Via Garibaldi 8 Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4076 Posted December 23, 2012 Exactly, all they seem to do is cry in the public view about payroll and operating expenses, meanwhile, operating expenses and the funds used to purchase new fleet vehicles come from two completely different budgets. Also in this economy I would imagine they would have the upper hand in terms of negotiating contracts with these vendors, but then again they generally wind up overspending somehow, someway... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4077 Posted December 23, 2012 Are #639 and #647 still in regular rotation on the Q32? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4078 Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) Don't get too crazed on that as if I only ride them sometimes. I ride a ton of them in Manhattan (M20, M50, M57, M104 esp.) and the reason I don't use so many of them in Brooklyn is only because often times I just walk rather than take the local bus, but the B49 which I also use has plenty of them, along with the B2 and B31. The point isn't to have everything new. If the buses are in good condition then by all means they should stick around but those RTSs are ready for retirement. The has neglected their duties in replacing these buses. The monies are supposed to be set aside for this, esp. when you consider how many times they've raised the fares now... I'm just saying that from my experiences, it isn't as bad as you make it out to be and I ride the local buses everyday. And yes, there will be RTSs that will be around for several more years because there are so many of them and how there's a bunch of other local buses at MTA bus that will need to be retired like those ex-Bee O5s. So you admit not all the older buses are bad. That was my point. There's far too many buses especially with MTA Bus that needs to be retired long before the better RTSs. So it's not about having new only. Some depots are better than others in terms of maintenance. I don't follow what you mean with that last part. I do agree they should be getting more money to fix up the buses, but it seems it doesn't matter to you as your mind is already made up on a group of buses. Also in this economy I would imagine they would have the upper hand in terms of negotiating contracts with these vendors, but then again they generally wind up overspending somehow, someway... Which lies in the problem with the part about having to accept the lowest bid. They should be buying decent quality buses at the best prices even if they end up being a little more expensive upfront. Edited December 23, 2012 by Grand Concourse 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4079 Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) I'm just saying that from my experiences, it isn't as bad as you make it out to be and I ride the local buses everyday. And yes, there will be RTSs that will be around for several more years because there are so many of them and how there's a bunch of other local buses at MTA bus that will need to be retired like those ex-Bee O5s. So you admit not all the older buses are bad. That was my point. There's far too many buses especially with MTA Bus that needs to be retired long before the better RTSs. So it's not about having new only. Some depots are better than others in terms of maintenance. I don't follow what you mean with that last part. I do agree they should be getting more money to fix up the buses, but it seems it doesn't matter to you as your mind is already made up on a group of buses. Yes, maintenance is another issue and something that the should get tougher with. You shouldn't have different standards all around... Buses should be equally maintained and CLEANED from depot to depot. I notice those express buses Ulmer Park has are rather dirty looking... They can't blame any of the SI depots for that either because those Prevosts were given to them exclusively and they haven't shipped or traded any of those Prevosts w/Yukon or Castleton... They've been slipping too... Edited December 23, 2012 by Via Garibaldi 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4080 Posted December 23, 2012 Some depots are just better than others. of course it would be great to have a standard across the board, but thats just how it is. Far Rockaway's buses had to finally remove those seat covers on some of their buses because they were ripping apart. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4081 Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) And the way I see it that should be improved... It costs the more because of that imbalanced maintenance because it brings down the quality of the buses overall. That right there is why some buses need to be retired quicker... Go to the depots with the better maintenance and see what they're doing differently and get on management in the depots to get their act together because some of it is sheer laziness. All buses should be washed for example and cleaned accordingly... Tuskegee Depot comes to mind with filthy buses, including the new ones they just got. That's unacceptable. Edited December 23, 2012 by Via Garibaldi 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4082 Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) @Cait Sith He doesn't. He only mentions the Xcelsiors when they are bought up in conversation by somebody else. Yes, every so often he does make a post about how much he likes Xcelsiors, but that's about it. You seem to have forgotten the posts he went ballistic on and started shoving clips down several individual's throats including chargerdodge9 for not liking them and trying to force them to like them.... Edited December 23, 2012 by Cait Sith Typo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4083 Posted December 23, 2012 Noo i didnt do that...i was defending the xcelsiors Peep my new username (y) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4084 Posted December 23, 2012 Noo i didnt do that...i was defending the xcelsiors Sorry dude....., but I don't see any difference. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4085 Posted December 23, 2012 Sorry dude....., but I don't see any difference. What?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4086 Posted December 23, 2012 What?? Don't take it personally....... It's just nothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4087 Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) Do u know im lilgijoe17?? Harry, changed my name to xcelsiorboii4888 so it can be similar to my friend xcelsiorboii4883 You see my profle pic same...and my signature Edited December 23, 2012 by XcelsiorBoii4888 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4088 Posted December 23, 2012 Do u know im lilgijoe17?? Harry, changed my name to xcelsiorboii4888 so it can be similar to my friend xcelsiorboii4883 You see my profle pic same...and my signature I do have eyes, big guy! lol 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4089 Posted December 23, 2012 Do u know im lilgijoe17?? Harry, changed my name to xcelsiorboii4888 so it can be similar to my friend xcelsiorboii4883 You see my profle pic same...and my signature I would have only changed it for you under the notion that you calm down a bit. No worries XcelB88. (This is so whack) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4090 Posted December 23, 2012 Seems like the trade of Novas & Orions stopped between QV & CAS...8012 is in service right now...as well as some Novas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4091 Posted December 23, 2012 Seems like the trade of Novas & Orions stopped between QV & CAS...8012 is in service right now...as well as some Novas. Looks like the trading phase is on Holiday as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 23, 2012 Share #4092 Posted December 23, 2012 Looks like the trading phase is on Holiday as well. Lmaoo yes! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted December 24, 2012 Share #4093 Posted December 24, 2012 Are we going to change our names again? It wasn't that long ago when everyone caught that fever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 24, 2012 Share #4094 Posted December 24, 2012 LOL....No I think it stopped...my old name was irrelevant of this forum...so i had to make it relevant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 24, 2012 Share #4095 Posted December 24, 2012 And I didn't want to be confused with the other Novas here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 24, 2012 Share #4096 Posted December 24, 2012 ^funny how you made yours LESS confusing with other Novas... I made it MORE confusing with XcelsiorBoii4883 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 24, 2012 Share #4097 Posted December 24, 2012 Oh so it could of been worse. Okay. Moving on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted December 24, 2012 Share #4098 Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) This chart: XxLilGiJoE17xX = XcelsiorBoii4888 NovaCSW8030 = Metro CSW XcelsiorBoii4883 = XcelsiorBoii4883 Edited December 24, 2012 by GojiMet86 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 24, 2012 Share #4099 Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) This chart: XxLilGiJoE17xX = XcelsiorBoii4888 NovaCSW8030 = Metro CSW XcelsiorBoii4883 = XcelsiorBoii4883 LMFAOOO GojiMet86-Why you no Subcribe to me channel?? Me looky @ yaa videos all the time Edited December 24, 2012 by XcelsiorBoii4888 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B17EastNewYorkDepot Posted December 24, 2012 Share #4100 Posted December 24, 2012 Wait. Wait. You can change yuh name now widout a new account 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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