cck_190 SG What do you think of DAF buses? From my observation, DAF buses seems to be a rural area type of bus & also used for unprofitable services. 172,175 & 985 , they are a good example. These services are unprofitable, and they go deep into not so known areas of singapore. What do you think of DAFs
tranquilice SG I know that DAF buses have ply the city area before. If I'm not wrong, they have been deployed on services 75, 77, 106 and 190.
cck_190 SG Well, that I can't deny, but 95% of it's fleet ply more of the rural area such as Lim Chu Kang, Mandai, Kranji and more.
cck_190 SG They are quite powerful if you ask me, but they are very noisy & their front is very ugly. Does anyone know when they will be expired???
xin1jun2 SG Ok its maths time. bought in 1995 the DAFs. so er...add 17 we get er... 2012. unless TIBS decides to sell them off. DAFs run on 985 dun forget! ZYX
cck_190 SG So, TIBS lucky year must be 1995, they actually bought quite a lot of buses, the MB0405, DAF, CAC MB0405 and that's all. At the same year, they took over Bukit Panjang, so 1995 must be their lucky year. Any Comments?
The_Bus_Guide SG The Alexander bodied DAF is another bus that had deteriorated quickly. It is dirty, noisy and shaky. I like the engine sound as it is actually a derivative from a Leyland engine. DAF and Leyland had collaborated before, you know. The DAF lacked torque but it can go fast. The Hispano DAFs had proved that while on svs. 950, 951 and 952. As for the Alexander ones, try taking 172 or 175 and you’ll see.
TIB1186Z SG That is rather common among the Voith-ed buses. That nice whistling is actually the retarder
TIB1186Z SG Hmmm....think u probably got a rather ill maintained one. The DAFs on 852 are rather quiet and stable at the rear compared to the lances. I miss them!!!!
TIB1186Z SG Of course, nothing runs xcept ur dear 0405s, Lances , Tridents , Scanias and LO3-Axes rite?
off_service SG Due to some gear ratio or some differential things, DAFs are slow at picking up speed, but their top speed can be real fast. I'd experienced a DAF speeding all the way to Changi Airport before. Never let a pick up speed fool you.
