IS IT WISE TO PURCHASE A BUS CONVERSION?

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i HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT 5TH WHEELS AND TOW VEHICLES. lAST WEEK i MEET AN OLD FRIEND WHO SELLS ONLY BUSES. HE TOLD ME THAT BUSES WERE SAFER. HE IS NOT LICENSED TO SELL RVS. HIS EMPLOYEE OF 12 YEARS DIED ON A CONVERSION PROJECT AND THE WIFE WANTS TO SELL. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A 1976 AMERICAN gENERAL CHASES (sp?) WITH ONLY 30000 MILES ON THE TRANS AND DEISEL MOTOR. tHEY WANT SOMEWHERE NEAR $30,000.00 THEY SAY FOR THE UNFINISHED CONVERSION. iT HAS AN R13 IN THE SIDE WALLS. cOPPER PLUMBING, FLOORING IS 1 1/2 INCHES THICK AND BASEMENT WITH INSULATED TANKS. wE DON;T KNOW ABOUT THE SIZE OF ANYTHING TANKWISE BECAUE OF THE DEATH. iT'S EITHER 35 OR 40 FEET AND 102 WIDE. nO BATHTUB ONLY HUGE SHOWER. bIG OPEN LIVING ROOM SPACE AND THE BUS KNEELS OR LOWERS TO LET SOMEONE ON. IT WAS A TOUR BUS AND THE BEST ONE OF THEM ALL. iT HAS TAKEN SIX YEARS TO BRING IT TO THE POINT OF NEEDING THE CABINETS AND CARPET AND FURNITURE AND LIGHT FIXTURES. iT WAS ELECTRICALLY WIRED AND REBUILT BY A MAN WHO REBUILT AIRCRAFT FOR THE aIR fORCE. aLL THE ELDER TRADESMEN HAVE AGED AND DIED ON THE PROJECT. (I AM LAUGHING, BUT IT IS THE TRUTH AS I'M TOLD.) bECAUSE OF THE GENERATION OF MEN WORKING ON IT, I BELEIVE THAT THE CRAFTSMANSHIP WOULD BE DONE WITH PRIDE AND DONE RIGHT. i WOULD NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE OTHERWISE.

i WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF $30,000.00 FOR AN UNFINISHED CONVERSION IS A GOOD DEAL OR NOT. i'D LIKE TO REDESIGN THE KITCHEN BEFORE THEY FINISH IT TO MY SPECS. PLEASE RESPOND TO MY E-MAIL.

-- DENNY MOREORLES (SORTACATCHY@YAHOO.COM), May 10, 1999


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