It's going to be a real shame to see the 00 VWLs go, but whoever gets them next year will be getting an outstanding bus (well, apart from whoever gets VWL104, which is as dead as a doornail!) and will get many more years out of them.

They should sell quickly enough too, as several of them have been extensively refurbished over past couple of years with engine overhauls and high quality repaints. The VWL is a very popular single deck bus in the UK too, so I would imagine there will be a strong interest in both the 99 and 00 batches whenever they get offered for sale.