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Originally Posted by coneZONE
For my bus riding childhood, the 6V92TA was my top favourite engine growing up
IIRC TransLink was getting $1000 per each scrapped D40(HF) but i was in grade 11 and I didn’t have a place to store a bus (still don’t) haha.
Series 50 was so noisy I wasn’t too much of a fan during the time but now it’s so nostalgic. 8.5L 4-cyl turbo diesel what the.
The Cummins never really did it for me though....
Always had quite a deep disdain for the Nova buses. Quality off the bat was always just so subpar.
I do really miss the electric whine of the E902 trolleys. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem like we can ride one anytime soon as the drive parts were stolen from the bus in storage at the transit museum.
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Oh don't even get me started on the Nova buses, biggest pieces of shit in our fleet.
Terrible engine and transmission combo
Ride is super choppy due to the short wheel base.
Excessive rattling through out the entire bus.
Driver ergonomics is bad because the controls are both on the left side and upper side of the driver seat.
Blind spots in the front A pillars
Front doors are aligned behind your shoulder line, meaning when passengers board, you have to go full girl Exorcist mode to make eye contact with passengers.