Yes, Sri Maju tends to be my preferred choice over the past few
years from Pudu Raya to Beach Road. Service standard (i.e. vehicle
quality, timings) fairly consistent especially with the use of the
old but still 1st class Mercedes-Benz V-8's with twin exhaust-pipes
!! I can comfortably forget about massaging seats, individual
videos & on-board food etc. on the newer but 6-cylinder only
bus-chassi used by some others in exchange for real traditional
German standard coach travel refinement here.
About your taking Transtar from Pasar Rakyat to Beach Road in just
over 3 hours, does that timing exclude rest & toilet breaks ?
If not i find it hard to believe that's possible because from
repeated travels between SGP & KL, i'm very sure from KL to JB
alone say mostly doing 100 km/h sometimes shooting to 130 km/h,
still nett driving time around 3 hours. So from Johor to Beach Road
+ 30 mins. (exclude all stops for toilet, break & customs). In
actuality, the best overall timing i've got was 4.5 hour from KL to
Lavender / Beach Road on Mara using a Daewoo Royal V-10 without the
usual 30 to 40 min meal break because they served something
onboard.
quote]Originally posted by dfs24:
You seems to suggest that Malaysian Bus Companies are not reliable.
This is unfair to the them. I have used Sri Maju. an Ipoh based bus
company for a good 10 years before. No problem. Experience burst
tires, broken down buses when travelling with them, but we have to
understand that these things do happen, and sometimes beyond the
control of the company.
I have not tried Airebus before. Sure seems like customer service
is bad. So other than sharing your experience with us, I suggest
you write feedback to them, if you have not already done so.
Whether they change or not, it is not important, you have already
done your part by giving feedback.
Also, how much did you pay? I like to take Transtar 1st Class from
Singapore to KL. Nice and powerful buses. I made it from Pasar
Rakyat to Golden mile in just a little over 3 hours. You should try
them. Audio and Video on demand. Meals on board. But I suggest you
bring your own headphones.
Anyone tried luxury tours? Their buses seem to have seats with
privacy hoods. Like those airlines business class
seats.[/quote]