(10/06/2013 18:10)KU02 YUH Wrote:  That's two new Pulsar 2s which I absolutely can't stand now - 3116 and now 3109 (the latter also features a damn "shelf rattle"). For some reason, something (suspension, maybe?) underneath those back seats bangs away strongly. It's absolutely pathetic for buses of one year old. I'd expect something like that on an older bus, but not on 12-plated buses. Having 3109 on my 311 from Skelmersdale to Old Roan today was absolute hell and I got off of it at the first available opportunity.

Another one which I dislike when the weather is cold is 3122, which has no working heaters in the saloon (unless the thermostat has been switched-off). 3108 and 3114 are also not great as they rattle too much - 3114's doors were even bouncing off of their hinges when it was in its first week on the road!

Whilst there are some exceptional new Pulsar 2s in the 3107-3122 batch, there are some which are bad now and, without care, will probably be wrecked and unbearable by an older age.

(18/06/2013 22:24)Neoplan N4009 Wrote:  Talking to a friend recently & Perhaps the banging underneath the seats may have something to do with the chassis being low to the ground+lightweight , a bit like the Integral Enviro 300 batch one half the time it seems like the driveshaft is scraping the road! An to be honest the road that leads from the Uni Complex, off Kingsway Tunnel and leading into Kirkdale is the main instigator for it. You are right though for such modern vehicles rattling should be a minimum