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goosedump
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 Posted - 03/22/2002 : 8:48:31 PM
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Hi, I'm doing a business proposal for a school project. It would be greatly appreciated if I could get some answers from some experts. First of all my business proposal, to give you an idea of what is needed.
My business proposal is one that brings university students around the Waterloo Ontario Canada area for groceries and such. It also provides services to bring students back to Toronto on a weekend basis.
I am fairly new to the topic of buses. What I was thinking of was a schoolbus that could carry around 50 people with a price of < $100,000. I need to do a cost-profit analysis so I need to keep costs down. The following answers would be appreciated.
1) What kind of bus would suite my business proposal?
2) What are some brand names (for buses) are high quality and what are low quality?
3) What is the lifetime of a bus depending on brand, quality, milage?
4) What are reasonable prices? What are high, what are low?
5) Are there any "must see" web-pages regarding the subject?
6) Is it reasonable to assume that high quality buses have a longer life time?
Thank you very much!
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wagonmaster
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Posted - 03/23/2002 : 4:22:46 PM
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Here it is again; The largest Rear engine type school buses seat 84 pupils and thats 3 to a seat. Knock off 1/3 for adult seating and that leaves you seating for 56. Stretch out those seats by removing those not needed (3) and give everyone some additional leg room. Add the largest engine you can (ISC Cummins or DT530 International) and a transit type A/C , such as the roof mount Sutrak, air ride suspension, air operated entrance door, and a high back air operated drivers seat and you have the beginning of a coach that will do what you want it to. (Brad is correct, don't paint it yellow)
Good luck with your project.
Joe
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need some info for school project (please help)
