[DWind]

Originally Posted by Ashley2

Dr, then why not you have tried Eicher 20.16. That is known to give better mileage initially much better than AL and TM and are the cheapest among the lot.

Is there a 20.16 from Eicher. I do not see it listed in VECV website. I can only see 20.15 listed

Are there any Eicher buses operating as stage carriers in TN? I have seen eicher being used as Company buses operated by Parveen in chennai.

[Ashley2]

Originally Posted by DWind

Is there a 20.16 from Eicher. I do not see it listed in VECV website. I can only see 20.15 listed

Are there any Eicher buses operating as stage carriers in TN? I have seen eicher being used as Company buses operated by Parveen in chennai.

Yet an another spelling mistake. Thanks for highlighting the same.
Eicher 20.15 is operated by Deenadayalan Transports running in Trichy - Tiruppattur - Pudukottai route.

Parveen is the largest Private fleet owner of Eicher in India.

[v1kram]

Originally Posted by Ashley2

Eicher 20.15 is operated by Deenadayalan Transports running in Trichy - Tiruppattur - Pudukottai route.

Parveen is the largest Private fleet owner of Eicher in India.

Though off topic, just wanted to add a piece of information.
When Eicher lauched their heavy duty buses, Parveen took mainly for ferrying employees (under contract) and ST (operator based on Coimbatore) took for route 32 city operation and it was first of it's kind in India, those buses were even displayed at the auto expo held in Coimbatore during 2000/01.

[madhuperiasamy]

Final pictures of the fully built body.























The bus is going on route today.
Shall update regarding the performance in the coming days.

[ramzsys]

Dr.

Saw your bus doing duty in cbe-poy route at about 5 pm. Today being muhurat day, there was full load and bus was driven pedal to floor style(i was chuckling thinking about the mileage conscious owner )

[madhuperiasamy]

Originally Posted by ramzsys

Dr.

Sa there was full load and bus was driven pedal to floor style )

Thanks for the caution ramzsys. I could use feedback from fellow bhpians like you. GPS is not yet installed so am not able to get speedo and tachometer reports. I shall rein them in.

[teamveevee]

Originally Posted by madhuperiasamy

Shall update regarding the performance in the coming days.

Please start an ownership thread. We had one for AL, it will be good to have a Tata also. I am sure this will give insight to an owners mind, and will help immensely people who are trying to enter this business. in the future.
By the way, the bus looks excellent. I have not seen any bus interior this good, looks very roomy.

[smashnerd]

This was the first thing that came into mind when i saw the pic. (sorry, I don't mean it as an insult)



Paint scheme is nice though. Hope the bus gives you good service. Please do start an ownership thread as teamveevee suggests.

[madhuperiasamy]

Originally Posted by smashnerd

This was the first thing that came into mind when i saw the pic. (sorry, I don't mean it as an insult)

Paint scheme is nice though. Hope the bus gives you good service. Please do start an ownership thread as teamveevee suggests.

You are entitled to your opinion. No issues. Thank you for the wishes.

I will start an ownership thread however I am afraid there will not be many participants.
If we have adequate numbers then why not?

[Leymama]

This looks a straight lift of Futura 2012 from VDL Buses.

[v1kram]

Originally Posted by v1kram

Basically the design is inspired from VDL Futura model (coach of the year 2012) and this is the first time the coach builder is working on this design (since we requested for this particular model alone), but there are already few buses with this design (Shillibear has also built this design).

Originally Posted by Leymama

This looks a straight lift of Futura 2012 from VDL Buses.

Yes. Indeed it is.
Have mentioned it already in post # 83, quoted for your reference.

[Ravindra M]

Originally Posted by madhuperiasamy

Final pictures of the fully built body.

The bus is going on route today.
Shall update regarding the performance in the coming days.

Just a question : why 2 ladders are needed ? Isn't 1 enough ?

[DWind]

Originally Posted by Ravindra M

Just a question : why 2 ladders are needed ? Isn't 1 enough ?

I think 2 is provided for both aesthetic as well as practicality as these ladders will be used by cleaners to to reach and clean the vehicle. On the same note does the bus body-builder provide another ladder (with rubber bushes to rest on) for cleaning as part of the deal. I have seen these ladders provided for Volvo used by Omni bus operators to clean the bus.

[SAE40 in veins]

Can you upload a photograph of the finished cockpit/ driver area. Did you retain the original hood cover or went for a new one? How is the ergo pack fairing in the overall scheme of things?????? curious curious.

[anujmishra]

I can see that you retained original tail light from chasis in your bus. This is the best part, I found in your bus and it shows your interest towards safety.

These lights last long and has sufficient illumination for rear traffic. Aftermarket rear lights would not last long and gave way in usage of few months. Please during all service check all lights functioning including indicators.