Vehicle Gallery - Discussion Thread

California Dreamer · 13-12-2020 2:10pm

Sorry lads, its not my intention to derail the thread. You may wear the uniform but you are also human at the end of the day and today you may be on a checkpoint in the freezing cold but tomorrow you may be pulling a body out of a ditch. If a cup of coffee is my way of saying thanks well so be it.

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 13-12-2020 4:25pm

California Dreamer wrote: »

Sorry lads, its not my intention to derail the thread. You may wear the uniform but you are also human at the end of the day and today you may be on a checkpoint in the freezing cold but tomorrow you may be pulling a body out of a ditch. If a cup of coffee is my way of saying thanks well so be it.

Agreed on that. We bought coffees for DFB ambulance lads two nights ago. It’s courtesy....

13-12-2020 5:01pm

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Agreed on that. We bought coffees for DFB ambulance lads two nights ago. It’s courtesy....

Was the handover hard with them always flying around on blues apparently?

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 13-12-2020 6:02pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Was the handover hard with them always flying around on blues apparently?

Handover of what lad? We bought them coffees because there was a brawl in a house and one them got hit with a full bottle of coke, we were leaving and drove by a costa and turned back

13-12-2020 11:30pm

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Handover of what lad? We bought them coffees because there was a brawl in a house and one them got hit with a full bottle of coke, we were leaving and drove by a costa and turned back

Coffee. I was referring to the post in the siren thread.

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 21-12-2020 6:10pm

The eye sore(kona) of the district is gone it didn’t last long 3 months to be exact it’s now in a station far far away

California Dreamer · 21-12-2020 6:15pm

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

The eye sore(kona) of the district is gone it didn’t last long 3 months to be exact it’s now in a station far far away

Every time I see one, I just think Aw Bless!!!!

California Dreamer · 21-12-2020 6:30pm

Dohvolle wrote: »

Do ye not remember fiesta vans?

I would take a Yaris over the Kona!

sparrowcar · 21-12-2020 7:13pm

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

The eye sore(kona) of the district is gone it didn’t last long 3 months to be exact it’s now in a station far far away

Kona on a checkpoint at Lissenhall, Swords the past 2 weeks. God awful looking Garda car.

21-12-2020 7:27pm

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

At a scene last year in the freezing cold sitting in the van, a lady came out of her house after ordering a take away she gave me a bag of chips with a few slices of buttered bread and a coffee.

Jaysis, you will be accused of corruption if you do this in future!!!

Capri · 22-12-2020 12:43am

Kona in Donnybrook, bit like the UK Panda car, good for D4 community policing. Saw a black, marked Tucson, reminded me of a better time when there was just GARDA on the cars, not a plethora of multi colour stickers.. ðŸ˜Ž

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 22-12-2020 10:20am

Capri wrote: »

Kona in Donnybrook, bit like the UK Panda car, good for D4 community policing. Saw a black, marked Tucson, reminded me of a better time when there was just GARDA on the cars, not a plethora of multi colour stickers.. &#55357;&#56846;

the recent got rid of the 07 focus saloon marked for that I believe, they also inherited the pearse street combo van.

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 22-12-2020 10:25am

bubblypop wrote: »

Jaysis, you will be accused of corruption if you do this in future!!!

judge I didn’t see the stolen car there was to much steam from chips, fogged the windows up in the van, we aren’t allowed leave the ac on because we get sleepy. (My way out pre planned)

23-12-2020 7:00pm

That Merc could be a demonstrator;

https://www.cmspecialistvehicles.co.uk/gallery/electrical-installations/

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 23-12-2020 7:17pm

foreign wrote: »

That Merc could be a demonstrator;

https://www.cmspecialistvehicles.co.uk/gallery/electrical-installations/

Good spot, but yeah it started as a demo hybrid, it is now in full service with Surrey RPU

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 23-12-2020 8:30pm

Dohvolle wrote: »

Police Vehicles don't need MOTs apparently. Their own roadworthiness test is more stringent, but it does not show on the normal database as being tested. However once they are disposed of at auction, a full test history magically appears.

Given it was a demo car and not an official police patrol car it is still technically a private car. MOT is three years so I would assume it was MOT’d prior to purchasing.

23-12-2020 9:18pm

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Good spot, but yeah it started as a demo hybrid, it is now in full service with Surrey RPU

There's a 67 Reg Merc like that in the last season of Line of Duty too. I wonder if its that same car?

The Kia film police cars never seemed to catch on.

California Dreamer · 24-12-2020 1:11pm

Did the coffee thing for the lads near my neighborhood again today.

I felt sorry for them on 2 fronts. It’s f**king freezing and they were driving a KONA!!!

Happy Christmas!!!

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 24-12-2020 3:40pm

foreign wrote: »

There's a 67 Reg Merc like that in the last season of Line of Duty too. I wonder if its that same car?

The Kia film police cars never seemed to catch on.

Yeah a relative who’s an officer over told me the Kia Optima from
Batman was a new purchase lol, but yeah i adamant the merc is legit

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 24-12-2020 3:41pm

California Dreamer wrote: »

Did the coffee thing for the lads near my neighborhood again today.

I felt sorry for them on 2 fronts. It’s f**king freezing and they were driving a KONA!!!

Happy Christmas!!!

Happy Christmas lad

punisher5112 · 24-12-2020 4:27pm

Happy Christmas to all in the emergency services, you all do a wonderful job except for the few bad apples as# hats but luckily those are low in numbers.....

Happy New Year also and hope we get out of this covid crap.

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 24-12-2020 9:35pm

Merry Christmas everyone stay safe

punisher5112 · 28-12-2020 4:08pm

Dohvolle wrote: »

CVRT disk is not required on garda vehicles, but would be found on other State owned vehicles (who may be blue light). If in doubt, the tax disk is a giveaway, but it definitely should not have an insurance disk.
"Undercover" could have fake disks but not blue lights.
The Crash bar screams Irish indigenous ethnic minority to me.
Some guys put blue solid leds in the grille for decoration, it's fine in other EU countries, but not here.

I wonder did he hit the switch by accident or was it done to throw off parking attendant.....

Bull bar screams that alright as they're totally illegal from2005 or 06 can't recall.....

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 28-12-2020 4:50pm

punisher5112 wrote: »

I wonder did he hit the switch by accident or was it done to throw off parking attendant.....

Bull bar screams that alright as they're totally illegal from2005 or 06 can't recall.....

You are correct, and I was thinking the same thing.

POGAN · 28-12-2020 9:16pm

That van is not in the fleet

Sexual Chocolate · 28-12-2020 10:06pm

Bull bars are illegal ?

Leo Demidov · 28-12-2020 10:54pm

POGAN wrote:

That van is not in the fleet

I really want to find out the full story here. (Could be that a full week at home has taken it's toll!)

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 28-12-2020 11:15pm

POGAN wrote: »

That van is not in the fleet

Not in any fleet from any state organ. 100% fake. The unedited reg is needed

punisher5112 · 29-12-2020 11:09am

Sexual Chocolate wrote: »

Bull bars are illegal ?

Yes after 2005/6 you can fit pedestrian friendly ones though.....

It shouldn't pass a cvrt or NCT depending on vehicle.....

Capri · 29-12-2020 12:24pm

Dohvolle wrote: »

CVRT disk is not required on garda vehicles, but would be found on other State owned vehicles (who may be blue light). If in doubt, the tax disk is a giveaway, but it definitely should not have an insurance disk.
"Undercover" could have fake disks but not blue lights.
The Crash bar screams Irish indigenous ethnic minority to me.
Some guys put blue solid leds in the grille for decoration, it's fine in other EU countries, but not here.

I've seen 'State Claims Agency' Insurance discs on some official cars so they do exist

29-12-2020 12:47pm

Capri wrote: »

I've seen 'State Claims Agency' Insurance discs on some official cars so they do exist

They do, but not AXA ones on state vehicles.

California Dreamer · 08-01-2021 6:29pm

Maybe I have rose tinted glasses on but seeing the Ford Explorer up the Sally Gap today with roads closed.

Did someone make the right move in deciding that they were the best vehicle for the job or was it just a stroke of luck?

Capri · 08-01-2021 7:06pm

California Dreamer wrote: »

Maybe I have rose tinted glasses on but seeing the Ford Explorer up the Sally Gap today with roads closed.

Did someone make the right move in deciding that they were the best vehicle for the job or was it just a stroke of luck?

Explorer ?? Surely it was a Ranger ?
And are some of the Tucsons not 4WD,so there's ample 4WD around.
The Troopers in V6 and Diesel lasted a long time, the last one i saw was in Dundrum. Quite a few unmarked L Cruisers as well and maybe some of the Superbs are 4WD ?

punisher5112 · 08-01-2021 7:12pm

Capri wrote: »

Explorer ?? Surely it was a Ranger ?
And are some of the Tucsons not 4WD,so there's ample 4WD around.
The Troopers in V6 and Diesel lasted a long time, the last one i saw was in Dundrum. Quite a few unmarked L Cruisers as well and maybe some of the Superbs are 4WD ?

Trooper still in Dundrum, 2004 year.

Land cruiser have probably been the best buy, most 2006 and still going.

The top spec Tucson I've seen are all unmarked but wouldn't be many.

Skoda Kodiaq there are a few but believe these are 2wd but open to correction.

Haven't see Isuzu Dmax in a while....

POGAN · 08-01-2021 7:45pm

I am looking forward seeing these on the road marked and unmarked

CharlieCroker · 08-01-2021 8:49pm

POGAN wrote: »

I am looking forward seeing these on the road marked and unmarked

Won't be for a long time. I'd imagine they bought up a ball of the old model cheap

Capri · 08-01-2021 11:30pm

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Won't be for a long time. I'd imagine they bought up a ball of the old model cheap

Singapore got a load as well
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/high-tech-police-car-to-hit-the-road-by-2024

Capri · 09-01-2021 12:00am

Audi S6 police in the land of Škoda https://www.carthrottle.com/post/woe3zep/

carzony · 09-01-2021 12:46am

Hyundai doing very well out of the emergency services market in the last few years.

POGAN · 09-01-2021 1:10pm

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Won't be for a long time. I'd imagine they bought up a ball of the old model cheap

Mostly gone already... these are coming soon

d51984 · 10-01-2021 2:29pm

Coolock have a silver unmarked Tuscon, think its a 202 reg. Was on my road last night, had to look twice.

POGAN · 10-01-2021 6:52pm

d51984 wrote: »

Coolock have a silver unmarked Tuscon, think its a 202 reg. Was on my road last night, had to look twice.

Like this one

https://www.flickr.com/photos/be216cd1/50401740992/

Good few around!

d51984 · 11-01-2021 12:44am

The very one. They will deffo catch a few heads unaware!

POGAN · 11-01-2021 8:19pm

d51984 wrote: »

The very one. They will deffo catch a few heads unaware!

They blend in

punisher5112 · 11-01-2021 8:53pm

POGAN wrote: »

They blend in

Not really with them lights.... The antenna is a dead give away....

Have the rear lights improved as in one can see day and night when flashing?

Witcher · 11-01-2021 11:35pm

The average gouger isn't an anorak comparing lighting setups in the cars thankfully.

roadmaster · 11-01-2021 11:46pm

Dohvolle wrote: »

Luck.
Ford won the 4x4 tender, and past winters have demonstrated their necessity, so more were bought than in the past. The Beast from the east demonstrated that if you didn't have 4x4, you were staying home. West cork even has one that isn't marked up for roads policing, and they have plenty of use for a vehicle of that type. Some have an underpowered engine though. 2.2 Duratorq is fine for a mondeo, but not for a 2 tonne pickup expected to maintain motorway speeds.
There was a few pajeros too, I think the water unit have one, but Mitsubishi stopped making them, and have now withdrawn completely from the European market, so we'll see no more of them. That said, those we have will last forever.

The same as the original ESB rangers they where the small engines. Why do they do this to literally save a couple of euros over performance

punisher5112 · 11-01-2021 11:56pm

Witcher wrote: »

The average gouger isn't an anorak comparing lighting setups in the cars thankfully.

Unfortunately the ones they don't want to know will know though, I'm sorry but they stick out like a sore thumb....

Witcher · 12-01-2021 12:09am

punisher5112 wrote: »

Unfortunately the ones they don't want to know will know though, I'm sorry but they stick out like a sore thumb....

I don't know what you think DDU members do be upto that they're so desperate to stay hidden, it's the guards...not the CIA ffs:pac:

Gougers get used to the make and model of the cars, they're not there like Hawkeye picking out light clusters at 100 yards.

punisher5112 · 12-01-2021 12:10am

Witcher wrote: »

I don't know what you think DDU members do be upto that they're so desperate to stay hidden, it's the guards...not the CIA ffs:pac:

Gougers get used to the make and model of the cars, they're not there like Hawkeye picking out light clusters at 100 yards.

I get bored in traffic ok;-)

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