(18 Aug 2013, 1:23 pm)Andreos1 wrote On a seperate note, can anyone confirm what those Simplicity Versas are sounding/running like these days?
Since purchase, they turn up on anything and everything, all day, every day and seem to barely have any time off the road.
Whereas, say the Citaros, the Scanias, Cadets etc worked from Deptford, all have down time - these Versas don't.
The "SimpliCity" batch is really worked hard, being on the 42/61 all day and then moving off onto the 26A on evenings/Sundays... Also covering for any Euro 5 contracted services when their allocated vehicle is off-road. I believe they're all out on Sundays, which is unreal.
In my opinion, the "Drifter" batch (with all of its squeaks and other problems) is a lot worse than the "SimpliCity" batch, but the '09 Versas have had two further years on the '11 ones... I've had no real problems with the "SimpliCity" batch when I've used them (not so often in the school holidays because the 42/60/61 are my school services).