Will the wheels on the bus go round?

Thanks Rock do you recal if they were the 4 or 6 Cyl?

Yep Toyota 6cyl manual and Nissan 4cyl auto

Thanks Rock I'm this close ][

The current body shape Coasters originally came with a 1HZ 6 cylinder diesel as found in Landcruisers.
They have a 5 speed box and are much lower geared than a cruiser and rev very hard at any speed over 80kph on the highway, way too noisy for any long distance travel at speed.
The later ones come with 4.1 litre intercooled turbo diesel with a 6 speed box and go very well, so much so that some of the hire companies change clutches at around 30 k intervals as they eventually slip in the higher gears due to the high torque available.
I drive a 6 cyl 97 model around the city all day every day and it is beaut in traffic but a bear on the expressway or open road due to the noise because of high revs. The newer 4 cyl turbo ones are much better on the open road or expressway but I find they are a pain in traffic due to a much narrower power band and much less grunt off idle until the turbo spins up.
Very tough buses and just keep on going for very high miles.

Thanks for the info Pete, I think I may have to reconsider and go for a toyota

Thanks Dave, good to get a posaive spin on it and its a very good point on spares that I had not considered

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Ian

Hi Pete thanks for the feedback,
unfortunatly due to available funds was looking at a Nissan 15 yrs old. I have come to the opinon that its not going to be a quick trip to anywhere, I'm just hoping to keep up with the trafic around town.

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ian

Thanks Peter,
Good to hear, now you have the bus what are your thoughts on it, would a caravan been better for you? do you tow another vehicle?
I was talking to a guy that has just had gas injection installed says its made a big difference

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Ian

Sounds good Peter, not sure if were going to tow anything at this point, thought we would get on the road first (18 months time) if we find we need one then we'll sort it out.
In my current set up (4wd and Camper) I have an 80 ah lead acid battery which runs my fridge and a small Waeco battery pack for running lights around the camp. From this experience I was thinking of installing 2 80amp batteries in the bus (when I get it) do you think that will be sufficient?
I was also thinking of having a single 80W solar pannel (not sure if I should go with a roof mounted one or a fold away job). What are your thoughts?
As a backstop I have a cheap generator (never used) and a battery charger.
Also have you had any experience with LED strip lighting, supposed to be very good on power.

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Ian