Why Scania?

[Bus-1809]

3000 (the Transperth Scania L94UA CNG) has just had an 8 month stint off the road (October 2010 - August 2011). It has less than 100,000km's and entered service. 3001 (the MAN NG313 CNG) has close to, if not more than 150,000 on it, and it is a 2008 unit

[Busman444]

theres some pretty ureliable buses out there (and i dont mean models such as the MAN NL202 CNG)

[busrider]

Well, in their defence, the NL202 CNG is less prone to engine fires than the NL202 diesels, but that's about the only advantage it has over the diesels...

[Busman444]

Well, in their defence, the NL202 CNG is less prone to engine fires than the NL202 diesels, but that's about the only advantage it has over the diesels...

Finally someone who thinks the same as me "MAN NL202 CNG, Australia's best bus"

[busrider]

Yes, absolutely...

[The Inspector]

Finally someone who thinks the same as me "MAN NL202 CNG, Australia's best bus"

Your joking right? You would be 1 of a very few who would consider the NL202 CNG as Australia's best bus, thats a very big claim to make.

The MAN SL202 CNG buses are a far better vehicle than the NL202 CNG and there are plenty of diesel buses that will give the NL202 CNG a run for their money as the "Best Bus in Australia".

The NL202 CNG will never live up to some of the older buses now retired or being retired like the old Volvo's or MAN SL200 diesel and gas buses.

Time to wake up and smell the diesel fumes

[busrider]

Finally someone who thinks the same as me "MAN NL202 CNG, Australia's best bus"

Time to wake up and smell the diesel fumes

Or in this case, CNG fumes...

[Emm Kay Vee]

Look, for one reason or another, some people prefer different buses over others...

[Mr OC Benz]

The way things are going, CNG may be publicly available in a few years anyway, meaning such buses could be used after their 'time is up'.

I can't understand why CNG hasn't taken off in the private vehicles sector. We have so much of the stuff in this country that we really should be utilising this resource ourselves instead of exporting it for peanuts to China and Japan. Countries like Italy, Poland and the Netherlands in Europe have little if, any gas themselves yet they have the largest numbers of privately-owned natural gas vehicles. Go figure...

But they need to be strategically located. Not like this place which is about 500km from the nearest CNG bus...

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[Busman444]

So if Volvo or Mercedes Benz could offer a better price for the next bus order, they then would become the new chassis supplier.

[The Inspector]

So if Volvo or Mercedes Benz could offer a better price for the next bus order, they then would become the new chassis supplier.

Youd expect it to work that way but who knows what sort of deal Scania and Adelaide struck. Scania is not the cheapest $$ chassi

[jibb]

One of the other reasons Scania have been successful in SA is their Modern workshops and servicing facilities.Th other day Scania Artic 1118 had electrical problems whilst at Marion and was marooned there for some time.Not only was TT's service van there to help,but Scanias Mobile workshop attended and eventually had the bus "on the road again".
They have a very close working relationship with Custom Coaches at Royal Park.
All these factors must surely have gone a long way(as well as the contract prices) to helping Scania win the tenders both over the last few years,currently and at least for the next 2-3 years.

[Busman444]

And why don't Volvo produce CNG engines in Australia. They do overseas, you would think it would make sence wouldn't you

[The Inspector]

And why don't Volvo produce CNG engines in Australia. They do overseas, you would think it would make sence wouldn't you

They dont produce any engines here, they are all produced overseas then shipped here