ramone:
gingerfold:
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You’re being a tad unfair here Ramone. The (new) Leyland Tiger coach was introduced in 1981 to replace the Leopard and Reliance and it remained in production to 1992. It offered a range of engine options, mid-chassis under floor mounted. Leyland TL11, Gardner 6HLXCT, and from 1987 ■■■■■■■ L10. Transmissions options were Leyland Hydrocyclic, Voith, and ZF. Volvo bought Leyland Bus in 1988 and used its THD100 engine, replacing the TL11 and Gardner options.
0What i was trying to put across Graham is they had an answer to the B10 Volvo before it was introduced here obviously with hindsight because they built the Sabre so they must at the time have been thinking in the right area so a high powered coach was in their heads. The Tiger came 8 years too late maybe ?
The British commercial vehicle industry was 8 or more years behind the Europeans and Swedish marques from about 1970, and outdated models soldiered on for too long. Partly driven (pardon the pun) it has to be said by many operators who were too loyal to their longstanding preferred marques, and they were reluctant to change. I can certainly see that with the benefit of hindsight. Brand loyalty is commendable in many respects, but in the very long term it can work against the purchaser.