Ex SBST Mercedes Benz O405 WA gets a new life???

• SBS 1000U

  22 Nov 10, 06:47

  Does SBST sold our ex WA Mercedes Benz O405 to Thailand for a new life instead of scrapping them???

  A picture to show. Credits to  Bangkok Busboy.

  http://touringcarteam-marcel.fotopic.net/p68036810.html?ref=nf

  I think they have make modifications to make it look different.

• SBS BUSES LOVER

  22 Nov 10, 06:57

  Wow , i think it really looks like it .. :)

  i hope to see a CAC alive somewhere haha

• Lee Teuk

  22 Nov 10, 18:44

  Some sold overseas, some scrapped.

  http://busesingapore.blogspot.com/2010/11/spotted-ex-sbs-transits-walter.html

• SMB32T

  22 Nov 10, 19:10

  SBST managed to sell off some of their buses after all, from the "Used Buses for Sale" website.

  Hope to see Thailand bus companies considering to buy over the next batch of SBST's DM Mercs as well as Volvo MK3s too lol...

• SMB32T

  22 Nov 10, 19:17

  Bus interior pics from the same website...

  http://touringcarteam-marcel.fotopic.net/p66353138.html

  http://touringcarteam-marcel.fotopic.net/p66353137.html

  By looking at the 2nd pic, the bus windows have rounded edges. I wonder which of the SBST's CAC bus is that.

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  22 Nov 10, 19:19

  wow song

• SBS2601D

  22 Nov 10, 22:51

  Originally posted by SMB32T:

  Bus interior pics from the same website...

  http://touringcarteam-marcel.fotopic.net/p66353138.html

  http://touringcarteam-marcel.fotopic.net/p66353137.html

  By looking at the 2nd pic, the bus windows have rounded edges. I wonder which of the SBST's CAC bus is that.

  
  The position of the exit door should tell you that CAC is not applicable for this bus.

• eX.A.K.R.

  23 Nov 10, 00:19

  I do hope SBS 73R was resold rather than scrapped, otherwise all those money spent on refurbishing it will be gone down the drain.

• azharjj

  23 Nov 10, 00:52

  The ex-sbst WA merc that is now in thailand is the one with TV mobile due to the speakers

  not all WA mercs have TV mobile isnt it ?

  so i am guessing that the bus was from AMDEP/BRBP last time

• S.Solitaire

  23 Nov 10, 00:57

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  
  The position of the exit door should tell you that CAC is not applicable for this bus.

  It is a CAC.... This is how I judge:

  ~ A/C ducts

  ~Windows

  ~This is what u might miss out : The design of the granny seats, WA Merc got no step to rest ur legs, but CAC has.....

  ~Also, the door is not that close to the entrance [WA styled]

  I would say probably it's a CAC....

• SGCar

  23 Nov 10, 00:58

  Seems like our WA MBO405, especially the seats, air-con ducts, and also the TV mobile speakers. But they manage to replace the 2 rows of left side green seats with 3 single seats, got space meh?

  Cheers.

• Junyang700

  23 Nov 10, 01:00

  Exterior looks totally different. Interior looks very much the same.

• sBs_boy

  23 Nov 10, 01:04

  - edited -
  didnt realise there were 2 units serving with BMTA.

• SGCar

  23 Nov 10, 01:05

  Originally posted by Junyang700:

  Exterior looks totally different. Interior looks very much the same.

  
  Side same, front different.

  Cheers.

• azharjj

  23 Nov 10, 01:05

  Originally posted by S.Solitaire:

  It is a CAC.... This is how I judge:

  ~ A/C ducts

  ~Windows

  ~This is what u might miss out : The design of the granny seats, WA Merc got no step to rest ur legs, but CAC has.....

  ~Also, the door is not that close to the entrance [WA styled]

  I would say probably it's a CAC....

  
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  oh... ya hor

  WA merc got no step to rest the legs coz it's curve right ? (due to wheel part)

  shld be CAC... the exit door looks CAC-ish to me

  compare WA merc/DM OAC with DM CAC exit doors... they r different actually

  remember the exit door of DM CAC the black thingy at the middle is thin as compared to others (thick)

• SGCar

  23 Nov 10, 01:14

  Originally posted by azharjj:

  
  [BOLD]

  oh... ya hor

  WA merc got no step to rest the legs coz it's curve right ? (due to wheel part)

  shld be CAC... the exit door looks CAC-ish to me

  compare WA merc/DM OAC with DM CAC exit doors... they r different actually

  remember the exit door of DM CAC the black thingy at the middle is thin as compared to others (thick)

  You are right. But exterior is a WA, interior seems DM.

  Cheers.

• azharjj

  23 Nov 10, 01:15

  i think the 2 buses are different

  one is WA & the other one is DM CAC ?

• SGCar

  23 Nov 10, 01:20

  http://touringcarteam-marcel.fotopic.net/p66353138.html

  This might be a CAC, look at the air-con compressor on top. OAC and CAC got different cover. Tha's explain the curve corner of the windows.

  Cheers.

• azharjj

  23 Nov 10, 01:31

  or maybe there are more than 2 buses at thailand ?

  maybe the interior photos is not 538-24 or 538-25

  we'll nvr know u see

• SGCar

  23 Nov 10, 01:38

  Originally posted by azharjj:

  or maybe there are more than 2 buses at thailand ?

  maybe the interior photos is not 538-24 or 538-25

  we'll nvr know u see

  
  Agree. Seems that somehow photo owner manage to snapped exterior of WA, but interior of DM.

  Cheers.

• Acx1688

  23 Nov 10, 21:11

  http://touringcarteam-marcel.fotopic.net/p68036810.html?ref=nf
  
  To CONFIRM
  It's a WA MB0405 with FHI aircon...
  Ex SBS182J - SBS280J [Only within this range] 
  

• Acx1688

  23 Nov 10, 21:17

  Originally posted by SGCar:

  http://touringcarteam-marcel.fotopic.net/p66353138.html

  This might be a CAC, look at the air-con compressor on top. OAC and CAC got different cover. Tha's explain the curve corner of the windows.

  Cheers.

  DM CAC, OAC windows are rectangle
  Furthermore, CAC the BC cab is lower for CAC

• azharjj

  23 Nov 10, 21:33

  Originally posted by Acx1688:

  DM CAC, OAC windows are rectangle
  Furthermore, CAC the BC cab is lower for CAC

  
  yup

  so there are at least 3 ex-sbst merc in thailand

• Veyron16.4

  23 Nov 10, 22:05

  http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php%3Ft%3D892168%26page%3D4&ei=aMnrTKihMJSrcfDVrfwO&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=2&sqi=2&ved=0CCkQ7gEwAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbmta%2Bbangkok%2BO405%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Divfd

   

  DM CAC featured in article. Looks like they had to rebody the rear too!

• Veyron16.4

  23 Nov 10, 22:08

  

   

  Now we know that the WAs have been rebodied into 2 different designs. Photo from above link, by Phong_ae