New cop cars...

smash

Check out what the cops are drivnig now... nice

OldmanMondeo

:rolleyes: Can I be the first to jump on a high horse and say he should have been talking to you for using your mobile while driving.....:rolleyes:

Anan1

OldmanMondeo wrote:

:rolleyes: Can I be the first to jump on a high horse and say he should have been talking to you for using your mobile while driving.....:rolleyes:

You'll have to prove the pic was taken with a phone and not a camera first.

prospect

What is nice about it? its a 318, not exactly rare, unique or special?

I think the cops should move away from having fleets of similar vehicles, unmarked cop cars are often easily spotted.

OldmanMondeo

Anan1 wrote:

You'll have to prove the pic was taken with a phone and not a camera first.

Dam, your horse is higher than mine....:D

Kinetic^

/me notes down the reg of the pig's car so I know not to speed if I see it

sesswhat

OldmanMondeo wrote:

:rolleyes: Can I be the first to jump on a high horse and say he should have been talking to you for using your mobile while driving.....:rolleyes:

Maybe someone should be talking to the Guard about being stopped on a dangerous bend forcing people to cross a continuous white line to get past him, even though there is a lay by right beside him. He's even driving like a BMW driver.

smash

yes I was stopped while I took the pic... the car overtaking just pulled off there.

Kali

prospect wrote:

What is nice about it? its a 318, not exactly rare, unique or special?

exactly.. waste of a thread this. Now the lancer evos that the cops in the uk have for pursuits, thats worth a picture.

Anan1

Kali wrote:

exactly.. waste of a thread this. Now the lancer evos that the cops in the uk have for pursuits, thats worth a picture.

The purpose of the thread is to illustrate that the Gardaí are now using BMWs. This may not be of interest to you, but it is very useful information to some of us.

TomMc

Without his cap on the Garda would look like the average photocopier salesman (junior exec) behind the wheel. Till word gets round not the type of car you would expect to get a pull from. Much less noticeable than a battered Vectra/Mondeo with numerous roof aeriels and no hubcaps.:D

smash

TomMc wrote:

Without his cap on the Garda would look like the average photocopier salesman (junior exec) behind the wheel. Till word gets round not the type of car you would expect to get a pull from. Much less noticeable than a battered Vectra/Mondeo with numerous roof aeriels and no hubcaps.:D

exactly, the point of the thread is that you wouldn't expect a guard to pull you in, in a bmw...

Turner

They also have 530D's in the Traffic Corps.

Ill just remind you what that can do.

0-60 in 6.8 seconds.

Top speed 156mph.

Nice.

Jomcc

They also have an unmarked Black Land-Cruiser Commercial.

Stephen

I saw one of those 530d's on Bertie-duty on the news the other night. What a waste!

ciarsd

Jomcc wrote:

They also have an unmarked Black Land-Cruiser Commercial.

That'll be the ERU..

Stephen wrote:

I saw one of those 530d's on Bertie-duty on the news the other night. What a waste!

Nearly as bad as presidential duty (unmarked E60's x 2) after the first Ireland game in Croke Park.

ciarsd

Is the one above an Irish road tax friendly 316i poverty spec? Can't make out the badge!

E92

They also have about 15 07 E60 525i's as well.
218 bhp. 154 mph vmax. 0-62 mph in 7.1 seconds.

TomMc

ciarsd wrote:

Is the one above an Irish road tax friendly 316i poverty spec? Can't make out the badge!

318i (2L)

alias no.9

A 4 cylinder BMW, how "celtic tiger" they've become.

TomMc

Chief--- wrote:

They also have 530D's in the Traffic Corps.

Ill just remind you what that can do.

0-60 in 6.8 seconds.

Top speed 156mph.

Nice.

The 535d will have to be the getaway motor of choice now !:D

cast_iron

I've seen a couple of unmarked 07 Avensis also (that light cream colour).
NO aerials whatsoever, with plain clothes Gardai driving.
Very difficult to tell they are Gardai at all.

311

I'm glad to see things like this ,they needed a refresh to be honest. Especially if they are looking for new members.

Don't see any blue lights on that bmw though ?

cast_iron

_Brian_ wrote:

Don't see any blue lights on that bmw though ?

Most likely integrated into the reversing lights.

drdre

Kenny 5 wrote:

/me notes down the reg of the pig's car so I know not to speed if I see it

me too

drdre

I also seen a 07 peugot (hope the spelling is right ) guard car flying down the m50 at the blachardstown exit on wednesday night.

smash

well I can't wait till the Garda auctions next year in merlin... 318 for about 5-6k....

Jomcc

I don't think it's ERU. It has camera on dash same as Unmarked Traffic Corps & strobes built into bumper.

ciarsd wrote:

That'll be the ERU..



Nearly as bad as presidential duty (unmarked E60's x 2) after the first Ireland game in Croke Park.

timmywex

no, its just an unmarked car, the guards are moving into higher class cars for some vehicles now. Anyone see the bmw 5 series garda car escorting the taoiseach to aras last thursday, you could see it on rte coverage

el tel

Do the new Gardai BMWs come with Bellendtronic?
I would actaully seem to me that all their vehicles have been fitted with it.

http://www.sniffpetrol.com/issue059.html

unkel

el tel wrote:

Do the new Gardai BMWs come with Bellendtronic?
I would actaully seem to me that all their vehicles have been fitted with it

Where have you been? All BMWs have been fitted with Bellendtronic since 1973 iirc