The Lance could have been a decent bus but for its non-existent
suspension and the fact that the drivers had to chiong at
80km/h. Worse than roller coaster ride. I believe it
was a cheap option to get to fill up the "2nd class citizen"
services like 167, 851, 852, 853, 855 and 980. TIBS and SMRT
really turboed the cummins engine no-holds barred to milk every
ouce of juice from the 8.3L setup. F1 car performance yeah
together with a roar louder than the O405 but dangerous to the
passengers. Even the ceiling panels came off faster than the
other buses due to the undamped bumps. You could actually see
the ceiling hand straps swaying from side-to-side, not seen since
the days of the LP1113. Evident of a total lack of lateral
suspension. Even the Hino RK176's had proper lateral
suspension.
AND the seating capacity of a Lance is 31 pax.
Shitaros are shitty but still a luxury compared to the
Lances.
Damn the Lances! Love them so much hahaha, especially when it
roars and then, yeah, basically pretty much like a roller coaster
ride.
But yes, citaros still a luxury compared to the lances (but i
didnt state whether it is good or bad so ~)
Would agree with SMB128B that the citaros are the modern day
Lances, well i guess at least we had an upgrade! HAHA!