quote:Ic bus had a demo today at the local racetrack. Drove the new gas 8.8L. I liked it. Lots of power. Supposedly has been avg 8mpg as it tours around. Warranty will be done in house at the international dealer. Estimate it will cost 3-5k cheaper then a diesel. Engine happiest between 1200-2000rpm. Very much like a isb or a dt.
You have to be careful with this. Until it is certified with emissions through CARB and/or EPA you have no idea if what you are test driving is actually what will hit the street. They can tune to performance for a demo because that bus can't be sold.
quote:Has anyone heard when IC will actually deliver one? I heard that a large district in Texas bought a bunch and was told February at the time of the bid and now are being told August 2018 at the earliest. Evidently they are having trouble getting the 8.8L PSI engine EPA certified.
There is nothing shown as approved on the CARB site that I can see. They won't deliver before you see that cert.
There have been some delivered to the Indy area. Haven't heard anything about them though.
No, haven't heard anything. Would be nice to though. You can hear all you want from the company and that's great but real world experience says volumes about how the thing is put together. I could probably write a small book about experiences I've had with the Roush in our very small district. I still recommend them but they do have some issues worth discussing. My trouble would be finding the time to do it!