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Q65A



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:47 am    Post subject: Detroit Diesel Today Reply with quote
Heartbreaking as it might seem to us old school bus enthusiasts, today Detroit Diesel only offers its 12.8 L DD13 engines for motorcoach applications; transit bus applications are not mentioned in their online literature:
http://www.detroitdiesel.com/engines/applications/default.aspx
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HwyHaulier




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PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Q65A -

DETROIT "...making a statement..." here? It doesn't wish to be bothered with vagaries of present day city transit buyer demands?

........................Vern.......................
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Q65A



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not only doe DD want to avoid the transit bus market, according to their website DD engines only are available in certain Freightliners and Western Stars. Now that Cat has abandoned the highway diesel market, only Cummins is left...
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traildriver




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PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Q65A wrote:
Not only doe DD want to avoid the transit bus market, according to their website DD engines only are available in certain Freightliners and Western Stars. Now that Cat has abandoned the highway diesel market, only Cummins is left...

Not quite....Our latest (2011) Prevost H3-45's are powered with Volvo diesels.
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Q65A



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oops! You are quite correct, TD: Volvo is still out there as well.
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HwyHaulier




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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Q65A wrote:
Not only doe DD want to avoid the transit bus market, according to their website DD engines only are available in certain Freightliners and Western Stars.
Now that Cat has abandoned the highway diesel market, only Cummins is left...

Q65A -

And, let the FED Anti Trust Zanies worry over this one. It was their own EPA which "set the stage" for this (surely will be alleged) "monopoly market"?

Meanwhile, back to my poetry efforts? "Ode To An Old CAT"?

..................Vern......................
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