BC on SBS1713X

choww SG

The bus captain which drive SBS1713X on sv159 today(16/11/06) is quite funny and courtesy.The courtesy part is that he greets everyone on board.The funny part is that when he was driving till the bus stop at AMK Ave 8(Blk:346),he suddenly get up and face to us asking us whether we are hot or not.After that he say that he 's very hot and sweating.He then go to feel some of the air con and say that something wrong with the air con(dun have the air con feel).He then ask us to complain saying that we as communters paying air con fare get this type of service and a leaking bus(water was leaking from the top at the same time).He even give us Sengkang Int office number Shocked ,saying that we(communters) complain will then investigate the bus as he say to us 'Customer is always right' Very Happy He also said that if he were to do the complain,they will not do anything to it.
I personally have never seen this type of BC before ,asking us to do a complain.

No_10_Tomas SG

seems to me he has tendered his resignation and could be his last day of work in SBS

SBS BUSES LOVER SG

what a courteous guy , there's a BC on 243 as well

he used to drive SBS 430T ^ 3748H , which is now swapped with the CNG 2998J & IS MIA

he drives the "CNG" cameos and i've been taking his buses since 2003 & when he drives 430T & 3748H on 243 , he greets people "good morning" in 3 different languages , depending on the race of the commuter .

that's gd service alright , all his rounds & every busstop he greets commuters

i guess that his svc rating is high that he gets to drive the CNG bus as well ! (SBS 2998J )

anyway , keep alook out for that BC . see if he's still in svc or resigned !

Y_Shun SG

I agree Mr. Green

stooper SG

He says "bye bye" when you get off the bus! Laughing He is driving the CNG replacement this week. But I see the CNG drivers changes every week. Last week was the malay guy.

SBS9888Y SG

SBS1713X has been notorious for bein a terrible bus why not scrape it or put it as a worthless spare bus prob be in svc twice a week only, it alr has been in svc at least 17+years... suspension probs, reversin probs, air con probs, engine trouble, lighting probs... wad else

LOOK BELOW under hated buses Mad

kenn3th SG

he's still in svc.. and yea.. still going strong in giving but nt getting back good mornings Wink

kenn3th SG

he's too stressed, or he just hates that damm *$$($!*$ bus or it might be his last day

SBS3625D SG

Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

SBS1713X has been notorious for bein a terrible bus why not scrape it or put it as a worthless spare bus prob be in svc twice a week only, it alr has been in svc at least 17+years... suspension probs, reversin probs, air con probs, engine trouble, lighting probs... wad else

[b]LOOK BELOW under hated buses Mad [/b]

Yup problem bus. Goes under the same category as 1825G.

Last time I saw 1713X, I think its suspension something wrong had to be towed.

105090 SG

this driver.. shld be quite a young man.. once he drove 163, greet everyone.. very pleasant.. until he forgot to let someone alight Embarassed

gorby107 SG

Laughing

that time took 1825G on Sv 107, when the bus start to speed. The whole bus start to shake like hell, like massage chair. This same goes for SBS1886E and SBS1863X too.

But notice that if Mk2 do overun gear in the begining, it will not vibrate much or not at all when it speeds. Eg Took SBS1740S on Sv 34

SBS9888Y SG

SBS1713X still does FULL shift on weekends though it does peak hour weekdays

autumncs SG

Haha... In North America and Europe, it is quite common to see BCs greeting passengers. On many occasions, the BCs and the passengers even chit-chat.... (on weather, on politics, on everyday stuffs, etc)

But in Asia (e.g. Singapore, HK, China, Malaysia, etc) BCs greeting passengers is quite rare. In some places such as HK, BCs are not even supposed to talk during driving (for safety reasons). Then, there are some BCs who are rude (such as the 147 BC who took a passenger's Ez-link card and got beaten up, and many other cases posted in the forum... In fact, this forum seems to contain more complaints than compliments.) I hope to see more courteous BCs in Singapore, such as those mentioned in the previous posts...

SBS3625D SG

107 still ok. In those days 1825G perm on 109, I experience osim everyday, some more got TPE. Was not surprised when the bloody bus did not turn up one day, and all of us turned up late.

SBS9888Y SG

slbp is to be blamed
they oways have bad maint
just look at 1825G and 1888A... need more to say?

jetabt767400 SG

Not in your list, but a spare one, SBS1817E, have good power, wow, did 105 a few days back, was very satisfied with the old MKII...
But for the 2689D on your list, I find it ok today when I took from Dover to Clementi on 105, the engine had muffled sounds, and the acceleration was just pure fast. Although fast have different meanings to everyone, but its really cool, and the engine was not too loud.

SBS3625D SG

I thought they are HG MKIIs? Were they from SL?

SBS9888Y SG

1825G (former SL 182) now HG SP
1888A (former SL 182) now HG 151