setrht.blogg.se - Tata marcopolo school buses

I was surprised at the level of understanding of even the dealers here. Even the dealers are clueless as to why one should buy an X over Y or Z. But there is such little knowledge about these commercial vehicles anywhere, that it is quite difficult to find the right make, and only bland recommendations run high. Although, I bought my previous vehicles without any help, and I regret not researching thoroughly earlier as well. I am only leaning towards Tata because of its smashing looks, and also because of the name it carries. Anyone able to help in choosing the right engine/gearbox would be much appreciated. Not really sure what to make of these engines, and their figures. Eicher has a 3.3L 115 HP, 360 NM engine.Tata has a 3.8 SGI NA engine delivering 85 HP, 285 NM engine whereas.

LxBxH of the Eicher 50 Seater 9344 x 2160 x 2970 mm.

LxBxH of the Eicher 40 Seater 7904 x 2160 x 2970 mm.

LxBxH of the Eicher 30 Seater 6704 x 2160 x 2970 mm.

The Starbus LP 407, and LP 909 are the only options available in CNG.

LxBxH of the Tata 51 Seater 9750 x 2340 x 2910 mm.

LxBxH of the Tata 34 Seater 7190 x 2340 x 2910 mm.

The difference in length between the two is what makes the biggest difference while entering lanes, and avoiding the overhang from hitting trees, parked cars, and other objects alike. With the streets getting ever smaller, I have decided this time to not buy a large 50 seater bus, even though it makes much more economical sense, instead to focus on the 25-35 seater category. With 200 working days a year - the bus should easily last me 15 years / 20 if the fitness goes through)

60-70 km per day (maybe 150 if they get two shifts.Bharat Benz has also opened a shop but I don't know if they have non-AC, and I expect them to be more expensive, and hard to maintain, what with the availability of parts etc., therefore did not consider them. It is a mandate to run school buses on CNG-only in the city, therefore, Ashok Leyland is also out of the fray as they offer only Diesel. Since SML, and Force are out of the running Force also because the dealer has left town, I have narrowed it down to just two options: So, I am looking at getting a couple of more school buses to run on a contract basis with different schools/colleges in the city.

SML is the cheapest option out there but is really archaic in its technology and systems, whereas Force is modern but has many niggles, especially with its electronics (think of it as the Skoda of Buses, if you will). These were bought in 2017/18 and are running fine although both have their own drawbacks. I am in a dilemma over which bus to buy, and what better place to get an opinion than here at Team-BHP.Ī little background, I already own three buses, of which, two (2) are Swaraj Mazda (SML) 47 Seaters, and one (1) is a Force Traveller 26 seater. BHPian pratyaksh recently shared this with other enthusiasts.