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Old 03-18-2022, 10:34 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Piotrsko View Post
I suppose it would be obvious to have it delivered out of CALI then?
The truck physically sits in North Carolina today. This dealer bought 3 of these ambulances last fall and had them shipped from CA to NC. (He said it cost $1600 per vehicle back then)

I am very hesitant to buy a truck like this sight-unseen. I didn't expect to buy this truck due to the location but it was in too good of shape to pass up. Not only is this truck immaculate outside - it is fantastic underneath as well. Looking at it up on a lift this is the most rust free vehicle I've seen. No fluid leaks either. The dealer also runs a HD truck shop and it has all new fluids, filters, brakes, and 6 new tires.

It is also the lowest hour ambulance I've found in my ~ 1 year search. Most low mile ambulances have very high hours from the crews idling them all shift. It is crazy to see how many ambulances with 200K miles or less that are advertised with replacement engines.

EDIT: It was also easy to insure. One thing that always pops up on campervan forums is how hard it is to get insurance on an ambulance insurance companies refuse to write policies for them. The general advise is to insure convert the title to an RV. That is not the case. I called Progressive, told them what I had, they said I couldn't get a personal policy but their commercial group would be happy to insure it, they transferred me and it took about 15 minutes.

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