03 Aug 2015, 6:07 pm
#101
(03 Aug 2015, 5:49 pm)aureolin The staircase windows? They make no sense! It's pretty much obscured by the internal wall, between the bottom of the stairs and the lower saloon.
I've had a few rides on it now, and I still think it feels (and sounds) like a bus that's been on the road for 6 or 7 years. I really hope GNE pass on these, as I can't think of a single route that would suit them.
The outside windows! The ones that opened are tiny and look flimsy and the outside with the black panelling around the windows was just fugly (not helped by it being silver - hate silver cars, too - they look bald). From the inside, it just felt claustrophobic.
And yes, apart from everything having an air of not being glued down properly, the engine really vibrated when standing and sounded like a tractor.
The other buses we caught today were single deckers (a Streetlite and a couple of Pulsar 2s) so obviously all felt roomier and brighter, but the ancient Plaxton President (ex-Angel) we caught on Saturday was also brighter and airier and much less of a ear bursting boneshaker.
