China-made buses

• xunmeng

  10 May 08, 13:53

  What do u guys think of china-made buses? Are they as good as european made buses like volvo and scania? There is this Yutong bus rego PA7672U which has been coming to my camp quite often, but i never had a chance to board it

  Other than Yutong, are there any other china brand buses in singapore?

• ^tamago^

  10 May 08, 13:55

  In Malaysia, we've got these as citybuses: King Long An Yuan Dong Feng Higer But in Singapore, King Long is the more popular and reliable brand... esp when mated with 5HP500 (which is no longer in production)... whoa.
• xunmeng

  10 May 08, 13:58

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  King Long
  An Yuan

  i think i have seen King Long, but not An Yuan

• rokkie

  10 May 08, 13:58

  it's cheapper ,and the bus really don't need high teque.just four wheels plus a motor

• Superbus

  10 May 08, 14:01

  Majority are from King Long.

  There's also as many as 4 units of Jinhua Youngman Neoplan buses awaiting registration. To be operated by Five Stars Tours as Executive Class coaches.

• xunmeng

  10 May 08, 14:05

  Does King Long buses use their own manufactured engines?

• sBs_boy

  10 May 08, 14:25

  Originally posted by xunmeng:

  Does King Long buses use their own manufactured engines?

  
  No. They use Cummins..

• ceecookie

  10 May 08, 14:32

  Of course not  - China buses's designs are all ripped off from original ones like European makers and also they use inferior materials..which means its a "mass coffins mover"

   

  Same case for china cars like Chery

• nenepokey

  10 May 08, 15:40

  haha..Chery QQ. anyway are we going off topic?

• SBS9889U

  10 May 08, 15:55

  Young Man (Neoplan) bus is not bad, took it quite a few times before.

• JJxJJ

  10 May 08, 16:22

  Originally posted by ceecookie:

  Of course not  - China buses's designs are all ripped off from original ones like European makers and also they use inferior materials..which means its a "mass coffins mover"

   

  Same case for china cars like Chery

  .. a mega hearse would be that short King Long bus..its just horrid IMO

• SBS7484P

  10 May 08, 16:36

  anyone taken Higer buses?

  they'r freakin noisy

• ceecookie

  10 May 08, 23:11

  Originally posted by SBS7484P:

  anyone taken Higer buses?

  they'r freakin noisy

  Not surprising,try to get a ride in the Geely CK and u will cry

• Scania

  11 May 08, 02:32

  Originally posted by ceecookie:

  Of course not  - China buses's designs are all ripped off from original ones like European makers and also they use inferior materials..which means its a "mass coffins mover"

   

  Same case for china cars like Chery

  Don't be surprised at the quality of the ride, the Yutong I took in HK has an air suspension which made the journey a smooth one.

• Oceane

  11 May 08, 08:09

  I heard that some Neoplan buses uses Scania engines. Is that true?

• SBS7484P

  11 May 08, 09:35

  Originally posted by ceecookie:

  Not surprising,try to get a ride in the Geely CK and u will cry

  
  LOL.. one of my teachers happen to own a geely ck..

• SBS7484P

  11 May 08, 09:37

  Originally posted by Scania:

  Don't be surprised at the quality of the ride, the Yutong I took in HK has an air suspension which made the journey a smooth one.

  
  the yutongs in singapore have air suspension too. when PA7670A was moving out of my school (refer to the picture in bus pics thread), when the bus reached the bottom of the slope, it adjusted itself like vso's, b9tl's and kubs. (notice i left out DM3500 cos most of them cant adjust or adjust to extreme measures..)

   

• 16/f/lonely

  11 May 08, 12:10

  I've tried a Yutong, the engine is rather torquey and the ride was smooth. I would say it is more comfortable than many of the pte-hired Jap buses.

• Roderick a.k.a Guai Kia

  13 May 08, 11:10

  there's a new King Long bus servicing in my church,FCBC,the interior is nice,and the engine is much quiter than other Isuzu,Mitsubishi buses.

• jayh272416

  13 May 08, 11:12

  Eeeeeeeeeeee Chiina bus, how to trust one?

• Emilyhaiyan

  6 Aug 08, 21:09

  I think Chinese bus is more popular now,and i supply the chinese bus parts, i know more china bus ,such as Kinglong,Higer,Golden Dragon,Anyuan an so on,u can add me Msn if u really want know them [email protected]

• tintinspartan

  6 Aug 08, 21:24

  Originally posted by jayh272416:

  Eeeeeeeeeeee Chiina bus, how to trust one?

  
  Don't judge book by cover. I riden on a Higer before and seen up close and personal with a Yutong bus. Basically, I am seeing more Higers operated by private companies and more Yutongs being built for various companies from school bus to tour bus companies

• Scania

  6 Aug 08, 21:47

  Basic Information on Chinese buses:

  Zhengzhou Yutong is the largest bus manfacturer in China.

  King Long has products under several brands:
  Xiamen King Long produces the King Long and Golden Dragon marques
  Suzhou King Long produces under the King Long and Higer marques.

  Many Chinese bus manufacturers have tie ups with other bus manufacturers around the world. Suzhou King Long has the Higer A90 integral bus (which is basically a K380EB 4X2N1 chassis with Higer bodywork), Ankai has a collaboration with Setra and Xiamen King Long has a collaboration with Alexander Dennis.

  Ride expriences:

  The Yutong I got in Hong ong was nice, very nice, suspension was a air suspension, which made the ride comfortable.

  However, the King Long XMQ6116G I took in neighbouring Shenzhen is crap, whenever the driver changes gear, you can hear the creating a grinding sound.

• Scania N113CRB luver

  7 Aug 08, 00:40

  Originally posted by Oceane:

  I heard that some Neoplan buses uses Scania engines. Is that true?

  Nope. Neoplan uses Cummins and MAN engines.

  
  Btw, i've seen King Long website whereby it states that the customer can also choose a japanese engine to be fitted, instead of Cummins.

• AEW5001

  7 Aug 08, 09:47

  expect more made-in-china buses on our rds soon