(30 Aug 2021, 7:53 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I can definitely see that to some degree. I'm 24 and have absolutely no interest in older buses. I'd say the oldest bus I'm somewhat interested in is an L94 (or equivalent), and that's probably because they were the fancy 'new' buses when I was being forced to get the bus as a child. But even then, I'd probably consider them an old bus and would probably avoid them!

I think the thing that puts me off older buses, and I've said this before, is the fact that they end up getting used on scholars services, don't get looked after, don't seem to be reliable and have terrible seats!

I think the seats thing will always be subjective. I much prefer the bench-style seats that are in most Olympians, Nationals and so on that ran up here, as oppose to the ironing board style Civic V3s in most GNE stuff. Although I am a fan of the seats they've fitted to their Enviros and find them really comfortable. 

Nothing comes close to the dual purpose seats that were fitted to some batches, such as the Olympians that were used on Expresslink. They're the closest to a 5* match you'd get from a bus/coach IMO.