Tacky But Worthwhile! | Express (rep. Advance Lifts NZ) @ 109 Queen Street, Auckland CBD

I know for a fact that ‪@NZLifts‬ has filmed these elevators before, just when they were original! These used to be Express elevators with Schindler M-Series buttons replacing the original ones. That was in 2018; they’ve since undergone a complete replacement by Advance Lifts NZ, and now look like cheap, Asian generics running Monarch Controls. Such a configuration isn’t commonly found in New Zealand, though, so I’ll give it that! The buttons are STEP BAS231, but they kinda resemble KONE KDS, and I know I’m not the first person to make that comparison. These lifts look quite tacky, and almost run quite tackily as well (despite being only 2 years old), but at least the cab is nice with the wooden flooring. Only G and 3 are unlocked in these lifts - the majority of the building was turned into apartments around the time of the mod, but level 3 seems to be an Asian-style clinic of some sort, which seems kinda fitting considering the lifts that have been put in here :P
𝗡𝗭 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀’ 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴): • Video
Video 18/64 from Auckland (03/1/23 - 07/1/23).
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Manufacturer: Advance Lifts NZ
Model/Controller: - / Monarch Controls
Year: 2020
Fixtures: Shanghai STEP BAS231
Type: MRL (?) Traction
No. of elevators in set: 2
Floors served: ★G, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Capacity: 17 persons / 1275 kg
Film date: 04/1/2023
Elevator rating: 75/100
DT rating: 2.5/100
Total: 72.5/100

[@Samuelselevatorchannel]

Sjec type, but so like the lift company brilliant lift

[@t3224.elevators_nz]

Well, they seem brilliant to people who live in countries where they’re rare lol!
As someone who was actually born & partially raised in an Asian country, I’ve seen these in action before… and they ain’t the nicest 😅

[@TheDragonFire123]

Well, hey, it's the same Advance Lifts of Australia, now not by their other identity, Advance Global Elevators. Although this is far worse than the other AGS installs I've encountered so far.

[@t3224.elevators_nz]

They’re not exactly the best-looking (or running, for that matter), but they do get points for rarity in this country! Although… maybe the same can’t really be said over in Australia 😅