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Stephen Strange

Stephen Strange wrote: »

Lead vehicle in a tpac manoeuvre seems likely!

From that damage I'd say it was stopped.

Markcheese

[Deleted User] wrote: »

From that damage I'd say it was stopped.

Ah it'll buff out ...

Stephen Strange

[Deleted User] wrote: »

From that damage I'd say it was stopped.

And suspect placed nicely into rear seat of 5 series :pac:

punisher5112

That smashed up BM is an X5 hard to make out at the angle of the car, as stated already on the other thread.

They have around the 300hp mark, would love one.

carzony

Those Land Cruisers look class with the hidden blue lights at the bottom foot well.

Duke O Smiley

That Landcruiser must be getting on a bit now! What is it, 2006?

POGAN

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

That Landcruiser must be getting on a bit now! What is it, 2006?

They go to 500k before they grounded

punisher5112

POGAN wrote: »

They go to 500k before they grounded

What will the Hyundai go to?

California Dreamer

punisher5112 wrote: »

What will the Hyundai go to?

F**K ALL!!! :D:D

punisher5112

Seen silver one at Harcourt and rear bumper is split all the way down from the boot cut line down through where the reflector should be....

carzony

Those Land cruisers will be around for a long time yet, they'd do very little patrol work and would only be driven for special operations, such as that one.
I see Traffic don't seem to have many of them left. I spotted one on the Nass Road a few weeks back.

Parapara2017

Sure NAS still has pre 2000 Isuzus operational, plenty of.life in her yet! :P

d51984

Theres 5 brand new white mondeos up in Clonshaugh, (the place that kits out and marks the cars). Now it doesnt mean there for the Guards as they do work for all emergency services.

Ill keep an eye out keep an eye out on who they are for.

EI321

The convoy for William and Kate drove by me yesterday:

1x 191 reg BMW x5
1x 201 reg BMW x5
1x 192 reg BMW x7
1x 161 reg Range Rover
Several older garda Pajero, 5 series, i40 and garda bikes

The range rover is definitely armored and presumably owned by UK royalty or security services, not sure about the BMWs.

mpc

EI321 wrote: »

The convoy for William and Kate drove by me yesterday:

1x 191 reg BMW x5
1x 201 reg BMW x5
1x 192 reg BMW x7
1x 161 reg Range Rover
Several older garda Pajero, 5 series, i40 and garda bikes

The range rover is definitely armored and presumably owned by UK royalty or security services, not sure about the BMWs.

The BMW's are most likely to be from BMW Ireland and the RR from JLR UK.

kooga

mpc wrote: »

The BMW's are most likely to be from BMW Ireland and the RR from JLR UK.

when the queen came in 2011 the bmw's were 550i lhd armoured

punisher5112

Are the M5 still on storage?

Capri

Post from Facebook are the reg plates on the Royal RRs
https://m.facebook.com/home.php#!/photo.php?fbid=10156660782342455&id=717932454&set=gm.2239925642975817&source=48&refid=28&_ft_=qid.6802115618544567336%3Amf_story_key.8798027210473101124%3Agroup_id.1514095852225470%3Atop_level_post_id.2239925642975817%3Acontent_owner_id_new.717932454%3Asrc.22%3Aphoto_id.10156660782342455%3Astory_location.5%3Astory_attachment_style.photo%3Aview_time.1583740604%3Afilter.h_nor&__tn__=EH-R

California Dreamer

210 Hire in’s coming.

Ssssh tell the rental company it’ll just be for their mother to drive to the shops and to mass. Be grand!!!

d51984

Any idea what they are? Marked or unmarkd?

Stephen Strange

d51984 wrote: »

Any idea what they are? Marked or unmarkd?

I imagine unmarked and whatever they can get there hands on. No chance of getting them marked up quickly

sparrowcar

I wouldn't think they'll even get sirens or lights installed. Presume they will be for community policing and moving gardai to different situations rather than emergency response.

punisher5112

Wonder will they use db or others to ferry them about if big numbers are been used?

All this talk of the army, people really are trying to cause panic.

On the rentals they could fit them out like in France and Germany where personal cars can be used, stick a light on dash, sun visor and or roof light with siren built in.

Dang will have to keep an eye out for all them white rental vans etc..

The job regularly uses rentals. If there's a big investigation ongoing they may get them in. Same for trials.

I'd say they'll be used for transporting members from stations to areas for patrol. Or welfare calls. They won't be frontline response vehicles.

punisher5112

Them the rentals, well some of them...

POGAN

punisher5112 wrote: »

Them the rentals, well some of them...

No lights so cbd1 cars so

punisher5112

POGAN wrote: »

No lights so cbd1 cars so

Yeah was expecting that, they really are expecting problems if they need over 200.

This week will be very strange if things happen like over the waters....

UK seems extremely laid back about it all.

darragh o meara

2 pics I found.

punisher5112

punisher5112 wrote: »

Yeah was expecting that, they really are expecting problems if they need over 200.

This week will be very strange if things happen like over the waters....

UK seems extremely laid back about it all.

200 is not that much when you spread them across the whole country. Especially with units working 12 hour shifts.

California Dreamer

07 Land Cruiser with roads policing. Is that still a regular op vehicle?

POGAN

Looks like with the college staff deployed means that the fleet up there will be too 5 series Rpu BMW’s , 2/3 Tuscon, i40s vans and bikes

POGAN

POGAN wrote: »

Looks like with the college staff deployed means that the fleet up there will be too 5 series Rpu BMW’s , 2/3 Tuscon, i40s vans and bikes

Driving school not going

POGAN

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Driving school not going

Really??

Sgt. Bilko 09

The navy car, with the logo, reeks of the old 87 Corollas

Capri

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

The navy car, with the logo, reeks of the old 87 Corollas

Back to a simpler time, remember the maroon Victors ? No expensive battenberg markings or lightbars, just an old Hella beacon, nee-naw horn, and GARDA on the doors:cool:

Markcheese

Capri wrote: »

Back to a simpler time, remember the maroon Victors ? No expensive battenberg markings or lightbars, just an old Hella beacon, nee-naw horn, and GARDA on the doors:cool:

Don't have to go that far back ,I can remember the white traffic corp Sierra with the same set up ,local cars were blue , ( but I can't remember what was bei g driven by the local gardai )

Capri

Markcheese wrote: »

Don't have to go that far back ,I can remember the white traffic corp Sierra with the same set up ,local cars were blue , ( but I can't remember what was bei g driven by the local gardai )

Or even the Cortina Mk V

https://www.broadsheet.ie/2014/02/24/vintage-garda-car-porn/

punisher5112

Capri wrote: »

Or even the Cortina Mk V

https://www.broadsheet.ie/2014/02/24/vintage-garda-car-porn/

Bet you the siren could be heard better then most now, roads policing just past me and could hardly hear the siren, the engine was louder.

Sgt. Bilko 09

punisher5112 wrote: »

Bet you the siren could be heard better then most now, roads policing just past me and could hardly hear the siren, the engine was louder.

No noise pollution back then, like an air raid siren, my all time favourite, there’s a model version in the station I will have to take when the 30 is up lol.

The old Sierras with the massive sounder on the roof lol you couldn’t beat that

punisher5112

Watching the inside the k and absolutely cringe hearing the i shiity. Reve out and basically die.....

Ugh.... Seriously need proper tools to police...

I really wanted to be a Gaurd but I wouldn't do it now....

punisher5112

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

No noise pollution back then, like an air raid siren, my all time favourite, there’s a model version in the station I will have to take when the 30 is up lol.

The old Sierras with the massive sounder on the roof lol you couldn’t beat that

We need the rumbler..... Seriously. Ny has them no problems at all.

California Dreamer

My absolute favourite was the unmarked Ford Granada with the sort of flat rotating beacon in the corner. Would that have been special branch at the time?

Sgt. Bilko 09

punisher5112 wrote: »

Watching the inside the k and absolutely cringe hearing the i shiity. Reve out and basically die.....

Ugh.... Seriously need proper tools to police...

I really wanted to be a Gaurd but I wouldn't do it now....

It’s a good insight into the job but only shows you the anti social behaviour side or public order incidents of it rather than the full picture.
I know the majority of members in that show and the guff they receive is tenfold compared to the show. One particular member after the show aired. I think the fiesta chase illustrates that the Hyundai’s don’t cut it as a primary patrol car unfortunately. When the unmarked unit does a u turn to join, he had to repeat his radio trans as the car was screaming for a gear lol.
It’s cringey because it has to show the “action” side of the job.

California Dreamer

Well whatever little chance there was in the past there will be no money for any new cars for the next few years. Its a shame really and that is one of part that makes a members job that bit easier. We'll see those Hyundais in another 7 years time

Sgt. Bilko 09

Pursuit tonight in finglas, Golf R and focus st both resurrected.

Sexual Chocolate

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

When the unmarked unit does a u turn to join, he had to repeat his radio trans as the car was screaming for a gear lol.
It’s cringey because it has to show the “action” side of the job.

In fairness no matter what your in it will always be loud when up in the high rpm. The diesels though do sound horrid when driven like that especially if they've a narrow power band.

Also cringed when I saw how quick they went over them ramps. Them and the ones around dunsink, plunket etc can very easily wreck a car if you don't crawl over them.

Odyssey 2005

California Dreamer wrote: »

My absolute favourite was the unmarked Ford Granada with the sort of flat rotating beacon in the corner. Would that have been special branch at the time?

I had an ex details one. An absolute minter with fuk all miles on it.2.8 GL manual,,one of the best cars I've ever owned.

Sexual Chocolate

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Pursuit tonight in finglas, Golf R and focus st both resurrected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-c81RETQwk

Hogzy

I never understand why its unmarked cars leading those chases! Nearly every video iv seen of a garda chase in Ireland is lead by an unmarked car. Surely it makes sense from a safety point of view to have a traffic corps car lead the chase in a vehicle that is lit up like a Christmas tree!

Sexual Chocolate

Hogzy wrote: »

I never understand why its unmarked cars leading those chases! Nearly every video iv seen of a garda chase in Ireland is lead by an unmarked car. Surely it makes sense from a safety point of view to have a traffic corps car lead the chase in a vehicle that is lit up like a Christmas tree!

Maybe having an armed unit in an unmarked as the lead would take priority? Just an assumption