sseguin Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Hello, I'm just curious for those in the know, if they can rank the following buses on the following areas. Obviously this will be your opinion and that's what I'm interested in. Fastest to Slowest Acceleration. Highest Top Speed. Most Enjoyable/Fun to Drive. Most Reliable to Least Reliable. Best to Worse in Winter and Snow Conditions. Here are the buses to rank. GM NewLook GM Classic GM Artic Orion Ikarus Nova Classic New Flyer D40HF Orion V Orion V 97-98 Nova LFS 97-98 Orion VI New Flyer D60LF New Flyer D40i Invero Orion VII Hybrid New Flyer D60LFr Alexander Dennis Double Decker Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 The best artic in snow is by far the Orion 3/Ikarus 286, as the engine, instead of being in the very rear of the bus in the rear section, and the rear axle being the powers axle, the engine was located at the back of front section, so it was literally at bus pulling a trailer which made it get much better traction, especially going up icy hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCIBUS Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Only problem with the Orion/Ikarus artics where no weight in rear and they would always slide side ways in snow when turning to fast around corners.. As for bus order my picks are: GM New Look GM Artics Orion 1 Classics(all makes) NFI D60LF/R's NFI D40HF Orion v's Orion VI's Orion VII's Novabus LFs Orion Ikarus DD bus NFI D40i(worst bus ever!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaGoose Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Double Decker. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseguin Posted July 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Hi guys, Sorry to jump in but would it be possible to keep it to a ranking so that there is a comparison being done, rather than saying just one model. Please see the questions above in the original post. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 4 hours ago, MCIBUS said: Only problem with the Orion/Ikarus artics where no weight in rear and they would always slide side ways in snow when turning to fast around corners.. That’s what made them so fun to ride 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCIBUS Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 The Orion Ikarus where not a bad bus, if wasn't for our cold winters and snow they where that bad. Some what dirty with dust and every thing but all in all not that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, MCIBUS said: The Orion Ikarus where not a bad bus, if wasn't for our cold winters and snow they where that bad. Some what dirty with dust and every thing but all in all not that bad. Tell that to the guys who found holes in the air intake ducts big enough to stick their fists through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Bus_Medic said: Tell that to the guys who found holes in the air intake ducts big enough to stick their fists through. As opposed the holes in the frames large enough to stick their peckers in? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Both are fun. Fisting was the first thing that sprang into my head. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting for 30 Minutes Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 9 hours ago, smallspy said: As opposed the holes in the frames large enough to stick their peckers in? Dan Sigh, unzips. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sseguin Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Hmmm. This is really going in a weird direction. Haha How would you rank the buses from fastest to slowest acceleration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaGoose Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 6 hours ago, sseguin said: Hmmm. This is really going in a weird direction. Haha How would you rank the buses from fastest to slowest acceleration? New Flyer D40i Invero is my favourite go kart to use on the Transitway. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 is my favourite granny cart for Routes like the 11. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseguin Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Does the Invero accelerate faster than even the Orion VI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaGoose Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 55 minutes ago, sseguin said: Does the Invero accelerate faster than even the Orion VI? Don't know much about the Orion VI. I think I was still eating sand at that time. But, the Invero definitely accelerates better than the Orion VII Hybrid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseguin Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 So they would be evenly matched? Or did one edge out the other? So the two fastest accelerating buses ever in the OC Transpo fleet would be the Invero and the Orion VI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8792 Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 On 7/23/2018 at 10:03 AM, Kit Kat said: The Orion 5s 91xx, 92xx, 97xx and 98xx batches were all very quick not sure what batch was faster. The MCI classics and New Flyer D40s i can't recall how quick they were off the line. Safe to say that the 85 and 87 GM Classics were the slowest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo/STO Fan Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 I would say that the most enjoyable low floor bus to ride would have to be either an D60LF or D60LFR. D60LFR slightly edges it out. Invero comes next. The hybrids are not very likable for me. They should have went diesel. I mean, there's nothing special about them. Seats are fine, A/C is fine for me, I would have just rathered they come with a diesel powertrain instead. Most enjoyable high floor would have been the MCI/NovaBus Classics, with D40s coming in second and later 98xx Orion Vs coming at a close third. I can't comment on the 91xx-92xx Orion V batches or the fishbowls because I have never ridden them. The GM Classics I have never ridden, but I heard that they were pretty slow, especially the 85xx and 87xx batches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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