Great thing my 17 year old daughter said the other day "Dad, we know when you leave and we know when you are home, the sound of your car running vibrates the whole house when you are on the drive" I checked and it does vibrate the house and its a standard exhaust! What an amazing car!
As a born and bred Fulham boy my favourite bus's were the route master 30 and 74. The 220 and 295 with folding doors were pure science fiction, no conductors! However the route master number 11 seemed to appear anywhere I needed it and get me close enough home in any drunken state. As far as manners go bus drivers then were the Gentlemen (and ladies) of the road, not so sure now though (maybe Im just getting old?)