Need advice on my bus search

[luvrbus]

Clifford, I really enjoy having you here for the deep OTR bus knowledge but I have to admit lately what I find ironically even more beneficial is you liking it both ways. LOL

That is, being able to offer informed perspective of both well built pusher RV and our bus conversions.
thank you
oh - you forgot Newell

I didn't forget Newell ,finding a 35 ft Newell would be a challenge 'I still like buses but I also like my Country Coach   

[lostagain]

Clifford is out of the closet now, he is not ashamed of being "bi". LOL.

[luvrbus]

Clifford is out of the closet now, he is not ashamed of being "bi". LOL.

These RV's are not to shabby lol I lost a little fuel mileage coming across Texas with wind and 80mph speed limit but the last 400 miles in New Mexico and AZ it went back up running 70 mph and I know it going to take 60 gals of fuel to fill it up

[lostagain]

Good to see you are using it. You're driving lots of miles!

Sitting here in the shop with nowhere to go...

[luvrbus]

Good to see you are using it. You're driving lots of miles!

Sitting here in the shop with nowhere to go...

JC you will love driving the CC it goes uphill the same speed as down hill no more running starts to make the next grade  priceless ,I need to buy a lighter tow vehicle the Envoy is heavy but the ISX doesn't seem to care though,Full of water,fuel and food I weighed 50,029 lbs without the toad

[Ed Hackenbruch]

JC, Do you know if a buyer can import your bus to the US?  I know you guys sometimes have trouble buying a bus here and taking it there depending on the brand and age......asking for a friend.  

[chessie4905]

I remember a few years back when everyone complained when the coaches got 6 to 8 mpg. That's good mileage for 50,000 lbs., but still sucks at the pump.
 I expect we'll be getting a fuel price spike in the next few years again, so drive them while you can.🤑

[lostagain]

My 5C that is for sale is registered as a private RV in Alberta. I think it could easily be registered anywhere with a bill of sale. Also now the border is closed to non essential traffic. But anybody can fly to and from the US and Canada. So an American could fly to Calgary and drive it back across, because they would be an American citizen going home. Or the bus could be taken across by a commercial hauler that would either drive it, or flat bed it.

[luvrbus]

I remember a few years back when everyone complained when the coaches got 6 to 8 mpg. That's good mileage for 50,000 lbs., but still sucks at the pump.
 I expect we'll be getting a fuel price spike in the next few years again, so drive them while you can.🤑

Yep 2007 we left home fuel was $1.55 3 months later we were still on the road paying $4.00 a gal cost me almost $500.00 on each fill up

[niles500]

Summer 2008 Salida CO cost $1100 to fill the coach @ 4.99 per gallon

[dtcerrato]

We can get as low mpg as luvrbus averages! We love the round trip FL AK FL but the diesel tag is over $5000. 

[oldmansax]

I'm a little late to this party but I too would recommend a BlueBird Wanderlodge. I loved my MCI and got a lot of complements on it but the BB I have now is as good or better in most areas.

There are several 36' and 38' models.
Factory equipped with a 10,000# Reese style hitch
6v92 or newer models have 8V92s with NO cooling problems.
Auto trans
All steel bodies
Full length steel frame
300 gallon fuel tank
40 gal propane
124 gal fresh
100 gal grey
94 gal black
12K Diesel generator
Well made and nicely appointed interiors.
A very active forum with around 4K members dedicated to only Wanderlodges. I think that is the most important feature. There is almost no problem somebody has not already had and solved and documented. Thousands of pages on documentation and factory diagrams or systems. This in no way is meant to impugn this forum. I and many others have benefited greatly from the help here. There is, however, an advantage to concentrating on only ONE manufacturer.

Check out https://www.wanderlodgeownersgroup.com. There is a wealth of info there.

TOM
 

[luvrbus]

I'm a little late to this party but I too would recommend a BlueBird Wanderlodge. I loved my MCI and got a lot of complements on it but the BB I have now is as good or better in most areas.

There are several 36' and 38' models.
Factory equipped with a 10,000# Reese style hitch
6v92 or newer models have 8V92s with NO cooling problems.
Auto trans
All steel bodies
Full length steel frame
300 gallon fuel tank
40 gal propane
124 gal fresh
100 gal grey
94 gal black
12K Diesel generator
Well made and nicely appointed interiors.
A very active forum with around 4K members dedicated to only Wanderlodges. I think that is the most important feature. There is almost no problem somebody has not already had and solved and documented. Thousands of pages on documentation and factory diagrams or systems. This in no way is meant to impugn this forum. I and many others have benefited greatly from the help here. There is, however, an advantage to concentrating on only ONE manufacturer.

Check out https://www.wanderlodgeownersgroup.com. There is a wealth of info there.

TOM

Nothing wrong with the BB we would have purchased a Wanderlodge LX if the floor plan wasn't a bath and a 1/2 a 2009 model with 25.000 miles plus I wasn't crazy about the C-13 Cat engine .With the slides in the BB was hard to get to rear bedroom and bath so they added another 1/2 bath I thought was a waste but it was a nice bus and hard to walk away from 

[chessie4905]

personally, I cant get beyond the yellow paint.😅

[windtrader]

Sort of same feeling about BB, you have to take a few looks to see they are not a skoolie. Always hear good things about them mechanically, just not hot on the looks.