TIB1049L SG Sometimes being a bus fan we couldn't think a lot on how the non bus fans would comment on certain issues on buses. Here are some I ever heard of and some are really out of their minds. 1. UDs are buses from 1970s/80s - Actually they are bought in 1993 ... ... 2. BC go chiong Volgren Bendy - In other words they think that all buses are the same in acceleration. Actually buses have different gearboxes and engines and thats why the Volgren bendy can chiong but Box bendy cannot. Last time I used to have such misconception too 3. This one is the most common; SBST = SBS and TIBS = SMRT - No explanations needed Have you heard any of such misconceptions? If yes, share with us!
chickenlittle2 SG Oh really! I dun know that UD are bought in 1993. Cause they really look older than SBST MB0405..
TIB1049L SG Misconception was caused by the then TIBS buying it with the Fuji Body And they are as old as me
201911 SG this one more like stereotyping: SBST buses are slow and old, SMRT buses are newer and like to chiong, and very dirty
TIB1049L SG My thinking in the days when I wasn't really in to bus spotting But quite true that SBST fleet is older than SMRT, except for certain models. But after phasing out of the Volvo MkII and MB 0405 (SBST) it will be newer
newcomer SG maybe u can touch on why some ppl think bus spotting is boring? i mean there’re so many things out there with better spot value like birds, planes, watever. but why of all things common, the bus?
ZYX2005 SG simply put the Singapore population is small. the base of bus fan hre is very small compare it with hong kong or aust. furtheremore the buses in hong kong loads of variety. so there got many odd things to spot. got scanias got MAn got merc got volvo got neoplan got miji... ours one not much to spot (my oipinion) [ i want my MAn and irisbus bus lol] thats why most people will say bus spotting ah boring coz to them he buses here alreadi are indeed boring. lols ZYX
TIB1049L SG Wah chim and challenging question lehz. Must prepare speech liao Ok lah. Lets start with my mother as an example. She thinks that a bus is just a box with 4 wheels that can move. Its a vehicle like a car and a van, but buses are the same. Some doesn't even care about how it looks like and think every bus looks the same. Buses are interesting because 1) among other transportation, you won't ever see anything gets deployed like a bus. You could never say today the taxi cameoed at Woodlands yesterday and it is permanent in Ang Mo Kio right? 2) Every type of bus almost have different "voices". they sound unique 3) those who took note of the bodies of the bus will generally pay a little bit more attention and have their favourite type of bus. Different bus bodies appeal to different people and they findit interesting when it comes along 4) people who take bus everyday might have feelings towards it, but percentage very low lah I think other people got better answers than me loh ... ...
TIB1049L SG Suddenly remember another one: ELBO = Box Merz CAC Remembered my friend complaining how short-looking he was when he went into the "Box merz". I was lyk "huh" before he told me the rego
Scania N113CRB luver SG Another one , Whenever a Volgren Hino cameoed on 190 , plp thot its a "new" bus. Last time a mk2 bendy came and my mum exclaimed "wah new bus arh?" my mum also said , "Wah other country de bus look so solid and nice. Singapore one look like easily fall apart (flimsy) one." She had no idea that the buses i showed are from the same manufacturer.
TIB1049L SG ELBOs looks like buses which will fall apart with its rattling. Apparently it proved us wrong
Scania N113CRB luver SG Hmm...The joints still held after such a long period of rattling. Gd quality.
