SMRT Buses purchases MAN A22 buses (Part 2)

• carbikebus

  25 Oct 13, 22:28

  I prefer they buy Vanhool or Volvo B8RLE 

• SBS9C

  25 Oct 13, 22:33

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  I prefer they buy Vanhool or Volvo B8RLE 

  B8RLE with Soon Chow bodywork like 8030L will be really nice. Vanhool buses maybe not possible for the time being.

• carbikebus

  25 Oct 13, 22:38

  Vanhool I thought use MAN engines.

• SMB128B

  25 Oct 13, 22:54

  Originally posted by SBS9C:

  If they want to order 100 more with the BSEP funds I hope they choose something better such as the MB OC500LE, MAN Lion's City LE or MAN 18.280. At least the money would be better spent than buying more MAN NL323Fs.

  MAN and Dennis buses are good... MAN has good acceleration and smoother rides while Dennis buses have good horsepower which is good for inclines and long-distance routes...

• SBS9C

  25 Oct 13, 23:16

  Originally posted by SMB128B:

  MAN and Dennis buses are good... MAN has good acceleration and smoother rides while Dennis buses have good horsepower which is good for inclines and long-distance routes...

  It depends on the engine type used, so I wouldn't say the MAN has good acceleration and smooth rides, while Dennis buses have good horsepower. Maybe SMRT could consider the Enviro 300 (2 door version, currently only single door version exist AFAIK) with either Cummins, MAN, Volvo or Scania engines.

• SMB66X

  25 Oct 13, 23:25

  Originally posted by SMB128B:

  MAN and Dennis buses are good... MAN has good acceleration and smoother rides while Dennis buses have good horsepower which is good for inclines and long-distance routes...

  Why MAN A22 currently kept having sudden jerk when the bus stop/start accelerating?? 

• SMB128B

  25 Oct 13, 23:27

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  Why MAN A22 currently kept having sudden jerk when the bus stop/start accelerating?? 

  By saying Good acceleration I am trying to say that the bus can accelerate to 60km/h within a short amount of time. 

• SMB66X

  25 Oct 13, 23:32

  Originally posted by SMB128B:

  By saying Good acceleration I am trying to say that the bus can accelerate to 60km/h within a short amount of time. 

  I know, but I'm asking you another question, rather unrelated to most of your words there :x

• All the Best!

  26 Oct 13, 07:49

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  Why MAN A22 currently kept having sudden jerk when the bus stop/start accelerating?? 

  So I'm actually not the only one who noticed. =.=

• wsy1234

  26 Oct 13, 08:59

  SMRT buy MAN buses because it is a government linked company and the supplier of MAN bus is STK also a government linked company, like brother and sister in one family, get things done faster and cheaper. Also we tax payer paid for them. 

• TIB783G

  26 Oct 13, 10:35

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  What i'm guessing is this:

  SMB189A - SMB354P (166 buses)
  SMB3001M - SMB3034T (34 buses) which add up to 200 of Batch 1... while

  SMB1301K - maybe SMB1434K (134 buses)
  SMB3035R - maybe SMB3100K (66 buses) which add up to 200 of Batch 2... 

  so, maybe these are the 400 A22s? 

  Still not enough to cover all, Seriously the big problem lies with AMDEP who up til now doesn't make any effort to take in any of it.

  Let's hope they get the Citaro C2 and hope things can go better.

• SMB66X

  26 Oct 13, 22:51

  Originally posted by All the Best!:

  So I'm actually not the only one who noticed. =.=

  Even SMB138Y also if I m not wrong...Most driver, including the SBS Transit ones, couldn't like stop the jerk. But I have saw some China driver controlling it, and it was eventually(or rather) better...

• All the Best!

  27 Oct 13, 07:56

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  Even SMB138Y also if I m not wrong...Most driver, including the SBS Transit ones, couldn't like stop the jerk. But I have saw some China driver controlling it, and it was eventually(or rather) better...

  Do you know how the China BCs do it?

• SMB66X

  28 Oct 13, 22:42

  Originally posted by All the Best!:

  Do you know how the China BCs do it?

  Not quite sure, but I've experience some rides on certain China BCs, and their driving performance on MAN[for my trip] was great. There's slight jerk if I'm not wrong, but not as much as the usual one[we experience].

  Even if the driver drives slowly, the jerk don't seems to be able to be prevented :/ 

• Gus.chong

  1 Nov 13, 13:39

  Registered on 1 November 2013:

  SMB1398G
  SMB1399D
  SMB3080J - SMB3093Y

• carbikebus

  2 Nov 13, 12:38

  The jerking occur came from the speed limiter thus making the 6 speed gearbox change gear from 1-3 abruptly.Correct me if im wrong and sometimes if the driver dragging to have better speed the 5th gear hunt too long even though the speedo alrdy show 60

• TIB1234T

  2 Nov 13, 21:01

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  Registered on 1 November 2013:

  SMB1398G
  SMB1399D
  SMB3080J - SMB3093Y

  I'm not sure whether SMRT will continue with SMB1400H onwards because there'll be a special MAN to be registered soon... It might jump to another series of rego again... For example, SMB425T, if they make a 'comeback' on MB O405 regos... 

• carbikebus

  2 Nov 13, 21:41

  Special as in bodywork or configuration?

• TIB1234T

  2 Nov 13, 21:53

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Special as in bodywork or configuration?

  Different SMRT livery...

• carbikebus

  3 Nov 13, 00:45

  So still Lion head eh?I heard rumours there will be a trial for A22 younger bro 7litre version one but dunno true or not...

  Coming March also heard that few MK1 bendies would be scrap to make way for new high capacity buses

• TIB1234T

  3 Nov 13, 01:46

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  So still Lion head eh?I heard rumours there will be a trial for A22 younger bro 7litre version one but dunno true or not...

  Coming March also heard that few MK1 bendies would be scrap to make way for new high capacity buses

  Still the same bodywork, but its a silver/metallic grey SMRT MAN A22...

  Maybe it could be that bus... lol... So its more powerful?

• carbikebus

  3 Nov 13, 02:06

  Dunno ah bro,A22 already too powerful for a citybus..Maybe if its true the 7 litre version is more towards cost saving for road tax and insurance?

• carbikebus

  3 Nov 13, 02:10

  Some sort like last year i own a 1000cc sportsbike then i downgrade to a naked 400cc and save me at least 40% on money despite loss more power..Last few years i own a Starlet GT 1.3 & Stream 1.8 but now Saga 1.3 & proton exora 1.6turbo mpv i save a lot on road tax,insurance and of course maintenance

• SMB388S

  4 Nov 13, 15:14

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  Still the same bodywork, but its a silver/metallic grey SMRT MAN A22...

  Maybe it could be that bus... lol... So its more powerful?

  
  New batch Superlion~ hope SMRT order more~

  2014 more MANdy come best~

• All the Best!

  4 Nov 13, 15:18

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  So still Lion head eh?I heard rumours there will be a trial for A22 younger bro 7litre version one but dunno true or not...

  Coming March also heard that few MK1 bendies would be scrap to make way for new high capacity buses

  Hopefully lol, want some bendies and DDs