LouLawrence wrote:
Had I had the time and expertise to (actually) restore my old 1988 bus I would have preferred that to the newer one we now own. Since I had neither I had to give it up and pay big bucks for something someone else did have the to money fix. While it's the same chassis and manufacturer, this one is not 1/2 the bus the old one was as far as livability goes but we fought a good fight over the last 10 years. Our biggest issues was the drive train as it was simply too old to be kept in working order as most all the tech's who knew how it worked are all now dead and there is zero support from the manufacturer of the engine or transmission.
We did our own interior remodels multiple times but all comfort and livability issues were kept within lines of the original as it was good then and even better now. This "thing" will be unique and once the inside gets finished we can all find out if it will actually run as that has yet to be addressed.
Drive trains can be changed, if you find the correct shop to do so.
One thing I learned from when I had a real job years working in a manufacturing plant was, if it's not working/meeting the need, then figure out how to make it work/meet the need at hand.
Sometimes, that may involve minor changes, other times maybe a serious overhaul.
This "thing" will run. I am not worried about that.
