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Discussion => Fleet => Topic started by: Buzz Killington on February 19, 2008, 10:34:47 PM

Poll
Question: Vote!
Option 1: PR100.2 Mk1 votes: 0
Option 2: PR100.2 Mk2 votes: 2
Option 3: PR180.2 Mk1 votes: 3
Option 4: PR180.2 Mk2 votes: 3
Option 5: PR100.3 votes: 1
Option 6: PR100.3a votes: 1
Option 7: PR100.3NGV votes: 1
Option 8: Dennis Dart SLF votes: 0
Option 9: Irisbus Agoraline votes: 2
Option 10: Scania L94UB votes: 4
Title: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Buzz Killington on February 19, 2008, 10:34:47 PM
Vote now, and feel free to elaborate on your choice.
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Buzz Killington on February 19, 2008, 10:35:26 PM
For me, its the Mk1 artics. Love the sound of them and they're great to travel on even as some of them are pushing 20 years of service.
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: lukeo25 on February 20, 2008, 11:48:35 AM
I like the AC buses because they keep u cool in the summer
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Irisbus Rider on February 20, 2008, 08:38:48 PM
I actually don't like any artics, with 4 speed gearboxes, it just doesn't allow as much flexibility as a 3 speed. The 4 speed gearbox will hold the gear for so long, not allowing a kickdown, and in turn making them fairly gutless.
I believe that high revs = faster acceleration.
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Busnerd on February 20, 2008, 11:15:54 PM
John, all our artics are fitted with 3 Speed Voith gearboxes.

709 is the exception with a Four - Speed ZF, despite what you think by listening to it, this is the truth and unless you can get under the bus and look, they are 3 speeds :P
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: O305 on February 20, 2008, 11:40:29 PM
I voted for PR180.2 Mk2.

I see nobody likes PR100.2s.
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Buzz Killington on February 21, 2008, 05:08:50 PM
ok just who the hell voted for those shitbox agoralines?
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Sir Pompously on February 21, 2008, 05:18:24 PM
PR100.3, just the normal Renault's do me fine. Orgasmic.
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Buzz Killington on February 21, 2008, 05:36:49 PM
orgasmic?

...backs out of thread
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Busnerd on February 21, 2008, 06:35:28 PM
yes, apparently the 80 he was on before was also orgasmic as it was 103
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Jack Bauer on February 22, 2008, 04:37:13 PM
Mine would be the MkII artic, because I like the paint job better than the MKIs, but besides that, the order is probably PR180.2; PR100.3; then PR100.2 MkII.

Quote from: Busnerdyes, apparently the 80 he was on before was also orgasmic as it was 103

103 used to eb good back in the day cause it had an artic mirror
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Irisbus Rider on February 23, 2008, 12:39:16 PM
Quote from: Busnerd on February 20, 2008, 11:15:54 PM
John, all our artics are fitted with 3 Speed Voith gearboxes.

709 is the exception with a Four - Speed ZF, despite what you think by listening to it, this is the truth and unless you can get under the bus and look, they are 3 speeds :P
They're all 4 speeds now.
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Busnerd on February 23, 2008, 11:32:58 PM
I can confirm that they are all three speeds still as i went on two of them today, i also heard another 4 of them take off, still three speed.

They havent upgraded them yet, thats what the $8million is for, new gearboxes and possibly engine reconditioning, it has not been done yet, I will let you know when it has been, but they are all still three speed except 709.
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Irisbus Rider on February 24, 2008, 12:23:18 PM
It must be different in Belconnen then, the large majority sound and perform different, and have an extra gear :P
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Busnerd on February 24, 2008, 06:18:00 PM
They do not.

Tell you what, we will catch one tomorrow during the morning peak and i will see for myself.
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Irisbus Rider on February 24, 2008, 08:34:01 PM
Sounds good.....
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Irisbus Rider on March 03, 2008, 09:33:37 PM
Well, after riding a 4 speed 709, it sounded ok, but a 4 speed 983 was better.....

So, I partly take back what I previously said about artics...
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Busnerd on March 03, 2008, 10:33:28 PM
come again..
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Irisbus Rider on March 04, 2008, 09:49:25 AM
Ha ha, No.

The spec sheets even state that the buses have 4 speed gearboxes too...
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: lukeo25 on March 19, 2008, 05:09:34 PM
PR100.3
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Irisbus Rider on March 19, 2008, 09:02:17 PM
PR 100.3 what? :P
Title: Re: Favourite Current ACTION Bus Type?
Post by: Buzz Killington on March 19, 2008, 09:13:20 PM
NGV? a? regular?

dont leave us hangin!