The Real Posted July 2, 2012 Share #1 Posted July 2, 2012 ENJOY! Blog Post: http://ttmg.org/blog/2012/07/to-equal-a-predecessor-one-must-have-twice-they-worth-xd60s-come-to-nyc/ and one freebie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted July 2, 2012 Share #2 Posted July 2, 2012 Shrieeks!!!! Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MTA Bus Posted July 2, 2012 Share #3 Posted July 2, 2012 You always supply the goods. Nice Pics. Can't wait for those bad boys to hit NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted July 2, 2012 Share #4 Posted July 2, 2012 Dope...hopefully these will make the MTA think twice about that second 328 LFSA order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvega961 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #5 Posted July 2, 2012 YES! YES! YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 2, 2012 Share #6 Posted July 2, 2012 The door side looks sick, holy crap......now THIS is what diversity is all about. Too bad it took us this long to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngblaze Posted July 2, 2012 Share #7 Posted July 2, 2012 these things are gorgeous ohhhh man!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #8 Posted July 2, 2012 Omg!!! amazing!!! loving these buses!!! Amazing!!! the dooors look hot!! i see that they open outward..not inward like the lfs....i really hope something causes these to go to brooklyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashThunder Posted July 2, 2012 Share #9 Posted July 2, 2012 wow...this bus looks amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 2, 2012 Share #10 Posted July 2, 2012 Omg!!! amazing!!! loving these buses!!! Amazing!!! the dooors look hot!! i see that they open outward..not inward like the lfs....i really hope something causes these to go to brooklyn If the Xcelsior 40fter doors open outward....these would too...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted July 2, 2012 Share #11 Posted July 2, 2012 Awesome catch. I see that they went back to using the regular stop request buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #12 Posted July 2, 2012 Awesome photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
favbusbx13 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #13 Posted July 2, 2012 YES!!!!!!!!!!! Awesomenesss cant wait for these badboys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdog14 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #14 Posted July 2, 2012 Great Photo's. These are going to look beautiful in Manhattan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queens Surface Posted July 2, 2012 Share #15 Posted July 2, 2012 Real beauty to have seen in person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted July 2, 2012 Share #16 Posted July 2, 2012 Now that's a bus! Can't wait to see it around. Dope...hopefully these will make the MTA think twice about that second 328 LFSA order Hell yeah! Enough LFSAs, more XCELSIORS. I used to like them (LFS/A), but they just seem so cheap-looking to me now. They ain't no NABIs/Gilligs, but they're still cheap-looking and just not my favorite bus. The 12xxs are great, they're some of my favorite artics in the fleet, but the 5xxx-6xxxs are just turning out like crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share #17 Posted July 2, 2012 Now that's a bus! Can't wait to see it around. Hell yeah! Enough LFSAs, more XCELSIORS. I used to like them (LFS/A), but they just seem so cheap-looking to me now. They ain't no NABIs/Gilligs, but they're still cheap-looking and just not my favorite bus. The 12xxs are great, they're some of my favorite artics in the fleet, but the 5xxx-6xxxs are just turning out like crap. How are the 5000-6000s crap when they are out performing the 1200s. More power, faster acceleration, way better HVACs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted July 2, 2012 Share #18 Posted July 2, 2012 How are the 5000-6000s crap when they are out performing the 1200s. More power, faster acceleration, way better HVACs. They just seem cheap to me. The 1200s look a hell of a lot nicer to me, especially inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m7zanr160s Posted July 2, 2012 Share #19 Posted July 2, 2012 Niiice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share #20 Posted July 2, 2012 They just seem cheap to me. The 1200s look a hell of a lot nicer to me, especially inside. Well its quite the opposite, the 5000s are doing better than the 1200s in a lot of areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 2, 2012 Share #21 Posted July 2, 2012 They just seem cheap to me. The 1200s look a hell of a lot nicer to me, especially inside. You want cheap? Go ride a Gillig. The LFS/LFSA line of buses have been some of the strongest buses to ever be built. The fact that they have a better structural build over some of the other competitors speaks volumes. And there is no way they can look "cheap" when they are 90% built the same way as the 1200s...just a few minor changes. Besides, the real reason why most of the people has a dislike towards the 8000s and 5000s is because they don't make the same noises as the 1200s.....oh give me a break, go take that somewhere else!! At the end of the day, it's all about performance and how well they hold up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share #22 Posted July 2, 2012 And for you Orion fans, yeah I was just up to the plant in Oriskany. How you got rust spots on the frames and body bulge before the buses even leave the factory? Now you wanna talk about cheap buses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #23 Posted July 2, 2012 Boom. That's it right there. One fresh bus, can't wait for these things to show up. So it's looking like Quill isn't getting these now? Huh. Makes more sense with Tuskegee really, they've still got a lot of buses that need work / need to go. These should do the trick. Really good stuff, nicely done. edit: question, are these buses true artics like the D60s are like the LFSAs with the rotating trailer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queens Surface Posted July 2, 2012 Share #24 Posted July 2, 2012 I would not even call Gillig cheap.....Orion is pure horror if you have rust spots with a brand new frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted July 2, 2012 Share #25 Posted July 2, 2012 My god, I have to say, I love the Xd40, but this looks like my new fav looking lf bus. I'm very happy the MTA is going back with NF again! NF ftw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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