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Diamond bus reviews

Started by Trident 4194, March 19, 2015, 06:53:19 PM

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Jack

Quote from: Trident 4194 on November 27, 2017, 05:42:31 PM
Ummm arriva didn't really look after their darts. Hansons maintained theirs very well
They did, 21001 and 21007 are the best ones. Even 30215 was well looked after with Wednesfield and was better than Diamond's original Cadets.

Jack

20007 - Plaxton Primo

Caught this on the 41A. Great bus. The only Primo I know that is not slow and and sluggish. 10/10

30490 - E300

Caught this on the 40 yesterday. Ridden this loads before. Fast bus, suspension great, brakes great. The interior is a rainbow, as is 30488/9/92. Exterior smart. Loud ass bell. Tividale' best E300. 8/10

30942 - Urban 2 B7RLE

Caught this on the 4H. Probably Tividale's fastest Urban 2. Managed Gorsty Hill Road great compared to the earlier Urban 1's. Speedy and thrash down Churchbridge. Suspension great, brakes good, interior smart. Tividale's Urban 2's are better than their Urban 1's. Diamond's wifi is crap. 9/10


Trident 4194

Quote from: Jack on December 25, 2017, 03:04:58 PM
20007 - Plaxton Primo

Caught this on the 41A. Great bus. The only Primo I know that is not slow and and sluggish. 10/10

30490 - E300

Caught this on the 40 yesterday. Ridden this loads before. Fast bus, suspension great, brakes great. The interior is a rainbow, as is 30488/9/92. Exterior smart. Loud ass bell. Tividale' best E300. 8/10

30942 - Urban 2 B7RLE

Caught this on the 4H. Probably Tividale's fastest Urban 2. Managed Gorsty Hill Road great compared to the earlier Urban 1's. Speedy and thrash down Churchbridge. Suspension great, brakes good, interior smart. Tividale's Urban 2's are better than their Urban 1's. Diamond's wifi is crap. 9/10

Diamonds wifi is much better than nx.

Jack


Trident 4194

20104- quite a good dart. Seemed quite powerful up hills for a dart. Although as expected vibrating seats and poor suspension ruins the ride.


Dom

20001 - 5hours sat on this was torture! Hope I never have the displeasure again.

Jack

30201 - Cadet

Caught this on the 40 on Saturday. Beast, flew down roads. Shame Diamond only have two left in service now, doubt 30211 will last long. 7/10

30929 - Dart/E200 (the 07 plate)

Caught this on Saturday on the 16W. Horrible shed. Stuck in limp mode. Crawled down the 50MPH section of Newton Road. Horrible thing - 1/10


Jack

20002 - Dart

Caught this on the 29 from Blakenall to Walsall. Horrible Dart, bouncy suspension, very loud and squeaky breaks. Seats very uncomfortable and the bus then went into limp mode going down Stafford Street. Paint, Black Diamond livery fading.

30885 - Volvo B7RLE (SJ04 plate)

Caught this on the 43 from Bilston to Great Bridge. These 04 plate B7RLE's Diamond have are way better than NX's Urban 1's. Great suspension, clean interior, exterior smart and breaks good.

Jack

20828 - Solo

The '04' plate Solo. Had a little ride on this on the 25. One of the best Solos I've ridden, everything about this is great. 10/10


30828 - Plaxton 'Royale' Centro

Caught this on the 40. The Royales are so horrible now, leather seats taped up, crappy suspension and loud breaks. I presume many of the standard Centros are like this now. Shame as they use to be good buses on the long gone 56. 1/10


Trident 4194

Quote from: Jack on February 10, 2018, 04:22:57 PM
20828 - Solo

The '04' plate Solo. Had a little ride on this on the 25. One of the best Solos I've ridden, everything about this is great. 10/10


30828 - Plaxton 'Royale' Centro

Caught this on the 40. The Royales are so horrible now, leather seats taped up, crappy suspension and loud breaks. I presume many of the standard Centros are like this now. Shame as they use to be good buses on the long gone 56. 1/10

That's just the awful maintenance team. The standard centros are most the time in limp mode. 30822 used to be a beast haven't seen it for a whilst though. The 07 plate B7RLES are better than these now- the only bad thing about them is the dangerously jerky brakes.

DJ

Quote from: Trident 4194 on February 10, 2018, 06:36:43 PM
That's just the awful maintenance team. The standard centros are most the time in limp mode. 30822 used to be a beast haven't seen it for a whilst though. The 07 plate B7RLES are better than these now- the only bad thing about them is the dangerously jerky brakes.

Sorry if I seem rude, but I don't think you should criticise any maintenence team if you haven't seen them work or even set foot in their depot.  :)

Any views/comments are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.

Trident 4194

Quote from: DJ98 on February 10, 2018, 06:44:55 PM
Sorry if I seem rude, but I don't think you should criticise any maintenence team if you haven't seen them work or even set foot in their depot.  :)

It's a common issue ask anyone on the forum. The only fault I have against diamond. Drivers also will tell you the buses are broken.

DJ

Quote from: Trident 4194 on February 10, 2018, 06:53:11 PM
It's a common issue ask anyone on the forum. The only fault I have against diamond. Drivers also will tell you the buses are broken.

You can't take other people's opinions as 100% fact, though. I wouldn't criticise them unless I've seen something bad first hand.

Any views/comments are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.

Jack

Quote from: DJ98 on February 10, 2018, 07:27:50 PM
You can't take other people's opinions as 100% fact, though. I wouldn't criticise them unless I've seen something bad first hand.
There is a lot of Diamond Darts that have defects, just take 20002 for an example, stuck in limp mode.

Quote from: Trident 4194 on February 10, 2018, 06:36:43 PM
That's just the awful maintenance team. The standard centros are most the time in limp mode. 30822 used to be a beast haven't seen it for a whilst though. The 07 plate B7RLES are better than these now- the only bad thing about them is the dangerously jerky brakes.
30880 and 30881 are decent Centro's. 30881 has a loud turbo too.

Straightlines

Quote from: Jack on February 10, 2018, 07:36:52 PM
There is a lot of Diamond Darts that have defects, just take 20002 for an example, stuck in limp mode.
30880 and 30881 are decent Centro's. 30881 has a loud turbo too.

Loud Turbo = decent Bus?  Seriously!? 😂

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