Buses are of different types based on the number of passengers they can accommodate. The biggest of them is a Coach and the smallest is a short, small, shuttle, tiny, commercial or mini bus. There is a special category of buses that is neither small nor large and are medium in size. These vehicles can accommodate anywhere between 15 to 29 passengers. Most of them have a 24 seat capacity. Small buses with 15 passenger capacity and medium sized buses referred to as a bus. Whereas a larger full sized bus is a Coach. They can seat anywhere from 30 to more than 60 passengers. Buses are generally used for intra city travel i.e. within city limits. As a result they have to stop at many locations. They picking up and drop off passengers throughout the route. Transportation companies use them. But majority of the time individuals, corporate businesses and private organizations use them. For example an individual may buy a bus to change it into a recreational vehicle for full time living. A school will use the same vehicle for transporting its students. A daycare center or senior center will use it for weekly shopping. Excursions and other activities too. But Coaches are for intercity travel i.e. traveling across many cities. They even travel across several states, countries and continents. Most of the passengers traveling on a coach bus are domestic or international tourists.
Depending on the purpose each vehicle has a different design. For example intra city buses have a lot of space to accommodate standing passengers. But they often have basic comfort features. This is because the on boarding passengers will get off the bus within a few minutes or within an hour. Passengers of intra city buses travel short distances. Whereas Coaches have high end luxury features to keep their occupants comfortable throughout the journey that can last for several days. They have high back reclining seats, arm rests, foot rests, wifi connectivity, heavy duty air conditioners, dark tinted windows, overhead focus lights and air vaults for every passenger and much more. The comfort features occupy a lot of space within the vehicle hence they have narrow aisles and almost no space for standing. They don't require standing space because no human can stand for several hours traveling from one city to another. In other words buses are spacious but coaches are congested with luxury comfort features.The aisle of a normal bus is wide enough for two people standing next to each other, whereas the aisle of a coach bus is very narrow for just one passenger.
Both vehicles are fully motorized and it's important to note the type of fuel they use for operations. All minibuses are powered by a gasoline engine. These engines are small in size with comparatively less power because they seat only up to 15 passengers. Due to the small size of these vehicles they do not require a commercial license. Thus they are very popular with individuals, organizations and business buyers. The medium sized version was previously available with only diesel engines but with the advancement in engine technology and due to high customer demand they are now available with gasoline engines. Both are built on the same Ford van chassis but in the case of medium sized buses, the chassis is stretched and extended to accommodate the additional seats and the body is built afterwards. Manufacturers have different capabilities and depending they either focus on the body, chassis or both. Manufacturers who focus only on the chassis will make it to a derivable condition and deliver it to another manufacturer who specializes in body making. Such buses are often called as two piece buses because the chassis and the body were built separately. However, the big manufacturers have both the departments in-house as a result their vehicles are in one piece. Coaches on the other hand have to carry more passengers along with their luggage and transport them over long distances. It should be noted that passengers traveling long distances tend to carry more luggage. As a result these buses are equipped with high horsepower diesel engines. Because diesel has better fuel performance than gasoline. Diesel engines have the power to carry heavy loads compared to gasoline engines. Thus all coaches operate on diesel power.
Coaches can cost a fortune even if they are second hand. However, prices of mini and midi buses fall by almost 40% to 75% if they had one previous owner. It depends on the features, age and mileage. A bus may be selling at a lower price but it wont benefit the new owner if the previous owner did not maintain it on schedule and allowed rust to spread across its critical components. Hence it's important to fully inspect a used bus for sale before purchase. Third party inspection services can cost $100 for basic and $200 for a more thorough and detailed inspection. On average fully reconditioned used buses for sale are priced between $15,000 to $25,000 which is affordable to many American businesses and institutions.
Major Vehicle Exchange is a used shuttle bus dealership and has been selling its premium quality fully reconditioned used buses to buyers across the United States for more than thirty two years. We specialize in reconditioning used buses to a point where they look and feel like new. With more than 250 parts and components inspected, serviced, repaired or replaced, our used buses for sale are one of the best in the industry. We always maintain a stock of more than 40 vehicles. Most of them are mini and medium sized buses but sometimes we do stock full sized used luxury coach buses for sale. Our website is always kept up to date with the latest vehicles in stock. Buyers can either visit our site to check if coaches are available or simply call the CEO Charles Kaufman at 516-333-7483 during normal business hours.
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