Arriva North West - Bootle Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot

(20/03/2013 14:25)mathias Wrote:  Does anyone know if 2928 (CX58 FZK) SB200/Pulsar1 is back on the road?

Rode it Monday and couldn't believe the ride, constant bouncing from the rear suspension made it feel like a bouncy castle!
It would hit a speed hump then continue to bounce for five or six seconds. Ridiculous!

The driver noticed a warning light on his dashboard and said there was a fault with the suspension (so I presume its been taken out of service?)
Strangely enough, it was still on the road an hour later, but this time the driver was frantically revving the engine, presumably to build up sufficient air.

Anyway, I haven't seen it since Monday, so I presume its now VOR with knackered suspension.
Unless -of course- anyone else knows any different....

I haven't seen it out, although I'll keep my eyes out for it! I'm no mechanic, but it may be the shock absorbers that have broken.

I had Pulsar CX58 EXK (2918) yesterday morning on my 311 from Aintree to Skelmersdale. This bus just keeps getting worse - its engine sounds knackered, it "stutters" its way through gear one being unable to rev normally, it's quite sluggish (needs more than the A59 to reach top speed) and it vibrates strangely, in no rhythm, whilst idle whilst some strange knocking accompany it. I was told a few months ago that this and CX58 FZA (2920) have the highest mileage and that both are nearly eligible for new engines - obviously not in 2920's case because, as we all know, it's already had one!