at Twenty and I sure wiish I still had the cinder blocks, milk crates, and two by eights that made up the Hillbilly Hevmobile. Still have the cooler, coleman stove and camp table from the galley...
Cade
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25 here.
I think there's one other member younger than me though?
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I was 36 when I bought my first bus. Started to work on it when I was 38, finished when I was 44, and been using it now for 10 years. Good Luck, TomC
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You should've asked the question 18 years ago, LOL.
JC
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Drove mine (still a bus) home when I was 49 and that was 1997. Still have it and love it (as opposed to my first wife ;D ). I'd do another one(bus-that is) , but I think I'm running out of time 8)
phil
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I'll be 38 in March. The bus will be 39 in April.
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ME!
I turned 24 September 24th :)
And my coach is also one of the youngest, too. "Urge" is only 21!
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Well life rolls on and I am now 46 with three kids, too much work, and almost no time to spend on my bus. My bus is 40 mins away so it is not advancing. If I moved into it with the family I don't think much would get done either. On a positive note my coach is older than me by 12 years and and that makes me feel good, maybe it's wiser too.
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The bus is under 40!! Does that count? Started the first one 1998 at 37. Put the last on on the road in march 2010 after an almost ten year conversion!! Still have the last bus and the first wife. Very happy with how both turned out! (P.S. Please quote me on that if you see her. Need all the points I can get for the next bus!!LOL)
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well i am 44 but i was working with my father converting his school bus for many years before i was forty. I just couldn't get the time until now. all work and no play. now life is turning around a bit.
Mark
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Damn you guys are younger than most of the buses here lol
good luck
See why we depend on your vast knowledge so much? ;)
Seriously though it's not the actual age of the busnut that means a thing! As my granddaddy always said "yer only as young as ya feel" and he was quite the cut'n up young act'n man until his stroke at 83 yrs old. But he wuz quite impressed when he went in for his three month check up after the stroke and the dr told him he was fit as any 63 yr old man he'd ever seen! (dr mis-read his age on the chart, but later told us he was serious about "Pap" being in great shape physically!)
Now as fer my age I'm 44 (OK 45 next month) and I've been a busnut for 13-14 yrs. But still don't have one converted YET! (it's coming soon though, I feel like this is the yr an older Setra goes behind the shop and gets started being converted with or w/o out dad's permission.
;D BK ;D
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I'm 55, my son who shares my computer and is usually looking over my shoulder is almost 20. We both have the disease, so I guess he might be the one of the youngest on here. No bus yet, so does that make our bus 0 years old? Then James could be in the running for both awards. LOL. ;D
Mike
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Not sure age under forty has any great significance on being crazy enough to own a bus. I am just over forty at 48 and still have to work during the week so I can use bus on weekends during the summer for now. The only thing being under forty will do for you is you have more years to sink money into your bus LOL.
John
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I'm under 40 by a couple of inches, but if I keep drinking beer?????????? lol
Good Busin' Wilbur
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My wife and I are both 70 but we don't age discriminate.
Johns4104, hope to see you at Q. Please look us up.
We've made a special request for good weather for your trip.
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34 next month! I was three years old when my bus rolled out of the GM factory.
Brandon
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25 here.
I think there's one other member younger than me though?
me too, 24.
I've had my 102a3 for about a year but the project is comming along very slowly... I've got building up my career ahead of everything right now. When I get a more comfy job i'll move forward on the bus.
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I'm about 20 yrs older than our bus and have not been rebuilt....yet...although I'll look foreward to some new ss skin (seems useful) and could change out some old handles I've got hanging around...maybe a new windshield sometime................not bad for a 1954 version (only ridden by a little ol lady twice a month or so)
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Bought our bus in 2005 when I was 35,still 40 right now. ;D
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I am just quirious if any other Busnuts are under 40.
We just realized we are nuts and in our early thirtys :-)
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When I was 25 I looked 40 so I lost out on the genetic lottery, but I made up for it by marrying my wife who will pass for 30 and she is older than I am by two years. I have had my bus long enough now not to qualify for a yes to your question. Anyone out there over a hundred?
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I am 35 and My Bride is 33. Two girls, 3-1/2 and 1-1/2. "The wheels on the bus" gets sung a lot in our house! "Don't let the pigeon drive the bus" gets read a lot in our house!
Eric
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Only two days older than Tenor. Just turned 40 on 12/29. Bought my first Scenicruiser @ 36 and my Second one @ 38 years old, Now, I just bought my third bus a 4905 from Ruthi & Ken at 39 Years old.
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you-all are disguising you know that 40 indeed! papa T
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32 here. Bought our super betty when I was 30, sold her when I was 30!!!!!.....8 long months of frustration and busted knuckles, but it was a lot of fun, and memories that we'll never forget. The prices are getting low enough, I feel a new adventure comeing on!!
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Ooh Ooh! I snuck in! Not 40.... yet.
I have a 3 1/2 year old who's favorite book is "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!", we "customized" the book with pictures of our bus and her! Loves it!
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I picked up a '70 Silver Eagle just after my 35th birthday in October. It's my 4th bus. It's a sickness, I'm convinced. :)
All of my others are skoolies. A '58 Chevy, '63 Chevy, and '64 GMC (tailgating rig for the last 3 years).
Good to see I'm not the only one starting early.
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Wow!!
Looks like a whole new generation of busnuts including myself.
Better buy those cheap buses now. Or they'll be gone!!
Gary
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27 :D Already had my first bus parted with it ....currently searching for my replacement....
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37...and I thought I was old :D
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37...and I thought I was old :D
easy young'n we gots members here 2 an 1/2 times yer age that will surprise you with their knowledge, skills, and ability to still "get'r'done" when it comes to working on these "old" girls! ;)
;D BK ;D
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I was a busnut in my heart at about 16, though I didn't acquire a real bus until I was 43.
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Scotty, now that you have gotten your feet good and wet, you should create a poll. Everyone seems to have enjoyed this topic.
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I bought my first bus at the ripe old age of 20 (1976) a beautiful (to me) '52 Beck. My second was a 4106, when I was 30, my third, an '84 Prevost when I was 49. It's amazing how the time and money flies!
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Picked mine up when I was 19, I am 25 now..... but I just moved so now I need to either bring it with me somehow?? or sell it off and start again in a few years after I move to a more bus friendly state.
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just turned 40 last month. been rv-ing pretty much my whole life. fulltimers 3 years now.
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Ooh Ooh! I snuck in! Not 40.... yet.
I have a 3 1/2 year old who's favorite book is "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!", we "customized" the book with pictures of our bus and her! Loves it!
Yeah! I own that book also... I think its a busnut requirement. Good to see you back on the forum dear friend!
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Nice to see other young guys on here as well; I feel good knowing that young != bad taste.
Seriously, what would you rather have:
- purple Civic with 8" fart pipe and double wing / F350 with crappy lift kit, chrome rims that never go offroad, and sags towing a 25' wooden travel trailer
- or a shiny Prevost with a screaming Detroit, rev matching and you roll through the gears down a scenic road. Hell, even purging my air brake valve beside a boomy Civic at a stoplight gives me a smile!
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;D F350 with crappy lift kit ;D, chrome rims that never go offroad, and sags towing a 25' wooden travel trailer
- or a shiny Prevost with a screaming Detroit, rev matching and you roll through the gears down a scenic road. Hell, even purging my air brake valve beside a boomy Civic at a stoplight gives me a smile!
Easy now I happen to have such an F350 with such a crappy lift kit that it makes it like it sags to the ground!
;D BK ;D
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39 and holding... ;D I think I can hold on for about a year.
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This is a great topic and timely for me.
At Bussin 2011, Ace and I had a short, but good discussion on the future of Bus conversions as a hobby.
With the economy and the cost of fuel, plus with average age at rallies in the mid to late 60's, is there still interest for Younger Adults to do this.
I am glad to hear all the interest is still there and there are so many under 40's .
I am 52, and I would have skipped the Class "C" and went right to the Bus if I could turn back the clock. ;)
Cliff
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This is a great topic and timely for me.
With the economy and the cost of fuel, plus with average age at rallies in the mid to late 60's, is there still interest for Younger Adults to do this.
Cliff
I think the age is up there because of retirement. Most of us are still working and don't quite have the freedom to roam yet. At least that is my excuse LOL
John
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almost 27 and bought a 102a2 3months ago
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31, and I have to admit I'm the only one I know that's a busnut.
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Got the bug about 3 years ago......I`m 42. Picked up my MC9 last year (I was 41) still stripping the inside.
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hey, i'm only 28!!!!
Until i look in the mirror, or try lifting one of the bus tires, or try reaching in to turn a nut tighter or try for a second go at it in the same evening.
Then, i realize i ain't as young as i thought i was. Damn mirrors anyway. 60's not that old, is it?
Glad to see there are so many younger busnuts, though.
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They say 60 is the new 40. ;)
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They say 60 is the new 40. ;)
I like your thinking!! Your only as old as you act 8)
Gary
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Not under 40 anymore, but my bus is --it is 37. It was 27 and I was 37 when I got it.
Got my first bus when I was 24 and it was 26.
My 3 yr old grandson wants to ride in Pappy's bus, but his mother is afraid he will catch something if he does---the busnut bug!
Steve Toomey
PAbusnut
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hmm......... I have been 23 and holding for most of my life ;D
My bus is 38 years old! Just a youngin ;D
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Nice to see other young guys on here as well; I feel good knowing that young != bad taste.
Seriously, what would you rather have:
- purple Civic with 8" fart pipe and double wing / F350 with crappy lift kit, chrome rims that never go offroad, and sags towing a 25' wooden travel trailer
- or a shiny Prevost with a screaming Detroit, rev matching and you roll through the gears down a scenic road. Hell, even purging my air brake valve beside a boomy Civic at a stoplight gives me a smile!
AGREED!!! I happen to think that I have fabulous taste, but I am so biased....
Just wait until you see my shiny Prevost with a screaming Detroit and my adorable little 1980 diesel rabbit trailing behind it... :)
(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx120/AnjasRallyPhotos/leafygaia.jpg)
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I am 35. Owned my first bus at age 24. I now have 2 Eagles.
Started driving entertainer coaches professionally at 19. Last time I checked I had logged 1,350,000 miles.
What a ride so far!!!!!
I wouldn't take any amount of money for the enjoyment I have gotten out of it.
I hope to do it 40 more years.............