The Ho Bus drives, buzzes, and transports Achachay! It also can run on waste vegetable oil, which is amazing.

The Ho Bus was acquired through a Craigslist advertisement in November of 2008. Those who sold the bus drove it from Washington to Texas, so Achachay! knew they could depend on it.

Quickly they realized all was not as it seemed. The vegetable oil selector switch did not work, and was more than a simple fuze blowout. Fixing it revealed many disconnected and burnt out wires, fires, and grounds. At one point mechanics Monte Becker, Alex, and bandmember Jordan were afraid the bus was about to explode because of a flaming wire in the engine.

In the cold weather one must shove their hand into the guts of the engine and spray starter fluid into the carburetor while someone fires up the engine and pumps the gas. It’s a pretty harrowing experience the first time you do it.