(26 Jan 2019, 9:33 am)Andreos1 wrote Painful.
For what is a stop/start route and has a high turnover of passengers, those Mercs have more than proven themselves from a passenger perspective since they arrived in October 13.
They're in the main; sturdy, solid and provide a comfortable ride.
I can't honestly see a Streetlite doing the same over any intervening 5 year period.
I'd be more than happy for a cascade of Omni's on to the 4, rather than a newer Streetlite.
I still find it funny that I've always liked streetlites as a passenger and nothing has changed with driving them fairly frequently now. I think the main problem I have is the emergency exit rattles but I've seen bempacks fix them up. The disabled bay pole is also a nightmare, but other than those two caveats no issues at all from me. Fast, reliably warm and fairly comfortable.