Poll : Which is your favourite bus's body work ?

Airbus330Captain SG

Option 1 : Duple Metsec

Option 2 : Walter-Alexander

Option 3 : Elbo

Option 4 : Volgren

Option 5: Hispano

Option 6: Habit

Option 7: Fuji Heavy Industries,

Poll will end on 14th Sept 2005, 2000 hrs.

SBS9818A SG

Option neither.

Custom Coaches wins hands down for me.

Airbus330Captain SG

My favourite is the Volgren body, the design is stunning among all the bodyworks I seen so far. Look at SMRT’s volgren Hino, Dennis and Mercedes and SBST’s VSO and CNG buses ? They are absolutely beautiful.

gorby107 SG

For me it is both Hispano and Volgren but Volgren is the one as the design is nice and look so modern and new unlike other body work for me but Hispano is also like that. But I still choose Volgren Smile

CAIX SG

I like Duple – Metsec Body and Volgren Body.

SBS 233 X SG

For me, I will go for Volgren..

SBS9889U SG

DM
WA
Volgren

Donavan SG

Duple Metsec, Volgren for me. Stunning…. Ah…

sBs_boy SG

1st : Volgren
2nd : DM
3rd : WrightBus

bluezombie10 SG

volgren... i luv VSOs... Very Happy

sErviCe17rOx SG

volgren all the way! Very Happy

i would have chosen WA if not for their failure at providing more legroom in N113s..im 1.82cm tall and i always have a hard time squeezing into those tiny spaces.. Embarassed

hseochin SG

None of the below.

I want original Mercedes-Benz bodywork, CBU in Mannheim, Germany.
Finished to traditional classic standards ! No different from an S-Class saloon car type. Next best compromise, import CKD & locally assemble or in Malaysia.
Make sure full original specs., except for the non-tropicalised features as per done in their vans & cars sold here.

But if choice only limited to the below, then of course it's Hispano, whether Habit or regular type from them as i find their overall standards very close to original M-B standards which i overall find second to none.

SBS9818A SG

Hmm, if you're 1.82CM tall you shouldn't have a problem fitting into the seats. You'd be half the size of my little finger. Mr. Green

Volvo Olympian SG

1st : Hispano
2nd: EABO
3rd: Habit
4th : Volgren
5th: DM
6th : WA

SBS1908B SG

DM bodies. Particularly that of the mkIII, mkIV dm, not dm3500 though.....

carbikebus SG

It’s heytime they must bring in bodies suchs as Berkhof,VanHool,Paxton,Enviro,Wright,Hispano-Orbit,ELC….

iveco SG

We did have a Van Hool B10M many years back, didn't we? Anyway, Hispano Orbit is designed more for 3rd-world markets, according to Hispano's official website.

For me, I must say I love the Habit bodywork by Hispano. It looks classy.

By the way, does anyone have any info on DM's range of bodyworks other than DM3500 and DM5000? So far I know WA has its Royale, PS, Strider and Setanta product ranges.

carbikebus SG

I mean the newest VanHool since it was the only VanHool that SBS brought in that time.Who cares it's 3rd world market since it is far more nicer than current SBST Bus bodies right?

hseochin SG

That Van Hool body, on the early Volvo B10M with seperate air-con engine, definitely is overall better in quality & finish even aesthetics compared to the British bodies, which overall i find inferior to bodies from many bodybuilders in Europe.

I don't recall any squeaks, crackles & rattles from that Van Hool here, which seems an irritating 'standard feature' from the Volgrens, Duple Metsec, Alexander ! The standard on Van Hool closer to Hispano instead, which of course are the better bodies around.

JJxJJ SG

duple metsec