Buying & Selling the Wrecked Prison Bus (XP Bonus Question)

If you do this, remember that Springfield Heights can add up to 153% hidden bonus XP.

sogr8ful400 wrote:
Looking forward to the next level up so that I can take advantage of the XP Collider for bonus donuts.

It occurred to me, that the Wrecked Prison bonus was an instant build, and might be a better way to gain XP quickly (as opposed to Bloodmobiles, Rat Trap Trucks, etc.) Before I try this theory out, I have a few questions.

1) What is the XP to money ratio for the Wrecked Prison Bus? Is it comparable to Bloodmobiles?

2) I have never sold an item that has a character attached to it. I should be able to sell and repurchase as many times as I want without loosing the character, correct.

I'm wondering whether it's a unique level 59 item combo, if you sell it will Gina and the Bus just disappear for good?
There's no Prison Bus in the Store, but you can by multiple Blood Mobiles and Rat Trucks.

Thanks for testing! This is great news. Now we just need a level update!

abegheer3 wrote:
I took the risk, and tested in my C-town.

After selling the Prison bus, I was able to buy it again! So it works.

I got a net XP-raise of 177.640 when I bought it again (total XP divided by my multiplier. I had no SH buildings out, so no hidden %).

The net cost of the prison bus is 1.323.000$ (1.764.000$ for buying minus 441.000$ for selling). So you get 0,134XP per $ (without multiplier)

I tried the same with the ZiffCorp Sign (level 45 item, comes with Artie Ziff). I got a net XP-raise of 13.750 when I bought it again.

The net cost of the ZiffCorp sign is 103.125$ (137.500$ for buying minus 34.375$ for selling). So you get 0,133XP per $ (without multiplier)

With the bloodmobile, the net XP-raise is 13.200. The net cost is 99.000$ (132.000$ minus 33.000$). So you get 0,133XP per $ (without multiplier).

With the rat trap delivery truck, the net XP-raise is  15.000. The net cost is 99.000$ (132.000$ minus 33.000$). So you get 0,133XP per $ (without multiplier).

Conclusion: the prison bus gives you the same XP rise, but it goes faster. Although you have to consider that with the prison bus, you can only buy one at the same time. You lose some time with buying/selling each time. With bloodmobiles you can buy a dozen at the same time.

Thanks for biting the bullet and testing this out for us - this will be extremely helpful and confirms a great idea by the OP.

I think you made a copy/paste error on the rat trap delivery truck, the cost is $150,000. I'm not trying to nitpick, but I wonder if you can check your math to see if the XP per $ ratio is still the same.

Great work, Abegheer!

abegheer3 wrote:
Indeed a copy/paste error. But the calculation of the xp per $ were correct. I edited my post.

Great, thanks!

Another pick might be the Kwik-E-Mart
The net cost is 10800 ( 14400 - 3600)
XP should be 2000 if memory serves

So the ratio is 2000xp/10800$=0,1852 xp/$
ofc there is the build time, which is 4 hours. But it should be possible to complete the building right after activating the xp thingy.
Selling is also not so bad either, because if you store Apu all Kwike should also be stored.

00_QC100000 wrote:
Another pick might be the Kwik-E-Mart
The net cost is 10800 ( 14400 - 3600)
XP should be 2000 if memory serves

So the ratio is 2000xp/10800$=0,1852 xp/$
ofc there is the build time, which is 4 hours. But it should be possible to complete the building right after activating the xp thingy.
Selling is also not so bad either, because if you store Apu all Kwike should also be stored.

True, my understanding is that the best xp/$ ratio is with the KEM, but when trying to burn through tens of millions, build time and town space will become an issue. Ideally I guess I should aim to build as many of these as I can and kill off the rest by more conventional means.

This brings up an important issue - Does the Wrecked Prison Bus, have a build time when one sells the original and buys it back?