1980 GMC RTS T8H203 OCTA # 3096

[Rts4108]

Sorry to hear of 3096s passing. What a shame. Are there any others like 3096 left?

[knightclassic1]

3096 R.I.P, I love u baby!!!!!!!! The Lord will take care of you!

[TheKingofTransit]

Awesome!

[angrydrunkguyy]

Its been so long since i heard that motor, these buses are awesome, way better than any other bus i have ever rode.

They will never be replaced by these stupid LOW Floor things they pass for buses.

[khfan96]

What happened to the bus?

[newyorkfan16]

It sure would be nice to see an old LBT "Land Shark" GMC RTS ^^

[bigblockz8]

DAMN! 8th watch. That is a driver and he hooked yall up! this vid is great!

[bigblockz8]

That engine made me lose a good pair of underwear. I like how the driver isnt an asshole like the ones around here , if you pull up to a bus here you get asked wtf youre doing . AND HE DROVE THE HELL OUTTA that RTS for yall.

[metroII]

Sounds like it had some nice power!!

[redrum9021]

man i love those gmc rts i live in maimi we retired ours way back in 1999 i miss them.

[jmjfanss]

@redrum9021

We retired ours in broward county in 1997.

[redrum9021]

@jmjfanss yea i know i remember that too yall retired yalls befo us but we retired our flexible buses befo yall though.

[qwandiddy]

@jmjfanss Wow, for Gillig Phantoms?

[tbrett000]

@1985jon which marvin?

[ClassicTVMan81]

What happened to this bus this past June?

[sanchezv8]

@ClassicTVMan81 she passed away last month by giving up her engine and other parts to save an other she's now in bus heaven

[dpinkston18]

man Yall had hella fuckn fun i own two gilligs with the ism w400r

[ea90744]

@dpinkston18 - thats great man. I love Gilligs. The ISM sounds awesome in them.

[baul104]

WHAT?!! This bus died?! Aw, no...=( Farewell, #3096, you will forever be missed, but not forgotten...

[GlobalRailfan]

Do they have any more of these still running on a normal basis???

[tbrett000]

@GlobalRailfan no, they are all privately owned now.

[jrosscsu06]

soooo.....how did it die?

[POOH875]

RIP 3096 you will be missed

[deandremouse]

Damn she got power!

[jrosscsu06]

man this and 3001 run like champs!

[thetechnician22]

The acceleration on these buses is brutal! Get some NOS hooked up! lol. Standing up hanging off the rails in these buses was a lot of fun especially when it hit third gear!

[MetroLinerXLZ]

I really enjoyed the side-by side driving....seeing the wheels spin..

Only the RTS and Metro make that look soooo good....

Awesome-O!!!

[venom2nd]

You got you a nice runner. What's next for it Eddie?

[ea90744]

@venom2nd - Im trying to get a 1995 Flxible Metro from Golden Gate Transit. Those have DD50 engines with ZF Transmissions.

[venom2nd]

@ea90744 Man, if you get that flx, I'm out there. That sounds like a great drive train combo as well. Good luck on getting that bus!

[WMATAvids]

@ea90744 OMFG!!! Great choice! I love those combos on a Flx its my 3rd on my list.

[mmZo6]

Eddie knows how to drive that 3096

[j45007]

Now that sounds GREAT!!

[ea90744]

@j45007 - oh yeah it sure does. I take it out at least once/week to get some exercise.

[newyorkfan16]

buses nowadays have NO sound to them :(

he was PUSHING dat RTS ^^

[ea90744]

@newyorkfan16 - oh sir that RTS pushes itself. You give it a light throttle application and it literally pushes itself. thats my baby

[jmjfanss]

@newyorkfan16

Fuck the EPA.

[qwandiddy]

@newyorkfan16 Buses Nowadays got NO BALLS like this one, This RTS is WAY FASTER than Chicago CTA's Newer New Flyers.

[Nabinut]

Damn Eddie. You were driving the hell of that bus. I gotta ride it...please:)

[Rts4108]

Excellent more plewase? LOL. Our buses MTA are capped at 40-45!!!! :0(

[baul104]

30 years old and it still runs so damn excellent!

[jrosscsu06]

so he traded 9034 for this? EA won. lol

[ea90744]

@jrosscsu06 - sure did. she sits in the yard with a smile on her face too

[topper2142]

These buses have and always will be one of the most reliable buses in the history of buses.Nothin like flyin down washington on the 68 line hitting every pothole you can find and bouncin up and down,good times.

[ea90744]

@topper2142 - you are so right. nobody gonna hit potholes on my baby :-)

[newyorkfan16]

you went by old middle school! (7th and Euclid) lol

[23145567]

I never seen an GMC RTS w/ an roof excust before!

[ea90744]

@23145567 - The exhaust was changed from ground to roof exhaust. You should see where the mufflers at

[zztee]

She runs like a beast ^_^

[jfs1988]

Darn it, too bad we don't live in western Texas. The maximum freeway speed limit there is 80 MPH after passing El Paso urban area. Ours is only 70 MPH on the 10 (PS to Blythe) and 15 (north SD county).

Whats the most maximum speed this bus could handle?

[ea90744]

@jfs1988 - Governed at 65. Going downhill it gets up to 68

[jfs1988]

Darn it, too bad we don't live in western Texas. The maximum freeway speed limit is 80 MPH. On I-10 after passing El Paso urban area. The only high speed freeways we have in CA are the 10 (after Palm Springs) and the 15 (in north SD).

How fast can this bus go on maximum speed?

[jfs1988]

Darn it, too bad we don't live in western Texas. The maximum freeway speed limit is 80 MPH. On I-10 after passing El Paso urban area. The only high speed freeways we have in CA are the 10 (after Palm Springs) and the 15 (in north SD).

How fast can this bus go on maximum speed?

[WMATAvids]

Haha nice. I wana ride it someday.

[ea90744]

Good Times !!!!

[POOH875]

this is a sweet ass bus he took me for a ride in it tuesday night and it hauls ass