"The NimBUS 2000" ---a magical school bus conversion

The Nimbus 2000 is prefect for families who enjoy travel and fun.  Unique opportunity to own our Harry Potter themed school bus conversion. Experience the tiny house trend first hand. Our Nimbus 2000 promises to be cozy and maybe even a little magical 🙂 Lots of fun details and hidden surprises. A good nights sleep is guaranteed (on the eco friendly king sized mattress) knowing your under the protection of your very own stag patronus overhead. The on-demand hot water system promises endless hot water showers while you're hooked up to a water source or at least until the you run out of water from our two custom made 50 gallon fresh water tanks located under the bed. The stainless steel shower basin doubles as smallish tub for the smaller witches and wizards on board. Even muggles will appreciate the attention to detail and the magical touches located throughout.

The bathroom has a flushing toilet that doubles as a secret entrance to the ministry of magic (obviously),  a corner sink and medicine cabinet for lotions and potion and things. There is a small washer/dryer combo unit (that really comes in handy when you are on the road especially if your house elf goes on strike), a smallish full size refrigerator and freezer, toaster oven, an induction cook top, as well as ample storage both throughout the bus and underneath it. In addition to the king sized bed, there is a set of bunk beds and a lofted bed over the king at the back. At the front of bus there is a repurposed driver and added passenger seat as well as 5 other 'back seats' all covered in recycled leather with lap and shoulder belts. All seats are welded to the frame of the bus for safety. One of the seat backs is removable to create a large sofa/sleeping space. Heath and safety and the environment were at the forefront of our minds when converting the Nimbus. The new cork floor is soft underfoot and easy to clean, there is deep kitchen sink and plenty of counter space. There is a retractable awning that extends your living space further. The bus is set up to be self sustaining with power and water for up to a week.

There are four ways to keep the lights on... you can plug into "shore power at 120VAC", you can drive the bus and an automatic relay charges the hotel batteries, you can run from the hotel batteries or fire up a generator.   12V LED lighting and water pump lasts for days.  The fridge, washer, A/C and induction cooktop run from 120VAC fed from a 3500W inverter.  Two ultra quiet Honda 2kW inverter-generators can be run individually or in parallel to power the Nimbus off-grid.

The bus has a 466 Detroit diesel that has been serviced and $6k of work this summer to install new seals and perform preventative maintenance. The rear tires are all new and the exhaust behind the rear axle is new.    The computer has been reprogrammed to access all gears in the 545 transmission and cruise control opened up to 72mph with a top speed of 75.   Foil backed high density firewall seal has been added to the whole firewall and noise dampening foam to the overhead panels to make it as quiet as a school bus can be.   A new BT radio and speakers are installed.

The rear of the bus has two steel cabinets and a motorcycle carrier along with a 2" receiver.

For cold nights there is a small electric heater for the rear bedroom and a 1.3kW heater installed in the A/C unit... for really cold nights there is a ProHeat diesel furnace with electronic controls (also doubles as an engine preheater).

The bus is a 2003 International diesel with cruise control and air brakes and an Allison 545 transmission.  Serviced regularly and has a clean title as a motorhome. Over $50k has been spent on this bus, but its time for the next labor of love 🙂