Australasian Bus & Coach - April 2018

busnews.com.au April 2018 ABC^33

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UN OVER 50 – an unusual name

for a travel company to some,

but Springwood, Queensland-

based owners Rob Archibald

and Toni Brennan knew what

they were doing offering amazing V.I.P

coach experiences and sustainable tours

to that discerning target market. Tours

ensuring passengers are having adventures

with like-minded, active peers and

experiencing the very best Australia has

to offer. And they deliver experiences well

outside the box, enhanced by the recent

acquisition of a very spacious and ‘sparkly’

(guess how!) Irizar i6 to the fleet.

BUSINESS CLASS ON WHEELS

With this being the fourth Irizar purchased

• the others making up Fun Over 50’s

(FOF) prestigious Gold Class of coaches

• Archibald was quick to point out why
  they’ve stuck by the Spanish brand.
  “About nine years ago I was talking with
  one of the operators from Pegasus Coaches
  in Sydney. I was looking to buy a coach, but
  couldn’t afford a new one at the time. We
  had a look at different second-hand ones,
  but that option we were a bit wary of. We
  decided to go on our knees to the bank
  and see what we could come up with.
  Pegasus told us Irizar and Scania were
  doing some great deals with some of the
  European chassis manufacturers, making it
  very affordable for companies like ours, so
  that’s what initially got us in to the Irizars,”
  he explained.
  “How we package our products, they
  pretty much do the same thing and that

makes it pretty easy for you. The Irizars

are big in Europe and I did my homework

about them; the price was affordable and

[it] didn’t look like the normal run-of-the-

mill coaches.

“Irizar has always had good back-up

and that was a big thing for us. I also

approached Sid Fogg’s and he also had

good accolades for them,” Archibald said.

“I went to a few of the bus and coach

shows and credit to all the coach builders

• there are some great coaches out there –
  but we couldn’t get past the good looks of
  the Irizar. It just has nice lines with the bull
  nose that tapers off,” he added.

IT’S A WRAP

So what kind of paint was used to get that

sparkling, diamond effect? Er ... none!