(12 Jan 2026, 8:35 pm)LeeCalder wrote I'd argue that this didn't happen at all, I've never had any passengers mention anything of the like to me?

Normal passengers really don't notice this sort of thing.

I mean you're well within your right to argue this, but you weren't there tbf. 
I noticed this last year was just a passing comment when I was either waiting for or on the X22 (I genuinely can't remeber as it was a long time ago) and because of this I forgot all about it. Until I have recently been on 302 on the 599 (as I live in Pallion and get the 599 regularly) I saw someone was actually confused as they had ran for the bus,. I am assuming that they didn't pay attention to the number of the bus, which is their fault for not doing so. I was not involved in either of these conversarions but thought I'd mention it as this was twice now and quite a few buses have stagecoach beachball interior.

This reply was supposed to be clarification, not argumentative so I hope that helps

(13 Jan 2026, 8:20 pm)Storx wrote I don't know you know, people definitely noticed around here when the Solo's returned for round 2 of being absolutely s**t on the 57/57A after they had the brand new E200MMC's for a few month and it actually had some reliability for a short while.

People definitely notice imo, don't see why they'd mention it to a driver though.

Yep, or like when Stagecoach put the electric buses on the X24, and the customers have seen how much slower they feel on the motorways.