Nicknames of certain Buses

• tintinspartan

  5 Oct 07, 23:41

  SBS714A ''The Tintin Bus'' (160 BBDEP)
  SBS9889U 'CDGE Prototype' (166 BBDEP)
  SBS117 'The Master Cheif' (???)
  TIB666L 'The Devil's Bus' (970 WLDEP)
  SBS888 'Lucky Bus'
  TIB999B 'The Police Bus'
  SBS999U 'The Armor Bendy'
  TIB939U 'Dennis Hispano'
  TIB1024 'Malay Giant'
  
• JJxJJ

  5 Oct 07, 23:49

  *puts hand on tintinspartan's forehead*
• 566117

  6 Oct 07, 08:17

  Originally posted by JJxJJ:

  *puts hand on tintinspartan's forehead*

  
  Maybe u can put this in a blog or sth...
• ^tamago^

  6 Oct 07, 08:23

  I only noe LUB and gassies, amongst others.
• ZYX2005

  6 Oct 07, 12:24

  hee hehe
  
  bus nicknames
  
  LUB is i coin one
  l94Ub - SBS2888t - LUB 9take away the 9 and 4)
  same for bubble bus
  B10BLE - (CNg / diesel) - SBS1688K
  gassies thee origin is from Australia. they coined this one.
  
  seldom used is barrel bus.
  B7RLE (think of the 7 like a)
  and shark bus
  hino hS3KRKA - hino shark.
  bee gao - B9
  as from hong kong
  
  envipano bus - SBS9889U - refers to the bodywork mixing up enviro top half n hispano bottom half to form the PSV design.
  
  merci - merc of SBS - coined by SBS9816
  its a merciful day - take many merc
  
  ELBO (just take the name off the badge) where we know the L is actually lambda.
  
  ZYX
  
  
• ZYX2005

  6 Oct 07, 12:28

  sometimes when referring to old buses , i use
  
  'arng arng' - refers to Albion vikings.. coined this one due to the sound of the viking making a sort of arrrrng arrrrrrng sounds.
  
  "herng herng" refers merc OF1413 or Lp1113 or )F1113
  also can mean supreme star bodywork merc U306. . coined after the sound of old gen mercs.
  
  "hoong hoong" refers to merc OF1417 - coined after the exhuast braking sound in these guys when stopping the bus.
  
  "rong rong" refers to NAC leyland vics - refers to he rrrooong sound they make when mving. said loudly.
  
  ZYX
• carbikebus

  6 Oct 07, 12:51

  Originally posted by tintinspartan:

  SBS714A ''The Tintin Bus'' (160 BBDEP)
  SBS9889U 'CDGE Prototype' (166 BBDEP)
  SBS117 'The Master Cheif' (???)
  TIB666L 'The Devil's Bus' (970 WLDEP)
  SBS888 'Lucky Bus'
  TIB999B 'The Police Bus'
  SBS999U 'The Armor Bendy'
  TIB939U 'Dennis Hispano'
  TIB1024 'Malay Giant'
  

  1024 why Malay Giant? You really funny sial!
• kuekj

  6 Oct 07, 12:52

  the upcoming K230UB (I hope i got the model number right) - i call it kub (tiger kub ) or kube (remember kitkat kubes?)
• JJxJJ

  6 Oct 07, 14:10

  Originally posted by ZYX2005:

  sometimes when referring to old buses , i use
  
  'arng arng' - refers to Albion vikings.. coined this one due to the sound of the viking making a sort of arrrrng arrrrrrng sounds.
  
  "herng herng" refers merc OF1413 or Lp1113 or )F1113
  also can mean supreme star bodywork merc U306. . coined after the sound of old gen mercs.
  
  "hoong hoong" refers to merc OF1417 - coined after the exhuast braking sound in these guys when stopping the bus.
  
  "rong rong" refers to NAC leyland vics - refers to he rrrooong sound they make when mving. said loudly.
  
  ZYX

  all go by engine sound... marvellous
• patdog112

  6 Oct 07, 14:42

  ELBO got wad nick name?
• JJxJJ

  6 Oct 07, 15:05

  Originally posted by patdog112:

  ELBO got wad nick name?

  sauna,microwave,toaster,oven!
• SBS1985C

  6 Oct 07, 15:09

  WA Strider = strider?
  
  
• Oceane

  6 Oct 07, 15:11

  Originally posted by patdog112:

  ELBO got wad nick name?

  Žèä]
  
  Žèä] = ELBOW.
• tintinspartan

  6 Oct 07, 15:31

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  1024 why Malay Giant? You really funny sial!

  Cause it's the only Volgren assembled and built in Malaysia.
• nenepokey

  6 Oct 07, 17:20

  Originally posted by tintinspartan:

  Cause it's the only Volgren assembled and built in Malaysia.

  wad?! built in M'sia? the same as the UMW Lance?
• TIB1049L

  6 Oct 07, 20:05

  Originally posted by tintinspartan:

  SBS888 'Lucky Bus'
  
  

  Why not TIB888?
• Oceane

  6 Oct 07, 20:42

  Originally posted by TIB1049L:

  Why not TIB888?

  'Cos then we'd have lucky everything... from lucky motorcycle 888 to lucky ambulance 888 and so on...
• ZYX2005

  6 Oct 07, 21:11

  Originally posted by SBS1985C:

  WA Strider = strider?
  
  

  yeah one of us coined that before we knew the SMRt Scania were strider. thee name stuck anyhow
  
  YX
  
• TIB1049L

  6 Oct 07, 22:10

  I used to remember it as WAAAA! Got strider lehz ... ...
• TWS4793

  6 Oct 07, 23:26

  OK, how about...
  
  SBS 0072T (157 BRBP) - The OSIM Bus?
• JJxJJ

  7 Oct 07, 01:49

  SMRT's O405s ... roach buses!
• Scania N113CRB luver

  7 Oct 07, 01:56

  Originally posted by TWS4793:

  OK, how about...
  
  SBS 0072T (157 BRBP) - The OSIM Bus?

  TIB841Y also OSIM bus.
• 566117

  7 Oct 07, 09:14

  u all forgot about VSO & WAB ah...
• QX5216J

  7 Oct 07, 18:18

  Originally posted by JJxJJ:

  sauna,microwave,toaster,oven!

  forgot 1 more, OSIM U-ZAP!
• QX5216J

  7 Oct 07, 18:23

  hey ZYX,
  
  any nickname for Demos then?