Withdrawn Vehicles

[Jack6101]

6988 WB-Withdrawn it has gone off bus times

Then it must be true ..... wait till Tony confirms this 

[winston]

6988 WB-Withdrawn it has gone off bus times

Clearly the armchair enthusiasts on Bustimes are also vehicle assessors too.... 

[Tony]

Clearly the armchair enthusiasts on Bustimes are also vehicle assessors too....

It has a book value of nearly a quarter of a million pounds, so we will wait to see what repair cost Alexander Dennis give us before withdrawal

[winston]

It has a book value of nearly a quarter of a million pounds, so we will wait to see what repair cost Alexander Dennis give us before withdrawal

Exactly, no way would it have been assessed, repair costs priced & a decision made on its future less than 48 hrs after the fire.

The type of fire / damage will be comparable to 6899 which is currently being repaired, plus 6988 is newer still & will therefore have a higher book value.

[karl724223]

It has a book value of nearly a quarter of a million pounds, so we will wait to see what repair cost Alexander Dennis give us before withdrawal

Heard it's going to be a new platinum open topper 

[Stu]

6988 WB-Withdrawn it has gone off bus times

You're jumping the gun, just like the other 'enthusiasts' also jumping to swift conclusions.
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/tnxb-6988/history

BusTimes isn't a 'competition', it's meant to be an informative resource, but some people are ruining it for everybody else.

[BN]

Exactly, no way would it have been assessed, repair costs priced & a decision made on its future less than 48 hrs after the fire.

The type of fire / damage will be comparable to 6899 which is currently being repaired, plus 6988 is newer still & will therefore have a higher book value.

I put the 2 photos together from 6766, both arsons are exactly the same.

[Coventrybususer95]

I put the 2 photos together from 6766, both arsons are exactly the same.

Back seats top deck?

[2900]

WB 1945/1946 have sat in dead bus row for quite some time now, have they suffered major mechanical issues, its been a while since i seen one of the engineers to ask the question.

[Tony]

Alexander Dennis are coming to assess 6988 on Friday for rebuilding or rebodying, only when they give us a price a few days later will anyone know if it is withdrawn 

[18WilliamsLi]

Alexander Dennis are coming to assess 6988 on Friday for rebuilding or rebodying, only when they give us a price a few days later will anyone know if it is withdrawn

There is no way its gonna be fixed to expensive with the amount of damage 

[Tony]

There is no way its gonna be fixed to expensive with the amount of damage

So, I presume you know how much Alexander Dennis charge for a new body and what the book value of the bus is then?

[BBS]

There is no way its gonna be fixed to expensive with the amount of damage

How can you say " there is no way " when you haven't even seen the damage and most of all how can you claim that the manufacturer can't fix it?

[18WilliamsLi]

I have seen the damage

[Tony]

I have seen the damage

But you obviously have no idea how insurance works.

I'll give you an idea. A bus is 'written down' over around 18 years. That bus is 3.5 years old, so so far has only lost around 1/5 of its value.

If Alexander Dennis will put a new body on the existing chassis for 3/5 the price of a new bus then it is a 1/5 saving having it rebuilt