You mean all types of the Volvo B10M MK IVs together in this
kind of thread, right? If yes, I got you.
Actually this is just my side suggestion...I mentioned that if
he had not talked about Striders, I would have reminded him that it
is better that all the MK4s are included in this thread, since
DM3500s and DMs are de-registering around the same period.
But that is not what I asked him in the first place. My main
point is, why do people bother to open lay up and redeployment
threads for buses coming near to de-registration dates, especially
to replace those expired ones?
Those on the Leyland Olympians, MK4s, SMRT O405s, DAFs and
others are completely useless once there is a long break between
expiry dates.
For example, in 2012, I opened a Part 2 thread for SMRT O405s
because TIB436J's and TIB442R's original de-registration date are
more than three months apart (TIB442R's batch is following
TIB436J's batch), which result in the part 1 thread expiring due to
more than three months of inactiveness.
Without viable information, there is nothing to talk about. The
only exception is the Volvo Olympian thread, but that is because I
am able to keep it active with some posts to ask on updates.
However I am unable to keep every single thread active for some
reasons. If you have noticed, I had stopped creating threads for
DAFs and O405s, as per the reason stated in the above
paragraph.
