Just my 2 cents. I searched for 6 months for a bus, looked at MCI, Van Hool, Prevost and some others. Finally bought an 89 Prevost XL out of California. A California bus all its life. People always ask me if it is new when they see it. I checked out MCI's here in New England and they were pretty salt corroded. Checked out ABC bus in New Jersey and most of their stuff was also corroded or just plain junk with high prices. Alot of their stuff comes out of the east coast area which is prone to salt corrosion. I was willing to spend $40,000 and could not even find one that was in my opinion worth that amount. They did have some decent Van Hools but you needed at least 80 to 100 thousand to purchase, might as well buy a used conversion for that amount. Even with stainless on the sides in the road salt areas of the country you will find corrosion in the cargo bay areas especially in front of the engine on the MCI's where the air tank is. Saw many rotted right through into the cargo bay. I was new to the bus conversion thing and after looking at many decided to not just settle for anything. Picked mine up in Reno, NV and drove it back to Connecticut in March with a friend and had a ball coming back. Cost me about $1800 compaired to 3 to 4 thousand to get it delivered. Good Luck!