Much respect for the arduous work you and your colleagues are doing on these buses. It’s encouraging to see the integrity you have in an industry that seems to be rife with incompetence.
Another fine job, beautiful motorhome, talk about dropping some cash, but these components don't last forever, at least he was wise enough to choose you guys, you won't let em leave until it's right. Keep on keepin on!
I laughed way to hard at this. It’s so true I paid 30k for my DP and the previous owner straight piped it, you can hear it coming a mile away… new muffler coming soon
New on Bus Grease Mountain: Wanderlodge hover conversions. Time circuits and flux capacitors extra! I see why retirement should be left to the experts.
Really nice work Scott and Tyler! This is definitely one of the quietest buses you seem to have ridden in. This gentleman should be a very happy man after all the work you guys did.
That owner certainly knows his bus. Always nice to have a customer that isn't totally clueless. Clueless customers often blame the mechanic when the next part fails even though it's unrelated.
You should have some stickers made up with your company information and with a spot to write in the date and any other information. I made up stickers with my shop information and I place them on just about every part I change on people's vehicles. I have noticed more repeated business with those stickers since many parts have a lifetime warranty and I only charge the customer labor if the part is under warranty.
I own one and I know a steer tag when I see them. Most are welded fast. By WL. Something bad happened and they had a recall and welding them fast was the fix... I did all my air springs, break cans, radiator , air lines over when I got mine. I know you don't do Cummins, but the rest of the bus. One day. I doubt he bought that coach with the help of the owners group. They would have caught all that.
It always amazes me when bus owners show little enthusiasm after extensive work on their coach's. Mabey it's their culture. Mabey not. Scott, Tyler and crew deserve high kudos after working on this neglected train wreck. Thanks for sharing fellas.
Interesting to ride along with the Blue Bird! I only knew Blue Bird as a better brand of school bus. I can see why the metal construction of the Blue Bird is a cut above the standard production motorhome's make up of fiberglass, caulk and a steering wheel as a Newell owner described his previous impressions with standard production A-class motorhomes. I started out watching this video with a decisively cool feeling about a school bus manufacture's motorhome, I hated riding on a school bus and if very long I'd get sick. By the end of this video and after looking up Blue Bird I had a decisively much warmer feeling towards the Blue Bird motorhome. This would likely be a safe bus in an accident with its school bus manufacture's background at a much more accessible cost than a Prevost, MCI, or now very old GM motor coach. Blue Bird is a fleet manufacture and that long term durability and serviceability is likely present in the Wanderlodge. It's likely a solid long term vehicle. I kept on hearing the same prominent creak when watching the drive video. If the sound is stereo it would have been on the driver's side. You can't stop the bus frame from flexing, but the areas where the movement causes constant creaking I'd think a clever engineered fix could be done at low cost. Something that ether anchors the material down so it doesn't flex or isolates it from the movement. The idea is to get rid of the irritating noise. I understand these frame rail based busses are going to be rattle traps, but a few of the prominent creaks I'd think could be tracked down, cornered and silenced. Thank you for sharing experiences!
Another satisfied customer who got a job done right without getting taken to the cleaners, or have a parts swapper apply needless parts to and not fix the underlying issue! good job guys!
Another good option for catching coolant, home improvement stores sell those black tubs sometimes used for mixing concrete. They are somewhat shallow (fits under vehicles nicely) and they have a large footprint to catch all the coolant, or oil depending on what you’re doing.
How nice a feeling every owner must have after leaving the garage. So many places you drive into you feel wiped out. You leave thinking all is well and it's not. Defeated that what they have can't get fixed.. Then there's a blessing like you two that come into their lives. They'll leave with a smile on their face! Great work at from caring people.
A) As always Scott and Tyler and co., EXCELLENT work and video. B) at least this one's underside wasn't salt marsh workshop.. it was fairly intact, but C) An astonishing amount of failures and damage.. but probably nicer to work on than others. Thanks again.
I’m a truck driver on my own truck and I use Michelin tires and And without a doubt they are the best tire going my front end is lined up properly I usually get 270 to 283,000 miles at a set of steer tires and 500 to 580,000 miles on the Drive tires
Wow your customer likes to drop the hammer down now :) Shows how smooth the system rides now. As always I love your videos Keep on keeping on Scott, Tyler, Hunter & the entire crew, and no I'm not forgetting Kelly and Leroy ! God Bless and keep you all :)
That bus must have been a nightmare to drive. If my truck was like that I would have red flagged it and gone home. Do not see how he had enough air to use the brakes. Those airbags we're amazing to still hold air.
Really REALLY appreciate the longer video ( edit : even if its 'just' driving :p ). Thankyou. In the same way that you now auto check the floor mat under the throttle to make sure full actuation is possible.... are there also a standard one or two performance related things to check for on series 60 Detroits ?
I'm a wanderlodge mechanic my self, taught in my time by George at wanderlodge, if not all of the trailing tag axles where replaced under warranty or welded in place. The locking system never worked properly.
Great video. I'm thinking of buying an older bus and watching your videos help with the decision process. Would it be possible to add a little more info about the particular bus you are repairing, ie, year of bus, miles on bus, etc? I know each situation is unique so not all info is relevant to what is to be repaired, just would be nice info to have.
Most places do it by hand , they do make machines but they are expensive probable $20-40,000, in the time it takes to put on machine you could be done with hand tools.
Beautiful bus. It seems to have a very smooth ride and it quite quiet. It was cool to see that it was much easier to drive after all of your repairs. Very enjoyable video.
Steer tag. BlueBird welded most of them because they jam up. That HWH upgrade is a lot of money. Can be added to most any airbag coach. I’ve looked at the used parts. It’s a whole new setup underneath. Almost all the old air lines and valves are taken out with a large integrated valve box, computer. They are so quite when your not running the gen and AC
I had the hydraulic Howard set up on my 2000 dynasty and removed it also. I did add a safety steer just in case I had a blowout on the steer tires. My problem was the six pack valves for the HWH airbag controllers were leaking. Once I Cleaned and replaced the O-rings in those valves the coach handles beautifully travel straight as a die. I love this roadmaster S series chassis.
Working for a HUGE semi tire shop I can recommend that EVERY bead bet wire brushed to remove all dirt and old rubber. This allows proper seating of the bead. If it is not done the tire can not fully seat against the carefully designed bead seat. We do thousands of semi tires every year and not a one leaves our hands until the bead seats are fully cleaned and inspected for wear and cracks.
I just love your style of working with Wanderlodge. These busses are the best unit made perioc. But anything no matter how good needs work from time to time. Good day
The owner seemed a little underwhelmed.. It should have and probably did feel like a sports car. Bad tires Bad shocks Non functioning sway bars. A recipe for chaotic drive. Nice work refreshing the bird! Great video
As a former Wanderlodge owner most us know the suspension is not great. The suspension on this LXi isn't much different from the early 80s Wanderlodge. Most people "in the know" will remove the sway bar. Porposing is a term I have seen mostly on Wanderlodge forums for many years. Trouble.is you will fix this over and over again. They do have good bones but the suspension just didn't keep up with the times. Nor the electrics.
Yes we are aware many disable it but it was handling so bad we made it work. It can easily be disabled again however there is a substantial improvement on turning and handling.
Best tool I've found for Wanderlodge Airbag changes - Sawzall. Get the top bolts loose enough to get the blade between the mount and the top of the airbag and just cut the mounting bolts off the airbags.
That’s pretty much the exact one my grandparents had. I think theirs was a couple years newer than this one because it had different headlights. Very nice buses
14:26 Those air bags are making me feel more confident about mine. I don't think there's any visible checking on mine at all but of course I'm not sure how old they are.
I have to go watch the video showing the shop doors - not what I expected. *edit* I see them first in the Crown bus video, but not open. I would like to see those bad boys opened or closed. They look great. Wow - just removing/installing those tires is not a pleasant job!
This coach is sooo quiet inside. And now that it handles like it should, he's going be zipping down the road. I've missed watching these longer videos, thank you for sharing it with us.
Nice to see a road tire guy. These road service people are magicians with tire irons. The only people who could safely handle the now thankfully banned split rims.
Let's see: fuel, food, parts, FedEx, UPS, USPS. Not bad for a small operation. Now you need to solicit the small businesses as the "Preferred Provider to BGM" for discounts.
That bug beautiful shop and you're still working outside in the dirt lol I'm guessing it's full It looks like you hired a couple guys Business must be good👍🏼
I can sure tell the driver is not sawing the wheel back and forth. The bus isn't wandering all over. It's also one of the quieter buses I have heard on a test ride. I can barely hear the engine at all.
I have used the white plastic drums for years--cut in half for my bamboo plants--they go thru winter freezes and hot summers--have never had one fail/crack etc. Should be excellent as your drain buckets. Love your presentations and the sound of the Jimmy Diesels-----Mikey, Belfair, Wa
If you work on country music singing stars tour busses you should do a complete electrical system inspection looking for chuffed cables and fuel lines if the busses have over 200,000 miles....Neil MCcoy lost a bus due to fire a couple of years ago and a bus that was once owned by Darrel Waltrip was lost to fire after it was sold to a couple and was a complete loss...I use to find fuel line rubs on busses all the time that had over 400,000 miles on the clock and a bus had an electrical cable rub at the Back of the main generator that caused Thousands of dollars in repairs and was missed by MCI shops Nashville and Dallas and caused thousands of dollars in misdiagnosed repairs to Air-conditioning and ride systems be cause the computer modules though there was a problem and would put the bus into a limp mode killing the A/C and other systems so the back up generator could carry the load and make it back home . Alot of truck shops are lost on busses.
The air suspension is smooth and all that but some regular springs wouldnt have been as worn out as those bags were IDK what year it is but looks like 1992 - 96
What year is this bus whenever you working on a bus Scott please say what year it is you do most of the time but I always like to know what year they are
If you noticed the owner has an accent and I’d guess he is an immigrant from Asia. I spent 15 years doing business in Asia. Wearing gloves while driving is common, especially if you own a really upscale vehicle and are proud of it. It’s a sort of sign of respect for your ride.
Several times it was mentioned the owner changed X part recently, or last year, etc. That combined with an owner that seems pretty particular and dropped good money on quality tires, I don't think this was intentional neglect. I suspect previous mechanics overlooking stuff rather than the owner.
As a KONI heavy duty engineer I'm proud to see you use these shocks and put the labels facing out :-D
Much respect for the arduous work you and your colleagues are doing on these buses. It’s encouraging to see the integrity you have in an industry that seems to be rife with incompetence.
Another fine job, beautiful motorhome, talk about dropping some cash, but these components don't last forever, at least he was wise enough to choose you guys, you won't let em leave until it's right. Keep on keepin on!
"Honey is the engine on?" And that boys and girls is the $400K difference! A sweet ride no doubt!
I laughed way to hard at this. It’s so true I paid 30k for my DP and the previous owner straight piped it, you can hear it coming a mile away… new muffler coming soon
New on Bus Grease Mountain: Wanderlodge hover conversions. Time circuits and flux capacitors extra! I see why retirement should be left to the experts.
Really nice work Scott and Tyler! This is definitely one of the quietest buses you seem to have ridden in. This gentleman should be a very happy man after all the work you guys did.
That owner certainly knows his bus. Always nice to have a customer that isn't totally clueless. Clueless customers often blame the mechanic when the next part fails even though it's unrelated.
You should have some stickers made up with your company information and with a spot to write in the date and any other information. I made up stickers with my shop information and I place them on just about every part I change on people's vehicles. I have noticed more repeated business with those stickers since many parts have a lifetime warranty and I only charge the customer labor if the part is under warranty.
Or a bumper sticker, I was serviced by the Bus Grease Monkey
I own one and I know a steer tag when I see them. Most are welded fast. By WL. Something bad happened and they had a recall and welding them fast was the fix... I did all my air springs, break cans, radiator , air lines over when I got mine. I know you don't do Cummins, but the rest of the bus. One day. I doubt he bought that coach with the help of the owners group. They would have caught all that.
It always amazes me when bus owners show little enthusiasm after extensive work on their coach's. Mabey it's their culture. Mabey not. Scott, Tyler and crew deserve high kudos after working on this neglected train wreck. Thanks for sharing fellas.
Americans and their theatrics. It's a hand shake, and exchange of funds.
What should we do? Cartwheels? BJ?
Interesting to ride along with the Blue Bird! I only knew Blue Bird as a better brand of school bus. I can see why the metal construction of the Blue Bird is a cut above the standard production motorhome's make up of fiberglass, caulk and a steering wheel as a Newell owner described his previous impressions with standard production A-class motorhomes.
I started out watching this video with a decisively cool feeling about a school bus manufacture's motorhome, I hated riding on a school bus and if very long I'd get sick. By the end of this video and after looking up Blue Bird I had a decisively much warmer feeling towards the Blue Bird motorhome. This would likely be a safe bus in an accident with its school bus manufacture's background at a much more accessible cost than a Prevost, MCI, or now very old GM motor coach. Blue Bird is a fleet manufacture and that long term durability and serviceability is likely present in the Wanderlodge. It's likely a solid long term vehicle.
I kept on hearing the same prominent creak when watching the drive video. If the sound is stereo it would have been on the driver's side. You can't stop the bus frame from flexing, but the areas where the movement causes constant creaking I'd think a clever engineered fix could be done at low cost. Something that ether anchors the material down so it doesn't flex or isolates it from the movement. The idea is to get rid of the irritating noise. I understand these frame rail based busses are going to be rattle traps, but a few of the prominent creaks I'd think could be tracked down, cornered and silenced. Thank you for sharing experiences!
It's good to see the customers delight when such a big difference in ride
Another satisfied customer who got a job done right without getting taken to the cleaners,
or have a parts swapper apply needless parts to and not fix the underlying issue!
good job guys!
Another good option for catching coolant, home improvement stores sell those black tubs sometimes used for mixing concrete. They are somewhat shallow (fits under vehicles nicely) and they have a large footprint to catch all the coolant, or oil depending on what you’re doing.
How nice a feeling every owner must have after leaving the garage. So many places you drive into you feel wiped out. You leave thinking all is well and it's not. Defeated that what they have can't get fixed.. Then there's a blessing like you two that come into their lives. They'll leave with a smile on their face! Great work at from caring people.
A) As always Scott and Tyler and co., EXCELLENT work and video. B) at least this one's underside wasn't salt marsh workshop.. it was fairly intact, but C) An astonishing amount of failures and damage.. but probably nicer to work on than others. Thanks again.
I’m a truck driver on my own truck and I use Michelin tires and And without a doubt they are the best tire going my front end is lined up properly I usually get 270 to 283,000 miles at a set of steer tires and 500 to 580,000 miles on the Drive tires
These will age out before wearing out
As a swift driver I never got more than 10,000 miles out of a set of drive tires
Wow your customer likes to drop the hammer down now :) Shows how smooth the system rides now. As always I love your videos Keep on keeping on Scott, Tyler, Hunter & the entire crew, and no I'm not forgetting Kelly and Leroy ! God Bless and keep you all :)
I have one of these busses on my immediate to-do lists - once I hit the MEGA Millions on Friday! 😁
Hire me to work on it please if you do ;)
@@BusGreaseMonkey You got it! + I'd be looking for some sweet mountain property probably just a short (bus) drive away!
You're now officially the Tennessee mountain mechanic
The rewards of having a great mechanic are endless as the highways. BRAVO GUYS, BRAVO
Deep pockets to.
That bus must have been a nightmare to drive. If my truck was like that I would have red flagged it and gone home. Do not see how he had enough air to use the brakes. Those airbags we're amazing to still hold air.
Really REALLY appreciate the longer video ( edit : even if its 'just' driving :p ). Thankyou.
In the same way that you now auto check the floor mat under the throttle to make sure full actuation is possible.... are there also a standard one or two performance related things to check for on series 60 Detroits ?
So many leaks! Thankfully the owner came to your shop. Another job done right! 👍
I'm a wanderlodge mechanic my self, taught in my time by George at wanderlodge, if not all of the trailing tag axles where replaced under warranty or welded in place. The locking system never worked properly.
Always nice to watch you guys bring the 'Birds back to snuff. LX40 owner.
Great video. I'm thinking of buying an older bus and watching your videos help with the decision process. Would it be possible to add a little more info about the particular bus you are repairing, ie, year of bus, miles on bus, etc? I know each situation is unique so not all info is relevant to what is to be repaired, just would be nice info to have.
now shes on the black top she seems settled and happy nice work boys on a good looking RV
At 24 minutes in, what is the make and year of that old bus. I love the way it looks.
I guess I’m surprised they’re mounting/dismounting the tires by hand.
Most places do it by hand , they do make machines but they are expensive probable $20-40,000, in the time it takes to put on machine you could be done with hand tools.
I do not own a bus and am not a mechanic but love to watch your videos. Great to see such a great work ethic in your bus shop. Well done.👊
You guys are amazing my old Man used to do this stuff and I would help, brings back memories.
Wow, what a cream puff of a bus with a quiet ride. Beautiful
What dirty,nasty work. You guys have my respect,and this is coming from a retired airline mechanic.
Another fantastic video. I’ve been binge watching them.
Definetly not for the weak of heart or empty pockets. Good video.
Beautiful bus. It seems to have a very smooth ride and it quite quiet. It was cool to see that it was much easier to drive after all of your repairs. Very enjoyable video.
Steer tag. BlueBird welded most of them because they jam up. That HWH upgrade is a lot of money. Can be added to most any airbag coach. I’ve looked at the used parts. It’s a whole new setup underneath. Almost all the old air lines and valves are taken out with a large integrated valve box, computer. They are so quite when your not running the gen and AC
That is a beautiful bus. And Scott, you and Tyler have now made it safe as well as beautiful.
That is some sweet ride! Lucky thing for him he came over when he did.
I had the hydraulic Howard set up on my 2000 dynasty and removed it also. I did add a safety steer just in case I had a blowout on the steer tires. My problem was the six pack valves for the HWH airbag controllers were leaking. Once I Cleaned and replaced the O-rings in those valves the coach handles beautifully travel straight as a die. I love this roadmaster S series chassis.
Working for a HUGE semi tire shop I can recommend that EVERY bead bet wire brushed to remove all dirt and old rubber. This allows proper seating of the bead. If it is not done the tire can not fully seat against the carefully designed bead seat. We do thousands of semi tires every year and not a one leaves our hands until the bead seats are fully cleaned and inspected for wear and cracks.
Do vehicles like this have scheduled maintenance lists? Seems just a once a year look under the bus would save a lot of grief.
Wanderlodge, what a great machine. Great work as usual!
I just love your style of working with Wanderlodge. These busses are the best unit made perioc. But anything no matter how good needs work from time to time. Good day
I have to be honest, but I think the number of creaks, rattles and squeaks inside when driving would drive me nuts.
The owner seemed a little underwhelmed..
It should have and probably did feel like a sports car.
Bad tires
Bad shocks
Non functioning sway bars.
A recipe for chaotic drive.
Nice work refreshing the bird!
Great video
Those squeaks and rattles would drive me bonkers !! Gonna do a helwig sway bar on my class c soon after seeing this.
As a former Wanderlodge owner most us know the suspension is not great. The suspension on this LXi isn't much different from the early 80s Wanderlodge. Most people "in the know" will remove the sway bar. Porposing is a term I have seen mostly on Wanderlodge forums for many years. Trouble.is you will fix this over and over again. They do have good bones but the suspension just didn't keep up with the times. Nor the electrics.
Yes we are aware many disable it but it was handling so bad we made it work. It can easily be disabled again however there is a substantial improvement on turning and handling.
Wanderlogde made beautiful buses.
Wanna job that keeps you in shape? Be a heavy duty mechanic.......in a tire shop.
Best tool I've found for Wanderlodge Airbag changes - Sawzall. Get the top bolts loose enough to get the blade between the mount and the top of the airbag and just cut the mounting bolts off the airbags.
10:25 and by "having the right tools" you mean those bazooka arms of his?
I will say DAM good job as always... Thanks for sharing..
Can you tell me the Koni type and part numbers for this bus please ? We need Konis for our UK buses (Optare Aleros), thanks Scott.
That’s pretty much the exact one my grandparents had. I think theirs was a couple years newer than this one because it had different headlights. Very nice buses
14:26 Those air bags are making me feel more confident about mine. I don't think there's any visible checking on mine at all but of course I'm not sure how old they are.
Wow that's a nice one. Looks like you're going to have to make a new location for a slab
I have to go watch the video showing the shop doors - not what I expected. *edit* I see them first in the Crown bus video, but not open. I would like to see those bad boys opened or closed. They look great. Wow - just removing/installing those tires is not a pleasant job!
This coach is sooo quiet inside. And now that it handles like it should, he's going be zipping down the road. I've missed watching these longer videos, thank you for sharing it with us.
That is a sweet bus. Nice work restoring the mechanicals.
Great job on the much needed repairs. The Bus Grease Monkey is legit!!! Thanks for sharing your story.
Definitely some stiffer sway bar bushings . Great video!! Only thing missing was a few more shots of Lenny near the end .
Nice to see a road tire guy. These road service people are magicians with tire irons. The only people who could safely handle the now thankfully banned split rims.
Great video, but it sure makes me appreciate the simplicity of my 4104
That is a beautiful coach! Very nice. Would like to own one some day.
I can't help but wonder what impact the Bus Grease Monkey has had on the local economy.
Let's see: fuel, food, parts, FedEx, UPS, USPS. Not bad for a small operation. Now you need to solicit the small businesses as the "Preferred Provider to BGM" for discounts.
when ai ride works well its great when the bags and bushes get tired they do tend to wander
Did you mention how many miles were on those airbags and other components?
Wandering lodge is a wandering for sure
Good work you guys!! Scotty and Tyler!!!
That bug beautiful shop and you're still working outside in the dirt lol
I'm guessing it's full
It looks like you hired a couple guys
Business must be good👍🏼
I can sure tell the driver is not sawing the wheel back and forth. The bus isn't wandering all over. It's also one of the quieter buses I have heard on a test ride. I can barely hear the engine at all.
That thing is so quiet!
I have used the white plastic drums for years--cut in half for my bamboo plants--they go thru winter freezes and hot summers--have never had one fail/crack etc. Should be excellent as your drain buckets. Love your presentations and the sound of the Jimmy Diesels-----Mikey, Belfair, Wa
There is so substitute for thorough, quality work
Nice job I don't know what it sounded like before but that coach is quiet 🤫🤫
Those air cylinders are extremely easy to rebuild and most air cylinders can be rebuilt with less then $20 in parts.
If you work on country music singing stars tour busses you should do a complete electrical system inspection looking for chuffed cables and fuel lines if the busses have over 200,000 miles....Neil MCcoy lost a bus due to fire a couple of years ago and a bus that was once owned by Darrel Waltrip was lost to fire after it was sold to a couple and was a complete loss...I use to find fuel line rubs on busses all the time that had over 400,000 miles on the clock and a bus had an electrical cable rub at the Back of the main generator that caused Thousands of dollars in repairs and was missed by MCI shops Nashville and Dallas and caused thousands of dollars in misdiagnosed repairs to Air-conditioning and ride systems be cause the computer modules though there was a problem and would put the bus into a limp mode killing the A/C and other systems so the back up generator could carry the load and make it back home . Alot of truck shops are lost on busses.
Must make a massive change to workjon something you don't need to use heat to remove any of the fixings.
My gas engine Chevy chassis steers beautifully without much correction movement, I find his amount of steering wheel corrections a little scary.
It’s such a red flag when a customer says a job should be easy. It means they don’t value your experience and have unrealistic low budget for the job
The air suspension is smooth and all that but some regular springs wouldnt have been as worn out as those bags were IDK what year it is but looks like 1992 - 96
Great job to you all !!!
My gas chassis Chevy has springs, very reliable & simple to maintain, but they sure don't ride like air bags!
I like to hear the prices of tires shocks etc.
There is 11 airbags if you count the wife!!
Kidding!
I see alot of low miles fire trucks for sale in Illinois,Michigan,Indianan ,some with detroit diesels
HELLO. BOTH. OF. YOU. THE. THIRD. MAN. WOW. A. CREDIT. TOO THE. CUSTOMER. AND. ALL. CONSUMERS. THE. ATTENTION. TOO. DETAIL. ITS. EVERYTHING THANKS FOR. THE. CONTENT.
You guys do some awesome work on those big vehicles.......grin
People buy these but don’t consider the maintenance and cost that goes with it. So they defer the maintenance, try for a few more years on old tires…
Watching this video makes me miss the 8-bag ride of my Foretravel
What would make those air bags and bushings fail after only a year and a half or did he buy it second hand and the bus is really much older??
When the inside tire sealant leaks out of our tubeless mountain bike tires, we call that Starry Sky. 4:50
What year is this bus whenever you working on a bus Scott please say what year it is you do most of the time but I always like to know what year they are
Ever notice there are no old tire guys.
All the squeaking and rattling would drive me nuts.
That thing needs some silicone sprayed around the plastic dash parts
this guy thinks he's at Lemans with his race driving gloves on
If you noticed the owner has an accent and I’d guess he is an immigrant from Asia. I spent 15 years doing business in Asia. Wearing gloves while driving is common, especially if you own a really upscale vehicle and are proud of it. It’s a sort of sign of respect for your ride.
I love the diesel pushers. They are so quiet for the passengers inside.
What. State and town you are turning every time you test drive A buss
I don't understand why people pay all that money for a bus like that and let it go to hell ?
Several times it was mentioned the owner changed X part recently, or last year, etc. That combined with an owner that seems pretty particular and dropped good money on quality tires, I don't think this was intentional neglect. I suspect previous mechanics overlooking stuff rather than the owner.