Orion Posted September 8, 2009 Share #26 Posted September 8, 2009 It was. I was on the Bx7 or M100 last years when I saw it at 207st/B'way. 89' Liberty MCI took a pic, when he was on my bus going past it. It was a hideous colored bus. MTA tested that, a Van Hool AG300 from AC Transit, a Mercedes Citaro G, and a NovaBus LFS artic. MTA is getting close to using their brains when testing and purchasing buses. The Hamster would be considered revived and turning in their heads, if they would test multiple buses at a given time on the same route, at the same time. That means they should have had a 3 door, New Flyer, Van Hool AG300, NovaBus LFS, and Mercedes Citaro G, articulated buses all on the Bx12, at the same time, running for the same amount of days, on the same days.........There was also another D60LF tested in 2008. CurAke79 took a video of it and I've seen it with my own eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB2RTO Posted September 8, 2009 Share #27 Posted September 8, 2009 There was also another D60LF tested in 2008. CurAke79 took a video of it and I've seen it with my own eyes. Which only means that MTA and New Flyer, kissed and made up. if they weren't dealing with one another, why test the thing, and why bring it here to be tested. From the things I have heard from my time on these boards, MTA was mad cause New Flyer didn't make the last batch of high floors they wanted, and sent a low-floor to be tested instead. Now MTA is going low-floor, like they should have done when that 1st one was tested there. MTA also should have kept that MAN bus, and ordered lots of artics way back when or heck even that Neoplan artic they had tested. MTA likes to say no to things, just to get them after NJT and WCDOT says yes to them. Hell, even NJT had 3 door Volvos, for their urban artics. MTA gets 2 door, even though they carry more than NJT buses by a huge margin........ slowly getting where we need to be in passenger needs........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted September 9, 2009 Share #28 Posted September 9, 2009 Designline does make CNG buses: http://www.designlineinternational.com/regional_div.cfm?subpage=704488 Ew, even the O7 CNG's are better looking than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted September 9, 2009 Share #29 Posted September 9, 2009 Ew, even the O7 CNG's are better looking than that. No duh!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted September 9, 2009 Share #30 Posted September 9, 2009 No duh!!!! Very nice pics, but still don't like the O7 CNG's. I prefer the C40lf's more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted September 9, 2009 Share #31 Posted September 9, 2009 Very nice pics, but still don't like the O7 CNG's. I prefer the C40lf's more.Thanks and yeah we have our preferences... Here is the D60LF we spotted, CurAke79's video but I was with him. Caught May 24th 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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