I bought a coach!

[theone8181]

Hint, hint for the OP... Need to get us some % from the profits for ideas!

I can cast the auditions, just need to get me a black sofa...

Hey it's a bus, you could have several sofas in there, all part of the same scene or have 3 fiilming at once. Could even go 1 better and have a corner sofa in there.

 

[Feek]

Always fancied driving a coach although having a load that talks back to me just doesn’t appeal.

That's how pilots feel, damn self loading freight

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Heh, cool! Quite a project.

Party bus!

I don't get the reference

 

[Scania]

That's how pilots feel, damn self loading freight

 

[Dr Who]

That's how pilots feel, damn self loading freight

And self unloading

Thought I would give you an overview of where I stand Budget wise

Bus Build option 2
Coach £7,000
Inverters £1,865 5kva https://www.cclcomponents.com/victron-phoenix-inverter-24v-5000va-230v-ve-bus
Generator £1,299 6.5kva Ebay Hyundai
Solar £1,146 2.85kw
Gas It £371
Cyrix Li £160 https://www.cclcomponents.com/victron-cyrix-li-ct-12-24v-230a-intelligent-li-ion-battery-combiner
Batteries x4 £3,600 20kw https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...rlist.normal_offer.d_title.3a684c67w0HrPR&s=p
24-12v DCDC £138 Victron Orion 24-12-70
Kitchen Units £1,000
Wiring £1,000 https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MF2dot5slash3.html http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/section.php/115/1/connector-blocks
Wood £1,000 http://www.builderdepot.co.uk/timber-sheet-materials/sheet-materials/wbp-plywood.html http://www.builderdepot.co.uk/timber-sheet-materials/finished-softwood.html
Fridge £200 https://ao.com/product/mc50165b-fridgemaster-fridge-freezer-black-54258-28.aspx
Hob £140 https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/pcn641ixh/hotpoint-pcn641ixh-4-burner-gas-hob
Oven £300 https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/ovg505/3x/candy-ovg5053x-plan-built-in-electric-oven
Beds £800 Emma Super King
Tools £4,000 Welder/Table Saw/Chop Saw/Brad Gun/Compressor/Air Tools/Extra Hand Tools
Plumbing £1,000 Pex and Copper
Insulation £1,400 Spray Foam
Water tanks £540 https://www.tankservices.co.uk/water-tanks/wydale/wydale-500-litre-upright-tank/
Air Conditioner £349
Heating and hot water £562 https://www.screwfix.com/p/ariston-e-combi-one-30kw-combi-boiler/459cf
Water Pump £234 https://www.tankservices.co.uk/wate...tex-jx80-22-water-booster-pressure-pump-240v/
Cameras £100
Combiner/Fuse box £350
Composting toilet £780 https://compoosttoilets.com/collect...-toilet-with-urine-diverter-12v-self-stirring
Washer Dryer Beko £360
Henry Roof Seal £280 Ebay
Sink £200
Solar Extras £1,070 Victron MPPT, Isolator, Fuses, Bus bars, Protectors
Aquaboard £320 https://www.interiorpanelsystems.co.uk/aquabord-pvc-shower-kit-light-grey-marble.html
Shower £200 Aica Quadrant Shower Enclosure and thermo mixer
Basin & Unit £75 Ebay plumbworld

£31,839


The heating and hot water may change to diesel power and the gas is likely to be a smaller system as a result, I may even go full electric on the cooking as a 20KWh battery system should cope with Induction cooking without a problem. The budgets for Timber/Electrics/Plumbing and Kitchen are placeholder values that I expect to come down and I have about £18k reserve for anything that comes up along the way, although as much of that I can save the better.

 

[something daft already!!]

It looks bigger inside than out.

 

[Dr Who]

It looks bigger inside than out.

It is deceiving, but it is 40 feet long

 

[Oh Ed not again.]

It's got a residential gas boiler, my days.

 

[Akagi]

It's got a residential gas boiler, my days.

Well thats what he's planning on fitting. Its still a coach at the moment you may have noticed.

 

[Cleisthenes]

It's got a residential gas boiler, my days.

Sums up the idea of this build for me. Epic!

 

[DampDog]

It looks bigger inside than out.

LOL, been waiting for that one.

 

[something daft already!!]

LOL, been waiting for that one.

LOL I was too but no-one did so I thought I'd chance my arm.

 

[wolfie138]

way way back in the day my mate used to love India so several times he'd buy a single-decker, strip it and put in bunks etc, advertise for passengers, then drive to New Delhi or such. sell the bus there, the Indians lappend them up and put about 3x the number of seats in them
some of his stories were fkn amazing. had a photo of one of his buses that had been ripped open on a mountain pass by an army tank transporter. was the only guy i knew who'd had a push start off an elephant

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

Are you planning on doing a job in Italy?

 

[Dr Who]

Are you planning on doing a job in Italy?

"self preservation society"

 

[Akagi]

Shame its not a Bedford twin-steer.

 

[Dr Who]

Shame its not a Bedford twin-steer.

Think I would rather a full home theatre, memory foam superking bed blah blah than 3 classic minis

 

[HEADRAT]

Interesting, I'd be interested to see how this pans out, any ideas how you're going to make it look less like a coach and more like a Luxury RV?

 

[wedrum]

With all that weight added what mpg would you think it will make ?

 

[Akagi]

With all that weight added what mpg would you think it will make ?

Mpg?

Gpm.