(12 Mar 2014, 9:55 pm)Davey Bowyer wrote Engine refit and only 6 year old? The only thing that that engine is good for is your typical Killi to North Walbottle or Wallsend to Chapel House or at a push, a suburban route like the 308 or GNE 21. Anything more and for 7 years of consistent service and few breakdowns, you need either a DAF / VDL DB250, Scania N270UD, or a Volvo B9TL(240 for city / suburban), (270 for suburban / semi trunk and semi rural), (310 for trunk and rural).

Sorry, but anything can have a new engine at any time, indeed 3 of Stagecoach Teesside's MAN E300s have had engine rebuilds already and they are 4 years old.