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'''Whippet Express Coach''' is a coach company based in [[Vice City in 3D Universe|Vice City]] in [[1986]] and [[Liberty City in 3D Universe|Liberty City]] from [[1998]] to [[2001]]. |
'''Whippet Express Coach''' is a coach company based in [[Vice City in 3D Universe|Vice City]] in [[1986]] and [[Liberty City in 3D Universe|Liberty City]] from [[1998]] to [[2001]]. |
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| + | == Vice City == |
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| + | [[File:GTAVC_Whippet_Express_Coach_and_Bullet_Bus_&_Coach_Line_Route_Map.png|thumb|GTA:VC [[Whippet Express Coach]] and [[Bullet Bus & Coach Line]] Route Map]]To earn $5 bonus per passenger boarding at bus stops marked with signs on poles, the protagonist can operate either a [[Bullet Bus & Coach Line]] or a [[Whippet Express Coach]] along either the West Island M1 or East Island M2 route (miniature route map pictured at right.) Hint: Stop with sign between wheel and door for quickest boarding. Passengers can board anywhere, but must contact the bus stop sign before boarding. There need not be passengers standing in line behind the bus stop sign pole, any NPC wandering nearby is likely to board and pay the $5 bonus fare, and there is no penalty for waiting any length of time at a stop for stragglers. When the player operates the bus, passengers do not disembark. When NPC operates three passengers often disembark from each side. |
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| + | == Liberty City == |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
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| ⚫ | The name could be a reference to the 1980 hit new wave song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbt30UnzRWw Whip It] by Devo, but is most likely a parody of [[wp:Greyhound Lines|Greyhound Bus]], as the [[wp:Whippet|Whippet]] and the [[wp:Greyhound|Greyhound]] are two breeds of lean dogs bred for their speed and endurance. |
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| + | *There is a real-life bus company named "[[wp:Go Whippet|Whippet Coaches]]" (trading as "Go Whippet") based in Cambridgeshire, England. |
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| + | ==See also== |
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| + | *[[Bullet Bus & Coach Line]] |
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| + | [[Category:Businesses in GTA III]] |
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| + | [[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City]] |
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| + | [[Category:Businesses in GTA San Andreas]] |
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Revision as of 21:10, 20 November 2015
Whippet Express Coach icon
Whippet Express Coach is a coach company based in Vice City in 1986 and Liberty City from 1998 to 2001.
Vice City
GTA:VC Whippet Express Coach and Bullet Bus & Coach Line Route Map
To earn $5 bonus per passenger boarding at bus stops marked with signs on poles, the protagonist can operate either a Bullet Bus & Coach Line or a Whippet Express Coach along either the West Island M1 or East Island M2 route (miniature route map pictured at right.) Hint: Stop with sign between wheel and door for quickest boarding. Passengers can board anywhere, but must contact the bus stop sign before boarding. There need not be passengers standing in line behind the bus stop sign pole, any NPC wandering nearby is likely to board and pay the $5 bonus fare, and there is no penalty for waiting any length of time at a stop for stragglers. When the player operates the bus, passengers do not disembark. When NPC operates three passengers often disembark from each side.
Liberty City
Trivia
The name could be a reference to the 1980 hit new wave song Whip It by Devo, but is most likely a parody of Greyhound Bus, as the Whippet and the Greyhound are two breeds of lean dogs bred for their speed and endurance.
- There is a real-life bus company named "Whippet Coaches" (trading as "Go Whippet") based in Cambridgeshire, England.