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Old 9th November 2007, 07:40   #56 (permalink)
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even i have seen the mini cng bus which u are talkin abt and infact i got 2 ride one today on 28th oct 07. MHO1LA6054 body by incoach.

this bus is built on a very high floor type chasis. even higher than the conventional non mutp buses. its a b.s.3 cng version of ashok leyland engine but on closer inspection i found out that it is built on an ecomet chasis as the steering wheel and instrument panel are from the ecomet range. it sounds very high.. no match for the mutp buses. and the unconventional seating style with only one door in the front leads to problems for the passengers getting in and out even though the door is wider than the normal ones. my personal opinion is that i dont like this bus at all.
The mini-buses are now in several depots, including some of the South Mumbai depots too, have seen them in the Colaba area too. BEST always used to have non-CNG buses in some areas (like Bhandup), but the new generation on CNG minis appear to be all over the place.
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