Reportedly, the average costs of a metropolitan bus are between $300,000 to $600,000. Therefore, it should come to no surprise that the powers that be want to find more usage for the old buses when, like other vehicles, they are ridden until their wheels fall off.
In California, local government officials send their buses to Disneyland to serve as shuttles between the park and the various parking lots. In other parts of the country, buses are sold to the private sector for all sorts of light transportation duties.
Why not refurbish the buses to keep them in service?
In some cases, older bus models aren't equipped with wheelchair access ramps, a mandatory item these days. In other cases, there is simply too much of a risk to keep older buses on the road. Should anything occur in which an old, "gave out" bus is concerned...imagine the lawsuits!
If you could afford to buy one, what would you do with a retired bus?
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