SevenEleven Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4176 Posted December 28, 2012 Looks like they're (QV) starting to fix the programs on these LFS buses. Saw three showing the 'via' now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4177 Posted December 28, 2012 yeahh and i would also go for the allison novas just because of their allison transmisssions. Too bad there is only 1 left down there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4178 Posted December 28, 2012 Too bad there is only 1 left down there Lmfaoo :'( 8012 was my last Allison Nova on Dec 14 8026 was my last ZF nova on Dec 24 Sighh...wont even see them till i go to Queens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4179 Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) Kinda wish the LFSes had the Titans instead of the Axion. Oh well, doesn't matter...... -------------------- *DIALOGUE TIME: #8017: I'm back, bitches! Wait, who the f**k are you two? #2251 & 4710: New friends!!! heehee Edited December 28, 2012 by Metro CSW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgood6195 Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4180 Posted December 28, 2012 You were 5 when you rode that bus?! How do you remember that?! LOL Hell, I remember riding #7575 back in 2003 when it was brand new on the B65. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgood6195 Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4181 Posted December 28, 2012 Ok Turbo that can be true with the three. however the reason why im soo crazy over the XD40 1. The front design. 2. The engine/transmission (oohh my god that sounds amazing, LBSS on and off) 3. The way the HVAC looks on the roof 4. The seating arrangement/types of seats. Very comfortable/roomy, lots of leg room. I love the single seats in the back. ETC. 5. The interior lighting nice and bright. 6. The pull cord, well that's for all buses. And how the stop requested buttons look. 6. Fast Fast Fast. 7. The heat/AC is perfect. And the HVAC sounds nice. 8. The way it takes bumps. Oohh! Yeahh these are the reasons why its my number 1 bus. I don't think nothing in the future can beat it. Well to me MTS RTS> Xcelsior. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4182 Posted December 28, 2012 Kinda wish the LFSes had the Titans instead of the Axion. Oh well, doesn't matter...... -------------------- *DIALOGUE TIME: #8017: I'm back, bitches! Wait, who the f**k are you two? #2251 & 4710: New friends!!! heehee Wait, the rolling flamethrower is back? Everyone get your fire extenguishers out ...i crack myself up sometimes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4183 Posted December 28, 2012 Lol thats exactly why you would never see a OG Hybrid in Staten Island, because the speeds these B/Os travel at there would be lots of fires. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4184 Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) If anybody interested, Just saw an Xcelsior on the B17, pasting by my house. The number doesn't matter. It's was just heading up to Crown Heights. Edited December 29, 2012 by Metro CSW 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4185 Posted December 28, 2012 Woww... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4186 Posted December 28, 2012 Woww... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIrhVo1WA78 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4187 Posted December 28, 2012 Lol thats exactly why you would never see a OG Hybrid in Staten Island, because the speeds these B/Os travel at there would be lots of fires. Well, 8017 didn't catch fire just because of it going fast. Remember, it also hit a mattress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 28, 2012 Share #4188 Posted December 28, 2012 Yeahh i know. When i thought of fires i thought of OGs then staten island came to my head then they mixed together making me say that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4189 Posted December 29, 2012 It's ok, but I do recall they did test a few OGs in SI a few years back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4190 Posted December 29, 2012 Inspired by Turbo19, I too wanted to give my opinion on the Xcelsiors. My local transit agency serves a town that is quite small, with about 12-13 buses (and only 3 Xcelsiors in the entire fleet) but I see them enough and for 2~ weeks my rides were almost exclusively XD40s. Not all the features on them are the same as on the MTA's, but w/e. Besides D40LFs and XD40s, the other buses in the fleet are Blue Bird Ultra LFs (terrible capacity) and the Orion VI, so you can see my odds here... The interior is alright... nothing special that defines it from the D40LFs (which also run here) or D40LFRs, which I used to see quite a bit as well. One thing I like is how the lights progressively dim after the front doors have closed, instead of immediately shutting off completely. The heating is EXCELLENT. The XD40 is the only bus that I can ride on in the middle of winter without feeling cold. I always resent having to transfer to a colder bus for this reason. Except in the rearmost row of seats, part of the window frame runs directly across the window, blocking the view from outside, so -1 for that. Engines still have a 'new' sound to them, but I have a feeling that that will wear off much like it did on other buses. Overall, I don't find these buses to be particularly excellent or anything (plus, they're not Orion Vs) but for heating they certainly deliver. I have yet to ride a Nova LFS so I don't care which bus ends up running on the streets of New York. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4191 Posted December 29, 2012 Well if you dont care....side overr towards the XD40 lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4192 Posted December 29, 2012 TTC will be getting some Novas I believe in late 2013 so then I can make an unbiased choice. As long as the buses have heating like Milton's though then I approve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4193 Posted December 29, 2012 Kinda wish the LFSes had the Titans instead of the Axion. Oh well, doesn't matter...... -------------------- *DIALOGUE TIME: #8017: I'm back, bitches! Wait, who the f**k are you two? #2251 & 4710: New friends!!! heehee Not for nothing, but these dialogue things gotta stop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4194 Posted December 29, 2012 I never knew that amsterdam was near manhattanville? and also was amsterdam every articulated qualified when it opened? while i am here im looking at the pick sheet on lgaunion for CP depot (queens surface) there is a list of runs at 30th street.. 30th street and where and what is there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4195 Posted December 29, 2012 I never knew that amsterdam was near manhattanville? and also was amsterdam every articulated qualified when it opened? while i am here im looking at the pick sheet on lgaunion for CP depot (queens surface) there is a list of runs at 30th street.. 30th street and where and what is there? ...hell no, have you ever been too Amsterdam Depot? The steep incline to get into the fuel station is enough to break the artic joint, the ceilings are too low to be able to lift the bus to a good working height, and the pits can only accommodate 40ft buses. Not to mention the lack of adequate parking. I'm actually dumbfounded as to how they pulled hybrids in every night without high-centering the buses... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4196 Posted December 29, 2012 Not for nothing, but these dialogue things gotta stop. Okay I get it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4197 Posted December 29, 2012 Spotted 137 again on the Q35. I forget if it's from LGA or BP. Both times the bus passes by too fast before I could get a look at the depot sticker. Been an interesting few months lately on the Q35. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4198 Posted December 29, 2012 Finally rode an Allison LFS for the first time last night. After I got off work, I totally forgot about the G.O (although I was waiting right next to a poster lol), and when I saw the double yellow at that crossover, I knew I was screwed since I pretty much walked to the front for nothing. But I digress... I walk over the bridge at Queensboro and I see an LFS sitting there so I was really contemplating on walking. Then I saw the number and it was 8011. Needless to say, I like that one, still dont understand the point of the 3/4 door tho 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciboii22 Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4199 Posted December 29, 2012 Spotted 137 again on the Q35. I forget if it's from LGA or BP. Both times the bus passes by too fast before I could get a look at the depot sticker. Been an interesting few months lately on the Q35. It belongs to Far Rockaway now, It came from BP before. I remember seeing it there a few weeks back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted December 29, 2012 Share #4200 Posted December 29, 2012 I got on the Q47 today. I went and took my seat. It smelled funny, so I moved up. Then it the bad odor smelled strong. So Then I knew that it came from this obese guy. God he was stinking up the damn bus (couldn't moved because it got crowded), and I can't get the odor out of my nose even though this happened about 5 hours ago smh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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