12. The hunt for the best

The greatest thing about school bus conversions is that school buses are meant to last, and can keep trucking all the way to a million miles. Seriously, a million miles! So all the money you put into your conversion isn’t likely to be lost on a roadside breakdown. And I thought my Civic had staying power!

The price to buy a bus is the same as a van, maybe even lower because fewer people have a use (or parking space) for them. They start out at about $3,000 and can go up to $10,000 at auctions, but you can get a perfectly good bus for $2,500 if you do your due diligence.  So, where do you score a deal on a school bus?