@@adventureoflinkmk2 where im from, its mission impossible. NYC has a lot of really tight roads and double parkers, especially on steinway street in queens, webster av in the bronx, bedford av in brooklyn, and 125th street in manhattan. it SUCKS.
I work for Cummins, these engines are tested on an engine dynamometer and certified by me for Gillig before being shipped to California and installed in the bus. Cool to see the actual bus from the drivers perspective 👍
You're not the first to mention that it seems slow and I agree... I don't floor it off the line, but our '16 and '19 models do seem a bit sluggish compared to our older fleet.
@@eugew23 it is. I drove buses for ten days myself, and even then all the gilligs I got to drive (a whole whopping two of them out of the entire fleet) were voith+cummins
Is the right mirror the same size? To me it looks too small. Like I know it looks smaller because it's further but it seems like it's actually smaller than the left one.
What do you guys think, when you compare American busses (or coaches) and European busses and coaches abouth drivers cab. I think bus factories should give you a lot more, than you have now... 🤔
I guess we got lucky at the University of Maryland. We run some commuter park&ride routes in motorcoaches, but transit buses are used when available, too. We drive everywhere!
@@eugew23 tell me about it.. the coaches I drove had those doors to protect drivers from COVID-19 right? I swear this one particular coach had this door squeal so bad I was like damn where's the WD-40 when ya need it lol
Yeah, Gillig is known for their conservative bus designs. This model first came out in 1996 and has gone through very few design changes since then, hence the old-school look.
IMO, Allison > Voith, a lot of us dislike the Voith because of the jolt from a dead stop at a light or from the station/bus-stop, all our older Gilligs are smooth with Allison transmissions
@@244thMeekrob but watch u see , the transmission buttons like old zf ecomat or voith (voith buttons only R N D without number of gears) , and i only know the allison transmission format like a digital instruments or the old allison format looks like a lot automatic cars but that is a really allison transmission? 🙄
Why do American buses always look like they’re from the 60s? The steering wheel is awful, the dash is clunky and ancient looking and nothing like the start, comfortable cabs we have on some British buses.
It depends on the manufacturer, but in this instance, Gillig is known for the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach. The low floor was introduced in 1996 and very little has changed since then. The high floor Phantom was the mainstay from 1980-2008 with very little changed throughout. NewFlyer and Nova makes more modern looking buses.
