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actually thats the 316 with the "sprint shift" ie the clutch less semi automatic, while a few of these did have the baseball cap lights the first merc was the 312 sprinter. had much squarer headlights, a t bar auto and i reckon a naturally aspirated diesel, even though merc did claim it was turbo...ZO100_marto wrote:gee the picture of the merc is the first model used as an ambulane in oz, that was the model that SJA here in WA thought the "base cap" was a clever design
Hope they don't need to get any where fast with that model, getting out and walking was often quicker
those were slow. the ones in the pic were much better but a bit jerky, the new series II 316's are quite nice, enough power and smooth transmission.
will see if i can did up a pic of the old old merc
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Sorry if i am covering old ground, but for those not in the know, what is meant by the term 'baseball cap lights' It has come up in several threads in relation to the Mercedes ambos, but i'm not sure what i am looking for, to tell them apart. Believe it or not it is troubling me not knowing what the subtle difference is .
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good question, I would also like to know. seeing as cars isn't my best subject. All I know is they should have 4 wheels, go forward and backwards, at at least the speed limit, turn, play music, and as a bonus have red and blue lights and go weeeooooww when appropriateauntys_eyes wrote:Sorry if i am covering old ground, but for those not in the know, what is meant by the term 'baseball cap lights' It has come up in several threads in relation to the Mercedes ambos, but i'm not sure what i am looking for, to tell them apart. Believe it or not it is troubling me not knowing what the subtle difference is .
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Yep your spot on Ambul8 that would be a 316, I was looking at the small mirror which was a give away with the 317's then I looked at the indicator and it wasn't a "tear drop" and therefore isn't a 317
As for those asking about the "baseball cap" here you go,
This was the first Merc introduced into WA, as you can see it didn't take long to move away from a home made light bar
As for those asking about the "baseball cap" here you go,
This was the first Merc introduced into WA, as you can see it didn't take long to move away from a home made light bar
Speaking of old Ambos fellas I was behind that #1 1BBK132 yesterday on Main St.
That's that old Ambo with a similar light set-up to that shot ZO100_marto posted. Hasn't got the front light-bar and the rear lights are different.
Also how many of those Landcruiser's does SJA have in the metro area? I've seen at least 2 different ones in the past weeks?
That's that old Ambo with a similar light set-up to that shot ZO100_marto posted. Hasn't got the front light-bar and the rear lights are different.
Also how many of those Landcruiser's does SJA have in the metro area? I've seen at least 2 different ones in the past weeks?
Im guessing that they have 4 in total - and a few of the Subaru Forresters with LED Lightbars -Tom wrote:Speaking of old Ambos fellas I was behind that #1 1BBK132 yesterday on Main St.
That's that old Ambo with a similar light set-up to that shot ZO100_marto posted. Hasn't got the front light-bar and the rear lights are different.
Also how many of those Landcruiser's does SJA have in the metro area? I've seen at least 2 different ones in the past weeks?
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Amb 1 is/was at Joondalup and was the last one on the road, I had thought it was de commisioned but perhaps not...Tom wrote:Speaking of old Ambos fellas I was behind that #1 1BBK132 yesterday on Main St.
Also how many of those Landcruiser's does SJA have in the metro area? I've seen at least 2 different ones in the past weeks?
As for the Cruiser's there was 2 which were also being de commisioned as the forresters come on board. 1 used by day onroad lacky and 1 by night onroad lacky.
They were also doing up some forresters for the paramedics they are trying to get to go to towns like Kununurra, etc so perhaps there floating around town aswell.
"Old Ambulance 1" aka the baseball cap variety, is not in active service. It is used weekly by a special crew brought in to make the weekly medication run to all the metro depots.
You may find one or two of the baseball cap vans running around, even saw one at workshops the other day. There may be a few in service in quiet country areas, but given the rater inept engine, poor gearbox and even poorer brakes, for the most part they are gone (god bless their cotton picking socks).
Insofar as land cruisers, I assume you mean the 80 series wagons and not troopies. A few of the country subcentres have troopies, most noticeably lancelin, which you would see on its rare trips into the metro hospitals.
As 80 series go, 2 of them, as was said earlier. 1 x day and 1 x night. And 2 forresters.
Oh and worth noting, a particular ambulance number is not allocated to a Depot. They are rotated around the fleet to even up Km's and workload and even get out for a rest at the bigger paid country centers.
for example, was at a hospital and came across ambulance 1 which now is at Mandurah. Not sure wat's at joondalup rite now as I live and work SOR and dont like NOR nor the people from it
You may find one or two of the baseball cap vans running around, even saw one at workshops the other day. There may be a few in service in quiet country areas, but given the rater inept engine, poor gearbox and even poorer brakes, for the most part they are gone (god bless their cotton picking socks).
Insofar as land cruisers, I assume you mean the 80 series wagons and not troopies. A few of the country subcentres have troopies, most noticeably lancelin, which you would see on its rare trips into the metro hospitals.
As 80 series go, 2 of them, as was said earlier. 1 x day and 1 x night. And 2 forresters.
Oh and worth noting, a particular ambulance number is not allocated to a Depot. They are rotated around the fleet to even up Km's and workload and even get out for a rest at the bigger paid country centers.
for example, was at a hospital and came across ambulance 1 which now is at Mandurah. Not sure wat's at joondalup rite now as I live and work SOR and dont like NOR nor the people from it