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Which do you Prefer?

Posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 03:08:49 2010

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Since this is AC Transit's 50th Anniversary this year. I wanted to know which bus you would choose between:

A 2003 NABI LFW

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A 2008 Vanhool A300L

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A 1991 Gillig Phantom

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A 2009 Vanhool A300K

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A 2003 MCI 4500

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OR...

A 2010 Vanhool C3045 (In delivery)

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A 1996 New Flyer D60 High Floor

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OR...

A 2007 Vanhool AG300

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Thu Mar 4 03:26:47 2010, in response to Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 03:08:49 2010.

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I don't like any of them!
But the only one thats the nicest is the 2003 NABI LFW.

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 03:32:09 2010, in response to Re: Which do you Prefer?, posted by Mr Mabstoa on Thu Mar 4 03:26:47 2010.

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Those are my favorite bus.

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Thu Mar 4 09:00:20 2010, in response to Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 03:08:49 2010.

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This is a trick question right? No way would I pick a Van FOOL over any of those other buses!

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by busdude2 on Thu Mar 4 09:26:56 2010, in response to Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 03:08:49 2010.

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MCI first choice, second choice would be the Nabi.

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by mac5689 on Thu Mar 4 13:10:54 2010, in response to Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 03:08:49 2010.

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anyone that wasn't a Vanhool

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by AMoreira81 on Thu Mar 4 13:55:31 2010, in response to Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 03:08:49 2010.

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Everything non-Van Fool.

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Thu Mar 4 15:53:54 2010, in response to Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 03:08:49 2010.

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The MCI and the Gillig (especially one from 1991 with a 6v92TA!) any day! I'm curious about how the Articulated Van Hool bus would run, though.

I'm trying to figure out what inspired the change to the single-leaf front door...

To be honest, if I fanned AC Transit, I'd run after the Van Hools (and the '91 Gilligs - woot!) since Van Hools are hard to find elsewhere outside of DC's "The Circulator".

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by RailBus63 on Thu Mar 4 16:55:48 2010, in response to Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 03:08:49 2010.

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Well, if it's AC Transit's 50th anniversary, don't I get to choose a GMC or Flxible New Look?

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 18:38:46 2010, in response to Re: Which do you Prefer?, posted by RailBus63 on Thu Mar 4 16:55:48 2010.

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I was choosing buses that are still in service and being currently used by AC Transit.

But here you go:

New Looks:

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New Flyer:

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Neoplan:

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All has since been retired and no longer at ACT except for 2103.

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by Bee Flexible #823 on Fri Mar 5 00:31:50 2010, in response to Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 03:08:49 2010.

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My choices:
2003 NABI
1991 Gillig
2003 MCI D4500
1996 NF D60HF

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by Bee Flexible #823 on Fri Mar 5 00:33:38 2010, in response to Re: Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 18:38:46 2010.

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Out of these-no doubt I'd choose the New Looks.

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Fri Mar 5 00:35:54 2010, in response to Re: Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 18:38:46 2010.

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Whoa I didn't realize they had Neoplans. What year are those?

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by Manwithaplan on Fri Mar 5 00:40:43 2010, in response to Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Thu Mar 4 03:08:49 2010.

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They all suck. Give me a Fishbowl, and lets call it a day!

MWAP

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by busstopkid on Fri Mar 5 01:44:18 2010, in response to Re: Which do you Prefer?, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Fri Mar 5 00:35:54 2010.

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The Neoplans were in AC Transit's fleet from 1982 to 1998. They were 40ft Neoplans AN440 and they were numbered 1201-1261.

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Re: Which do you Prefer?

Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri Mar 5 09:50:09 2010, in response to Re: Which do you Prefer?, posted by busstopkid on Fri Mar 5 01:44:18 2010.

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Yeah, I was surprised to see those as well. I went to visit UC Berkeley during my first visit to the Bay Area in August 1988, and I saw one there. At that time, I think the only other agency in California that had Neoplans was SCRTD. ACT had a very varied fleet in 1988--GM and Flxible New Looks, the Neoplans, M-A-N artics, (Old) Flyer D901s and (I think) some early Gillig Phantoms. Too bad that these days they have bitten with the Van Fool bug :(

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