Went for a ride on 8031J today. First impressions of the bus by
looking at the interior, very KUB like but the floor and colour of
handrailsgives it a much more comfortable feel. Took a back seat
and strangely air con not blowing. Den i realised have to turn the
small knob. Air con is good, but not as powerful as the ones on
KUB. Acceleration in my opinion is better than KUB (maybe BC step
harder), no jerking when braking too. The gap behind the back seat
gets quite warm as the ride continued. Bus only hit 4th gear once
if i can remember well enough. All in all quite a good ride.
I don't know if it's me but when it accelarates in 1st and 2nd
gear, it sounds like Vo3x accelaration. Also I heard a faint
whistle once or twice when the bus was slowing down.
That is because the MAN has same bodywork and interior as the KUB
except the poles is yellow instead of purple and the flooring
design is nicer. And also , it's smooth than the KUB's due to the
Voith gearbox , unique bus.
