Go North East: 2019/2020 Financial Year Order Predictions
Go North East: 2019/2020 Financial Year Order Predictions
(20 Aug 2019, 11:08 am)GNE6312
I hope we are more E400 orders as they seem nice rather than the Gemini 3s (streetdecks are decent though)
The Gemini 3s are far too loud and bumpy for my liking.
During CTBW I tried out Arriva's E400s on the X21 and wasn't impressed. My experience of ADL products in general is that the quality is just isn't as good as Wright, plus they just don't look as good.
I refer to my previous comment:
I don't think ADL have made a nice looking bus yet! The E200 looks like its having a stroke, and the E400 looks like it's had an allergic reaction!
I'm actually on one of Arriva's E400s now and it's bad. It rattles more than a Streetlite and the ride is harsher than a Streetdeck, the ceiling upstairs is way too low and I think the AC has asthma. The only positive thing I can come up with is the engine is a hell of a lot quieter than the Streetdeck.
I'm sure the ones I tried down in Southampton weren't this bad.
I get for routes like the X30, the low ceiling is a must for low bridges, but for routes that don't require it, why bother. And when you say something rattles more than a Streetlite, you know there's an issue!
(20 Aug 2019, 11:08 am)GNE6312
I hope we are more E400 orders as they seem nice rather than the Gemini 3s (streetdecks are decent though)
The Gemini 3s are far too loud and bumpy for my liking.
During CTBW I tried out Arriva's E400s on the X21 and wasn't impressed. My experience of ADL products in general is that the quality is just isn't as good as Wright, plus they just don't look as good.
I refer to my previous comment:
I don't think ADL have made a nice looking bus yet! The E200 looks like its having a stroke, and the E400 looks like it's had an allergic reaction!
I'm actually on one of Arriva's E400s now and it's bad. It rattles more than a Streetlite and the ride is harsher than a Streetdeck, the ceiling upstairs is way too low and I think the AC has asthma. The only positive thing I can come up with is the engine is a hell of a lot quieter than the Streetdeck.
I'm sure the ones I tried down in Southampton weren't this bad.
I get for routes like the X30, the low ceiling is a must for low bridges, but for routes that don't require it, why bother. And when you say something rattles more than a Streetlite, you know there's an issue!
