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have the aircon for the earlier batch of Citaro under SBST improved? on saturday afternoon (around 2pm) under the hot sun, saw the BC of SBS6003D in the long sleeve green jacket.... if the aircon is hot, how can the BC tahan?
Originally posted by SMB66X:To be honest, Citaro are still alright. But the bus isn't really suitable for Singapore(with the interior design, especially aircon). I guess if they change the interior aircon system design to MAN's one, it would be much better. But the Citaro's air-con can be quite cooling sometimes.
Comparing both SBST and SMRT, they are about the same. I managed to feel the cooling breeze when the rear door opens(for both SBST one and SMRT, WLDEP Citaro).
But Citaro do really made me dizzy with the hot interior when the bus is full(both SBST and SMRT). The feeling was bad though.
I agree that the aircon is the biggest problem with the Citaro.
It's not strong or cool enough, but I like the design of the vents
being non-adjustable so that annoying commuters won't stick tissue
paper into the eyeball sockets and aircon is not wasted through
sockets that are blowing to only cool the enclosure and not the bus
cabin. What I don't get is why many like you feel that the interior
is unsuitable. It's low floor and has more seats than a KUB. There
might be some steps around but this is inevitable for low floor
buses and will be a standard design for any manufacturer. It's a
necessary compromise.