New member introduction & questions
Hello, my name is Patrick and I have joined RV.NET to determine if this site will be a good resource for me as I begin my eventual transition to full-time RVing. I'm in my mid fifties and I'm single, ...
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Having been a transit coach driver before finally retiring, I'd make these comments.
Most city buses are fairly low powered and geared for optimum fuel mileage at 30 mph. When my agency started inter-city express service with our regular city coaches, they developed serious reliability issues because of being driven at freeway speeds. Highway express coaches won't be cheap.
School buses are often concerted to RVs, but no matter what you do they still look like a school bus, even the diesel pushers. They may also be low-geared and low-powered since most of the time they're running 25 mph in residential neighborhoods. I've never driven a school bus, but someone here might be able to add a comment.
Finally, if you go the conversion route, make sure whatever you build will stay in place in a crash. Deceleration forces in crashes are high.
Most city buses are fairly low powered and geared for optimum fuel mileage at 30 mph. When my agency started inter-city express service with our regular city coaches, they developed serious reliability issues because of being driven at freeway speeds. Highway express coaches won't be cheap.
School buses are often concerted to RVs, but no matter what you do they still look like a school bus, even the diesel pushers. They may also be low-geared and low-powered since most of the time they're running 25 mph in residential neighborhoods. I've never driven a school bus, but someone here might be able to add a comment.
Finally, if you go the conversion route, make sure whatever you build will stay in place in a crash. Deceleration forces in crashes are high.
