Swadian Hardcore
Engineer
That rear window is bad because it greatly restricts the space available for the radiator. Setras have much smaller radiators than MCI D's. Small radiators are terrible for intercity use. And no good driver would want to be separated from his passengers, being separated means he doesn't care about them. If they are messing around and causing trouble, the driver wouldn't know. And if the driver has a heart attack, passengers won't see. Only self-centered drivers who treat passengers as "the enemy" would want to be separated from his passengers, his passengers are the reason why he's driving the bus, even if they are smelly and poor, he must not be separated from them by anything more than a small polycarbonate gate.
Also, Setra's pathetic weak fenders are also terrible for intercity work. They cannot exceed 1,000,000 miles, a DL3 can exceed 2,000,000 miles and more. The DL3 has one Achilles' Heel: maneuverability. Maneuverability does not matter much for Greyhound's highway routes. So the DL3 is the Ultimate Intercity Bus, anything that beats it on one aspect will be crushed by the other aspects. And anything that cannot run at least 1,500,000 miles will not even come close, that includes the Setra. If you do not consider mileage life as part of your $500,000 investment, then you are one dumb bus operator, JetSet.
If any of you want to say something other than the MCI 102DL3 is the Ultimate Intercity Bus, show me something with at least 1,500,000 miles on it and still going strong. I know other MCI's and Prevost's have done that well, but I haven't seen such from any other manufacturer. Then Greyhound will take notice, and I will surely take notice if Greyhound orders it. If it can't run that many miles, then it's junk.
And I'm not even talking about the aspects other than mileage right now. Since, with 6.79 mpg highway, as official government tests have proven, the 102DL3 is one efficient bus as well.
Even the average G4500 has run 1,200,000 miles, though not "going strong" by any means.
Also, Setra's pathetic weak fenders are also terrible for intercity work. They cannot exceed 1,000,000 miles, a DL3 can exceed 2,000,000 miles and more. The DL3 has one Achilles' Heel: maneuverability. Maneuverability does not matter much for Greyhound's highway routes. So the DL3 is the Ultimate Intercity Bus, anything that beats it on one aspect will be crushed by the other aspects. And anything that cannot run at least 1,500,000 miles will not even come close, that includes the Setra. If you do not consider mileage life as part of your $500,000 investment, then you are one dumb bus operator, JetSet.
If any of you want to say something other than the MCI 102DL3 is the Ultimate Intercity Bus, show me something with at least 1,500,000 miles on it and still going strong. I know other MCI's and Prevost's have done that well, but I haven't seen such from any other manufacturer. Then Greyhound will take notice, and I will surely take notice if Greyhound orders it. If it can't run that many miles, then it's junk.
And I'm not even talking about the aspects other than mileage right now. Since, with 6.79 mpg highway, as official government tests have proven, the 102DL3 is one efficient bus as well.
Even the average G4500 has run 1,200,000 miles, though not "going strong" by any means.