The two Darts in the BVBG collection, the first is City Line step Dart/Plaxton Pointer 1 L503 VHU 1503, all subsequent clips are of newly acquired First City Line Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2 R710 BAE 1710.
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The way the R reg one is started & rev'ed up, shows a lack of understanding for a Turbocharged Diesel, & lack of respect of the bus in general. As the industry would say "A good example of a BAD driver", even worse when you know the group that now own's her. I'd guess a lack of pride in the job, if it's a bus driver. The oil needs to circulate, including the turbo, and no need to rev that much, ideally let the air build up with the engine on tick over.
Yeah, that's the way of modern stuff, it's a shame but it's unlikely to get any better. Even the 05/06/56 reg Darts are slow at starting, but they do have Cummins ISBe engines...
Old Darts start great 05 and 06 ones in Bath like to take there time must be a starter issue or battery issue but on a rare occasion they start less than a second
