The Weston B7Ls were evidently in 2009
https://flic.kr/p/a8HXkA 66350-6 did have the paint job - inside they were still very tired �� I've mentioned it on here before but I enjoyed a trip on 66104 in mid 2014 from Dursley to Horfield one evening and despite its years, it was a lovely machine and yes, almost luxurious.
The problem with rumours are that they begin to be believed as fact. IIRC, Buses magazine about 20+ years ago said that unless you had a corroborated source, they weren't interested as they were sick of having to print corrections and apologies. Take just a few of the rumours.... Some are scarcely credible. We could easily say....
"I've heard from a driver that First are probably going to sell Bath - makes sense as Go Ahead are busy buying and FSA are losing money etc" - IT IS, OF COURSE, PIFFLE.
Bit different is to question the future of FSA's operations or perhaps to suggest sensible ways in which they might improve things. As long as it's couched in the right way, we should have debate. That's the point of the message board but it doesn't mean that we let the handbrake off totally and accept any old tosh.