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frankie
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| Q65A wrote: | | I agree, Mr. L; that door does look a bit narrow. |
I'm wondering if it's an optical illusion due to the tallness of the doors that gives the width a narrower look.
I would like to know what they do with the three luggage compartments since it seems pretty useless for use on a city bus. I suppose this could extend to the MCI's.
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Q65A
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Location: Central NJ
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:04 am Post subject: |
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| traildriver wrote: | If you ever notice, most of the entertainer/motorhome high end coaches are derivatives of this model, with a raised roof. For good reason.  |
That is very true, TD. The Prevost H-series is widely used as a premium motor home chassis. |
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traildriver
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Location: South Florida
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| Contributing to the illusion of being narrow is the tapered design of the upper window on the rear 'leaf' of the door. |
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traildriver
Joined: 26 Mar 2011
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Location: South Florida
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:19 am Post subject: |
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| Q65A wrote: | | traildriver wrote: | | If you ever notice, most of the entertainer/motorhome high end coaches are derivatives of this model, with a raised roof. For good reason. |
That is very true, TD. The Prevost H-series is widely used as a premium motor home chassis. |
Yes, they also use a lot of H's for conversion, which are good for their larger underfloor bays. Indeed many of the 'Mirage', or XL, or X3 based conversions tow a matching trailer along for storage.
On the other hand, the lower deck coaches yield a better ride. Partially due to their lower CG making the coach more stable on the 'roll' axis. |
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Q65A
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I think there even may be a special interest group of Prevost motor home owners (called "The Prevost Prouds") who meet annually. |
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Mr. Linsky
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Location: BRENTWOOD, CA. - WOODMERE, N.Y.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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frankie,
I stand corrected on this but I believe that what appears to be the aft luggage compartment actually contains the wheelchair equipment and the doorway that would accompany it.
As for the other two compartments; while they may never be used by the MTA, they may well be an asset in the eventual resale of the buses to charter operators (if they're still in good enough condition when the city gets through with them).
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traildriver
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| If the MTA would permit it, they would be handy places for commuters to stow bikes in.... |
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