After a few months of checking out craigslist, contacting schools on buses that they are done with, we were unsuccessful in finding an ideal bus in Florida.  North Carolina has a ton of great options for an affordable price that are in good condition due to the Maintenance that is performed on the buses.  In Florida we found buses for 6,000 to 7,500. While in NC the buses we found were 3,000-5,000.  Olga was ideal as she was in our price range, the interior height was tall enough to stand plus it Olga is the perfect length! 

We bought ours directly from the school district so maintenance was pretty frequent even after she was decommissioned. Olga was maintained every 5,000 miles as well as every thirty days, we were given the maintenance records, overall purchasing this specific bus felt right. The bus caps out at 55 miles per hour, however we can do some work to change the gear ratio and maybe we can get it out to 65 mph. Changing the gear ratio we are told this will also increase our gas and the bus will run better mile per hour.. Olga runs on diesel and the tank holds about 60 gallons and the average rate is about 8 to 10 miles per gallon.  

The journey started in Yakerdiville (Winston-Salem area) NC. On google maps the trip is timed at 8.5 hrs. The drive started at 11:45am and we arrived home at 2am with stops along the way, rest stops for lunch, and diner for dinner. It was close to 12 hours of actual drive time. 

When purchasing a bus, talk to the seller about necessary information needed we had to pay with a certificated check and that was a challenge for us, driving all around town to find a bank we could withdraw from. 

Driving a car with no license plate if you just bought it:  North Carolina allows 30 days after purchase of vehicle as long as there is tile, and proof of purchase, insurance.  Florida allows three days as long as long as there is proof of insurance and proof of title with us. 

After Purchase of bus:   Before you purchase a bus done forget to start thinking about to obtain the tittle, registration and insurance.