School buses come in many shapes and sizes. There are quite a few choices when it comes to buying a school bus for sale. Several bus companies manufacture school bus chassis, school bus bodies, school bus engine, transmission, etc. When shopping for your school bus there are also the type and size of schoo bus to consider. You have several options when it comes to seating capacity for your bus. Two of the most common types of passenger capacities for school buses are the 72 passenger school bus and the around the 20 passenger range, the latter are very often referred to as short buses or perhaps more properly, mini school buses.

Most commonly you will find the popular yellow school bus for sale, alternatively you might find a white school bus for sale. These white school buses generally have a different name, they are usually called activity buses, or sometimes child activity buses. This are very similar to the school bus without the standard yellow paint job, however other than that generally speaking there is not too much difference in the engines, transmissions, brakes, chassis, body, or other parts that make up the actual bus. Many times those people who transport children and are not an actual school opt to purchase the activity school buses as to avoid being immediately pegged on the road as the local school bus.

New vs Used School Buses

The argument over whether or not to purchase a new school bus or rather to save some cash and purchase a used school bus, many times, is a moot point as most times the deciding factor in one’s new bus purchase is a monetary one. New school bus are going to be more expensive than their equivalent used school bus counterpart. Now they are many benefits to purchasing a new school bus, having a warranty is always a comfort when buying any vehicle. So for those of you who want to feel a little safer about your bus choice, look for certain used school buses for sale. If you shop around for a low mileage school bus manufactured in the past few years you stand a good chance of at the very least picking up the remainder of the factory warranties on the used school bus. There is a good argument to purchase used instead of new as far as that if you can manage to pick up the remainder of a warranty when you find the used school bus you like, many times you will save a significant amount of the vehicle and still get something that is practically new. A few things to consider about the purchase of any used vehicle;

• One Owner is Better Than 10!
• Buses still under factory warranty are a bonus!
• Service records are always a good thing to ask for.
• All maintence reports that you can get at least show the school bus was looked after during its use
• Purchasing a fairly new used school bus can save you a fortune!