Busjack Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Wait.... So, they used the system from the 900's for the 4000's?.... No, I misread your post. You had 900 first, but later 800. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Last night, I spotted #809 with the enhanced sign on the back indicating the illegal right turn in front of the bus. However, it's not rehabbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 907 on the 60 this morning followed along Madison by 905 on the 157 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 The other half of the 900s seems like they're done including #904 (on the left) and #909 (wrapped). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 The other half of the 900s seems like they're done including #904 (on the left) and #909 (wrapped). Where's #909? I'd think that would be the last one with it's wrap and LED headlights. ISE going out of business is really slamming the door shut on these buses. Too bad I liked these buses too. I wonder if it would be too hard to convert those back to diesels or rehab those to follow suit with the #800's, but they would probably need to go to a third party bus rebuilder for that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Where's #909? I'd think that would be the last one with it's wrap and LED headlights. ISE going out of business is really slamming the door shut on these buses. Too bad I liked these buses too. I wonder if it would be too hard to convert those back to diesels or rehab those to follow suit with the #800's, but they would probably need to go to a third party bus rebuilder for that.#909 has to be in the middle. Man, as much as I wanted them to be in operation it would be very difficult to convert them to anything! Hell, look what they did to the 5900s! Deja vu much??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 .... Hell, look what they did to the 5900s! Deja vu much??? Again, it gets back to what "a one year test" means. In this case, about 7. However, despite ISE going out of business,New Flyer said it was still providing support tor the buses, although the language of that release may indicate only to the extent of honoring warranties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Again, it gets back to what "a one year test" means. In this case, about 7. However, despite ISE going out of business,New Flyer said it was still providing support tor the buses, although the language of that release may indicate only to the extent of honoring warranties.Wow. Now that really makes me wonder whether they're being on bs or CTA is just plain stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Wow. Now that really makes me wonder whether they're being on bs or CTA is just plain stupid. Not sure what you mean by this. Basically, though, the only evidence you have that they are out of service is that some of them are parked next to the Optimas, which themselves are presumed to be out of service. Nobody has said here what is supposedly wrong with them. Some of them are still on the street. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Again, it gets back to what "a one year test" means. In this case, about 7. However, despite ISE going out of business,New Flyer said it was still providing support tor the buses, although the language of that release may indicate only to the extent of honoring warranties. Like you said, Busjack, New Flyer's language indicates while in warranty. When they're out of warranty, they're pretty much, to use a Star Wars reference, Bantha fodder. The DE40LF's(ISE Thundervolt) were delivered in 2007, so they're 7 years old now, and unless they New Flyer and ISE works like Kia, giving out 10-year warranties on vehicles, they're probably just about out of warranty. When they are all out of warranty, however the warranty language was set up("X" amount of years or "X" amount of miles on the buses), you'll most likely see the rest join the others at South Shops to sit and await scrapping. Frankly, I'm still surprised 5900-5902 are still there in the bits and pieces they are.... they should've been scrapped by now! They've been parked for 14 years already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Not sure what you mean by this. Basically, though, the only evidence you have that they are out of service is that some of them are parked next to the Optimas, which themselves are presumed to be out of service. Nobody has said here what is supposedly wrong with them. Some of them are still on the street.That's why I said that. You've explained your point very well. We'll just have to wait until any information about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Not all are out of service. 907 & 905 are still active. 907 is on the 60 this morning and 905 is on the 18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Where's #909? I'd think that would be the last one with it's wrap and LED headlights. ISE going out of business is really slamming the door shut on these buses. Too bad I liked these buses too. I wonder if it would be too hard to convert those back to diesels or rehab those to follow suit with the #800's, but they would probably need to go to a third party bus rebuilder for that. We got a problem because after carefully reviewing my shot and going up to South Shop earlier today, the bus on the right of my shot is not a 900. It's an 800!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Wow These didnt last that long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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