Initial impressions:  Previously, I have only driven my '72 and '73 buses
so that is what I compare to.  This bus is geared slightly lower, the
brakes aren't as easy to push, the ride seems a little more truck-like
and bouncy, I've got more headroom (!), it feels more "old fashioned"
perhaps because of the steel dash and proximity to the front windscreen,
and its more fun!  (its hard to describe this *fun* factor but it is
definitely there, at least for me.)
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the beauty of a split window bus  :)