WE BOUGHT A BUS! - EP 1. Welcome to our Japanese import Toyota Coaster.

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We bought our dream bus! Follow along as we fit-out our home on wheels. This 2001 Toyota Coaster is a Japanese imported, 1HD-FTE powered bus and we plan to turn in into our home.
In this episode, we introduce our new home on wheels, the story behind it, and tackle the first few tasks before we start the fit-out.
Shot and edited by Liam Brickwood & Krystina Attard.
Gear We Use:
- Canon EOS R5
- DJI Mini 3 Pro
- GoPro 10
- Rode Video Mic
Follow our journey on Instagram.
/ _ourgreates. .

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@sly9263 Жыл бұрын

Crazy that it has such low kms on it... this 22 year old bus just started living it's life with this build. Congrats!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks! We're so stoked with it

@MobileDwellings Жыл бұрын

Sweeeeeeet. I'll be watching!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@rangerswing Жыл бұрын

This used to be my school bus in Oman during the early 2000s. Nostalgia hitting me hard 🥲

@AsWeWander Жыл бұрын

what a beast of a bus!! awesome first ep and we're keen to watch it all come together

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys!!

@lepierre87 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant Toyota bus. Keen do see what you do to it!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@craigtomkinson2837 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff guys

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig!

@STKIA Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see this! What an awesome bus!

@sammybeevg Жыл бұрын

Awesome buy keen to follow along

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Boyracer2983 Жыл бұрын

Great video guys, can't wait to see more. ❤❤☮☮✌✌

@endlessinspirationlifecoaching Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see the process, Thank you for the amazing content! ❤

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@scooterboyify Жыл бұрын

cant wait to see the full build!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Cheers for following along!

@itismegarry Ай бұрын

Old mate looks like Christopher McCandless standing Infront of the magic bus

@tyrese777r Жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful bus wow I'm loving it

@frankkerwick1084 Жыл бұрын

Will be watching with interest

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Lost_Twice_Over Жыл бұрын

Love this!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ross!

@snorlaxsnorlaximus3118 Жыл бұрын

The color of the bus as well as its insides looks amazing. Wish you good luck on your builds and cant wait for the next video

@outlandyishrig2557 Жыл бұрын

That bus is spotty dog !! Great Project

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks, can't wait to rip into it!

@matthewmc4363 Жыл бұрын

Sweet

@trishmurray3321 Жыл бұрын

OMG that's where it went. I seen on fb market place too. So happy for you . This bus so much potential and great bones. Can't wait for the progress vlogs. Enjoy

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@NorthOz Жыл бұрын

I’m glad this got recommended to me. You both have a great dynamic and the filming is on point. You have a great eye. What an interesting build too. With house prices and interest rates at an almost unobtainable level for most people, alternative living like this could very well be an option. Enjoy the build process and I look forward to watching more of your adventures. Mark from Cairns 👍

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! You're exactly right. It was a no brainer for us to build a home on wheels!

@brissiAU Жыл бұрын

Great find, first thing is to disconnect the door buzzer lol

@SarahandKeelanTravels Жыл бұрын

FTE?!! looks amazing, what a beauty congrats guys! A lot of the Japanese imports have that underbody surface rust because they apply salt to the snowy roads over there! many moons ago we looked at about 40-50 offroad Toyota Hiace vans trying to find one in good condition, they were all rusted 5x worse than yours! what a find, very rare to get one in that condition!! Cant wait to see what you do with it!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks team!! That's so interesting! We're super stoked with our bus.

@nameofluke Жыл бұрын

So sick! Keen to see this rig become a home

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Cheers Luke!!

@lingerseason Жыл бұрын

I love y’all’s videography filming style, sweet bus!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@leinuit667 Жыл бұрын

That is such a nice bus with a nice engine.

@14bqdonk Жыл бұрын

amazing!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@grahames9228 Жыл бұрын

Looks like a good Coaster, and with only 45k kilometres, what a bargain. Enjoy the build.

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@cwalla3805 Жыл бұрын

The cat meow had me dying...

@leonardomauriciobrag Жыл бұрын

Wow, such a nice and brand new bus, it's really an unicorn! Congratulations, I'm just arriving to your channel and I'm going to enjoy this building a lot! Greetings from Brazil!!!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Phantom-ys5ur Жыл бұрын

Those buses are super comfy on the road.

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

I can imagine, soo keen to road trip in it!

@Phantom-ys5ur Жыл бұрын

@@_ourgreatescape yp we have them as public transport buses in some areas in our country and they are super comfy. one downside of those buses is if you didn't maintain the overhead a/c it will get blocked, and water will leak inside. so, watch out for that.

@matt6740 Жыл бұрын

Just subscribed, can’t wait to see what you guys do with it!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@Whalien808 Жыл бұрын

Nice bus definitely interested how you guys will fit it out.

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bogeyrangers8994 Жыл бұрын

what a rig!!!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks, we're stoked with it!

@kristoffermangila Жыл бұрын

Coasters are very reliable minibuses. I know of examples from the 1980s that still run strong here in the Philippines.

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

They sure are. Can't beat Toyota in reliability.

@kristoffermangila Жыл бұрын

@@_ourgreatescape well, those '80s Coasters I'm referring to are government vehicles, so maintenance is fairly religious. Also, newer Coasters of the vintage of yours here in the Philippines have an external air intake mounted on the right side.

@alextynemouth Жыл бұрын

Love the bus build! Got a 1HZ '96 80 and dream of getting a cruiser one day too. Keep up the episodes. Also might be too late, but a 'caramel wheel' will help get the last few bits of old insulation off (its what was recommended to me when i was sound deadening the 80).

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Alex, we used a caramel wheel today and it came up a treat! So lucky we saw your recommendation right before we laid the sound deadening!!

@stevenannett1739 Жыл бұрын

I swear that this is The Coolest Bus I've ever seen and hell yes I subscribed! I'm dying to see what you do with this.I live in Huntington West Virginia and I'm redoing a 1990 RV ,,So I watch a ton of videos on doing this , But guys you bought one of the coolest busses I've ever seen ! So no pressure but build this sexy beast right ! LOL

@buckpowers4837 Жыл бұрын

Good luck on the build, you hace a lot of problems to figure out. Wish you great success.

@cocon0t Жыл бұрын

I see them everywhere here where i live and there’re amazing very fast especially always wondered how it would turn out if it was converted to a motorhome

@learycogic Ай бұрын

I want one in yellow. Seems like a great tool for a entrepreneur. Especially since you dont see these anywhere on the road in America. Which leads to my question about maintenance. Other than that I want one.

@bestofblocket Жыл бұрын

Got here from recommendation. Watch a lot of camper builds and travellers. Thumb up and subscribed. Gonna be really cool to follow you build 😊 Cheers from the other side of the globe, Sweden 👍

@mj_aussie_coaster_travels8310 Жыл бұрын

Looks like one of Hugo’s coasters. I think he’s imported nearly 200 on the last couple of years. We had a deposit on one similar to yours but shipping delays and covid chewed up our time so we bought one already done local. Been on the road for 13 months now and not one mechanical issue. Ours is a 96 so it’s the 1hd-t, not quite as good as the fte but still good. Be interesting to watch this series as it progresses.

@madsuldbk5614 Жыл бұрын

what a beautiful bus! Very charming design. I have never seen one of these in Europe. Would love to own one of these. Congratulations! Looking forward to following along in the build. (just subscribed). :)

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@ianm5249 Жыл бұрын

Great looking bus. Good luck with the build. Just subscribed so I can follow your adventures.

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@CoastinNOMADS Жыл бұрын

Holy shit 😳 you just poached a unicorn 🦄 1hd fte in a bus with 42kms for $45k. Iv been looking for over a month now and havnt come accross anything like that. Well done guys looking forward to the build and hope to see ya on the road one day ✌️

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! It sure is a unicorn!

@Wilem35 Жыл бұрын

How original!

@mantarayal Жыл бұрын

New kiwi cuz subscriber guys. Good luck with your build!

@xAoDxNoiseComplaint Жыл бұрын

That is a cool bus!! Make sure you buy a power probe 3 for all of your electrical!! You will thank me later, I ensure it!

@TapePraMad Жыл бұрын

Congratulations from sri lanka 🇱🇰❤️

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@lobsangsherpa582 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Nick_Gerr-Pries 11 күн бұрын

Should’ve used a steamer for the insulation removal.

@endlessinspirationlifecoaching Жыл бұрын

Subed, Liked, & notification Bell turned on! 🤜🏻💥🤛🏻

@fridalopez5001 Жыл бұрын

🎉🎉🎉❤

@braydenclark5828 Жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff guys 👌 will use be keeping the 80 or selling

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

We'll be keeping the 80 for now. We still have lots of 4WD trips we want to do!

@Sharedbook 10 ай бұрын

WoW, just beautiful! What year is your bus? Thanks for sharing :)

@GentlemanNosh Жыл бұрын

You can actually buy a heat exchanger hot water service that will run off 240 and the motor. That way you will be able to have a shower whenever you arrive anywhere to feel clean again after a day driving.

@SvedosTrippin Жыл бұрын

Every time I drive past a bus on the road I say to my wife, OOOOO BUSSSSS.... Very interested to watch you put one together. Come swap it with our van for a night when your done, we love a good Collab 😉. Have subbed, keep the build vids coming.

@agustinalvarez4661 Жыл бұрын

Wow just came from the 80 video and it was awesome!! Id really like to get into a similar lifestyle with my girlfriend in the future. Just subscribed so i can follow the whole process good luck guys🫶🏻 greetings from paraguay🇵🇾

@matthewmc4363 Жыл бұрын

Sweeeeeet

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JettHayler Жыл бұрын

cool as

@mylokins Жыл бұрын

Howdy, just wondering on the heater delete. What’s the reasoning there, were they bulky or slow work? Just doing split system or diesel heater? Cheers

@mark2073 Жыл бұрын

Subbed!

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mark!

@GentlemanNosh Жыл бұрын

All purpose thinners will take all of the insulation adhesive straight off with almost no effort.

@doncoleman4938 Жыл бұрын

You've done well there. Any noticeable difference between a JDM model and the export ones? We've got a MAN 24-420 motorhome so might see you on the road one day. Cheers from Tamborine, Queensland.

@xAoDxNoiseComplaint Жыл бұрын

Heat gun for the adhesive on the roof if you didn't figure that one out already.

@venukakariyawasam793 Жыл бұрын

also try mitsubishi rosa bus with 4m50 engine

@desdoolan5781 Жыл бұрын

Hey guys, awesome first episode. How tall are you?, Noticed you were fairly close to the ceiling/

@BeccifromOz Жыл бұрын

Following

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Hey! Liam is 6ft. Wouldn't want to be any taller than that living in a coaster 😆

@johnandrew1742 Жыл бұрын

Yeah count😂😂

@thayalansuntharalingam Жыл бұрын

What Mpg you get?

@kylepartanen3289 11 ай бұрын

get a turtbo and some new injectors and a tune youll be the fastest coaster in aus 😂

@TheProfessorSteeze Жыл бұрын

Hey guys, personal question but are you working while travelling? Sick bus

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Hi, yes we did a few work stints on the road but now our media business is our main source of income. Thanks for watching!

@benk1231000 Жыл бұрын

Random question mate How tall are you? Wondering about head space walking around inside

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Hi mate, I’m 6 foot. I can just fit but we’ll see when we put the roof up 😂

@jim2753 Жыл бұрын

When’s the next episode?

@drippingout6154 Жыл бұрын

Toyota HiAce Premio looking at you

@user-lq1zy9ze9r Жыл бұрын

Okay

@user-lq1zy9ze9r Жыл бұрын

Am cricket player come my home

@asikaruwan8365 Жыл бұрын

Next video Please 😢

@dudeleboski2692 Жыл бұрын

45K you & reckon that you’re lucky? Maaate,! We gotta have a quiet word together, here in the UK we could make a-lot of Tubby Tommys together. Whats its it like with importing Pommy cars to your neck of the woods?

@Llamathellegend Жыл бұрын

9:59 - Hopefully these aren't staying under there permanently as they will rot and fall causing a leak eventually.

@_ourgreatescape Жыл бұрын

Hey mate, we've actually sealed them with bitumen paint from the bottom

@Abroadero Жыл бұрын

no mo0re offroad driving

@user-lq1zy9ze9r Жыл бұрын

Your Face Mitchell starc cricket player

@stevenannett1739 Жыл бұрын

Please dont change the door

@rayanalquraan. Ай бұрын

صويلح صويلح صويلح

@darryllspalding9680 Жыл бұрын

great for you , now go away

@AndyJayLark Жыл бұрын

With those well lit scenic shots I truly Wish You’d done a proper video on just showcasing the bus more without the couple’s vlog part. After scrolling back and forth through the entire video the actual vehicle appears to be visible for maybe 3 seconds tops.😕 🤦‍♂️ what a waste of good footage. This is beyond disappointing. Lowest mark for the editor.