Vehicle Gallery - Discussion Thread

punisher5112

carzony wrote: »

I seen the ful video. If he was driving an i40, Mondeo, or any car regularly associated with AGS it would have been very convincing. The rear light set up was quite good.

Tried looking for it, what's it under?

carzony

punisher5112 wrote: »

Tried looking for it, what's it under?

https://www.rte.ie/news/crime/2020/0410/1129772-fake-garda-dublin/

you can't see it in this video but the reg wasn't a D reg either..

Sgt. Bilko 09

punisher5112 wrote: »

That's hilarious 😂 I ordered a light bar for sun visor and it was meant to be orange, they sent me blue/red....

I've never used it and never would.

Yeah that’s the dangers of order from China, I ordered a particular type of trimmer/razor, so I’ll probably end up a box PPE given the address.

Best probably to get rid of that...

Sgt. Bilko 09

carzony wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/crime/2020/0410/1129772-fake-garda-dublin/

you can't see it in this video but the reg wasn't a D reg either..

Louth reg, absolute nutter too I believe

carzony

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Louth reg, absolute nutter too I believe

I assume the Guards he pulled over must have been in a very discrete car.
In unrelated news. I saw a cracking unmarked i30 this morning. It's the first i30 I've seen.

POGAN

punisher5112 wrote: »

Sgt. Biko, he did what.....


He tried pulling over an unmarked unit in a clapped out old Megane, was he retarded.....

Yes...

Sgt. Bilko 09

carzony wrote: »

I assume the Guards he pulled over must have been in a very discrete car.
In unrelated news. I saw a cracking unmarked i30 this morning. It's the first i30 I've seen.

Navy i40 standard enough, if you know patrol cars you’d notice it, and i30? New model!?

punisher5112

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Navy i40 standard enough, if you know patrol cars you’d notice it, and i30? New model!?

He is obviously very special if he didn't spot that, they really stand out so bad ....

POGAN

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Navy i40 standard enough, if you know patrol cars you’d notice it, and i30? New model!?

There’s new i30s on the tenders over 5 years

punisher5112

POGAN wrote: »

There’s new i30s on the tenders over 5 years

Will they ever learn??? They couldn't fit anpr, funny still see roads policing using them....

POGAN

punisher5112 wrote: »

Will they ever learn??? They couldn't fit anpr, funny still see roads policing using them....

New ones you can supposedly

Sgt. Bilko 09

POGAN wrote: »

There’s new i30s on the tenders over 5 years

Oh right... Are they standard 1.6?

POGAN

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Oh right... Are they standard 1.6?

All Hyundai i30 i40 191 up are 1.6 with adblue

I don't think there were any i30's after 151 reg. Still a few knocking around. I'd say the Roads Policing ones will go end of life soon enough.

POGAN

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I don't think there were any i30's after 151 reg. Still a few knocking around. I'd say the Roads Policing ones will go end of life soon enough.

They are getting redeployed to compol or regs as rpu don’t want or use them

punisher5112

Any sign of the Skoda's, new ones from tender!

carzony

POGAN wrote: »

They are getting redeployed to compol or regs as rpu don’t want or use them

There was one plainclothes member in this i30, only wearing the vest, possibly drugs unit. I couldn't see any visible light but the extra ariel was very obvious.

POGAN

carzony wrote: »

There was one plainclothes member in this i30, only wearing the vest, possibly drugs unit. I couldn't see any visible light but the extra ariel was very obvious.

All new cars have terta Ariel now because of Coms issues

POGAN

punisher5112 wrote: »

Any sign of the Skoda's, new ones from tender!

Some around on branch and Gucci but driving class is problem

Cbd3 to drive them that’s the issue

EIDW

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Where is that video available?

Video is here on YouTube https://youtu.be/SNW-TuFum4s

carzony

carzony wrote: »

There was one plainclothes member in this i30, only wearing the vest, possibly drugs unit. I couldn't see any visible light but the extra ariel was very obvious.

There were some with ones deployed as unmarked. I think they were to me marked up but got redeployed due to chronic shortage of unmarked cars. Know of at least one blue one too.

carzony

foreign wrote: »

There were some with ones deployed as unmarked. I think they were to me marked up but got redeployed due to chronic shortage of unmarked cars. Know of at least one blue one too.

This one was silver and looked very fresh.

California Dreamer

EIDW wrote: »

Video is here on YouTube https://youtu.be/SNW-TuFum4s

Good effort, I would have blue lights like that if I was driving a f**king Megane! :D:D

Out of the way I don't want anyone to see me!!!!!

punisher5112

California Dreamer wrote: »

Good effort, I would have blue lights like that if I was driving a f**king Megane! :D:D

Out of the way I don't want anyone to see me!!!!!

I have an 05 Mondeo, I'd actually give him it for nothing, feel terribly bad he couldn't even get that right..... Must be seriously special....

POGAN

Ronanstown today chase, 3 Lifted... no one hurt

https://www.facebook.com/100000708818266/posts/3203449873021942/?d=n

https://www.facebook.com/100000708818266/posts/3203231539710442/?d=n

POGAN

POGAN wrote: »

Ronanstown today chase, 3 Lifted... no one hurt

https://www.facebook.com/100000708818266/posts/3203449873021942/?d=n

https://www.facebook.com/100000708818266/posts/3203231539710442/?d=n

Literally just past the station.

POGAN

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Literally just past the station.

Ya neilstown road

roadmaster

POGAN wrote: »

Ronanstown today chase, 3 Lifted... no one hurt

https://www.facebook.com/100000708818266/posts/3203449873021942/?d=n

https://www.facebook.com/100000708818266/posts/3203231539710442/?d=n

Did the Focus take as much damage as the Hyundai?

California Dreamer

Will that buff out?

POGAN

California Dreamer wrote: »

Will that buff out?

Well it won’t buff out‚ back on the road soon enough

punisher5112

roadmaster wrote: »

Did the Focus take as much damage as the Hyundai?

Knocked front suspension on focus by looks of it, took them out of the run....

Obviously the collision was not planned as the focus driver tried to lose them on the turn... Still funny to watch though...

POGAN

punisher5112 wrote: »

Knocked front suspension on focus by looks of it, took them out of the run....

Obviously the collision was not planned as the focus driver tried to lose them on the turn... Still funny to watch though...

Seem to be more and more fail to stops over the last number of months country wide

Aaron1416

POGAN wrote: »

Seem to be more and more fail to stops over the last number of months country wide

Could it be the thats there’s more Gardai out and about. More traffic stops more cars taking chase ?
We’ve seen 3 deaths from lads taking chase over last few months, is it worth it over no insurance no licence

Aaron1416

Aaron1416 wrote: »

Could it be the thats there’s more Gardai out and about. More traffic stops more cars taking chase ?
We’ve seen 3 deaths from lads taking chase over last few months, is it worth it over no insurance no licence

Not just document offences. Some are stolen, transporting drugs/money/weapons, criminals going to a job, someone wanted on warrant or wanted for questioning.

If you don't pursue you give criminals an advantage.

Aaron1416

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Not just document offences. Some are stolen, transporting drugs/money/weapons, criminals going to a job, someone wanted on warrant or wanted for questioning.

If you don't pursue you give criminals an advantage.

I understand that mate, I think the job seriously lacks resources and training, CBD 2 isn’t adequate for pursuits and offers zero protection when it goes wrong, we are still driving on our own licences. don’t get me started on CBD1, districts cars being driven by CBD1 drivers, panic alarms, robbery’s, DDrives, ash tray on motorbike comes to mind, but the job gets away with it.... wouldn’t happen anywhere else.

I’ve been following boards a long time and only recently signed up, just waiting till I post enough so I can post photos of nice polis cars!

Sgt. Bilko 09

Aaron1416 wrote: »

I understand that mate, I think the job seriously lacks resources and training, CBD 2 isn’t adequate for pursuits and offers zero protection when it goes wrong, we are still driving on our own licences. don’t get me started on CBD1, districts cars being driven by CBD1 drivers, panic alarms, robbery’s, DDrives, ash tray on motorbike comes to mind, but the job gets away with it.... wouldn’t happen anywhere else.

I’ve been following boards a long time and only recently signed up, just waiting till I post enough so I can post photos of nice polis cars!

Haha letting off steam! It should be part of the course curriculum on the driving the driving part.

Aaron1416

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Haha letting off steam! It should be part of the course curriculum on the driving the driving part.

These 12hrs are starting to wear haha!
CBD1 wasn’t intended for what’s it being used for, and lads still blue light it and get the job done because that’s what we signed up to do, but that’s how the job gets away with CBD1! Mules wanting to do a good job and help people, if we all downed sticks in the morning and said nope ain’t driving till proper training and protection put in place, would anything change? Probably not...zzzz... Was it Australia only recently stopped driving for a day and got the regs changed to say their private licence wouldn’t be affected

Sgt. Bilko 09

Aaron1416 wrote: »

These 12hrs are starting to wear haha!
CBD1 wasn’t intended for what’s it being used for, and lads still blue light it and get the job done because that’s what we signed up to do, but that’s how the job gets away with CBD1! Mules wanting to do a good job and help people, if we all downed sticks in the morning and said nope ain’t driving till proper training and protection put in place, would anything change? Probably not...zzzz... Was it Australia only recently stopped driving for a day and got the regs changed to say their private licence wouldn’t be affected

The job will never protect any member if they are involved in a collision, so for those who are CBD1 need to think before they do it, I’m qualified, I was in a collision on morehampton road going to an urgent assistance, bin lorry didn’t stop and over took coming into my lane, not my fault and was on dashcam And I was made feel guilty because they lost a car, One of the lads I passed out with funny enough moved to oz and joined over there about 6/7 yrs ago, he was on that Garda down under, he’s now fully qualified to drive the motorcycle and the fast performance cars, I think it’s called a falcon or something. They only recently received a big batch of beemers too, so he’s doing the calls in those, meanwhile here in the station it’s “ah who has the keys to that, tut Right see when they are off that call we need it”

The last two hours really take you out don’t they haha

Aaron1416

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

The job will never protect any member if they are involved in a collision, so for those who are CBD1 need to think before they do it, I’m qualified, I was in a collision on morehampton road going to an urgent assistance, bin lorry didn’t stop and over took coming into my lane, not my fault and was on dashcam And I was made feel guilty because they lost a car, One of the lads I passed out with funny enough moved to oz and joined over there about 6/7 yrs ago, he was on that Garda down under, he’s now fully qualified to drive the motorcycle and the fast performance cars, I think it’s called a falcon or something. They only recently received a big batch of beemers too, so he’s doing the calls in those, meanwhile here in the station it’s “ah who has the keys to that, tut Right see when they are off that call we need it”

The last two hours really take you out don’t they haha

Thankfully never been in a accident, expect for a telegraph pole that wasn’t there when I parked up!
On one hand I enjoy the 4 days because your back into rest days before you know it, but with 12hr shifts, can’t really get anything done at home while working with long commute

CharlieCroker

Thankfully my commute is ok. Home to put the kids to bed 6 days out of 8.

I damaged a bumper years ago. I'm cbd1 and fast more aware of my restrictions now than I was younger

Aaron1416

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Thankfully my commute is ok. Home to put the kids to bed 6 days out of 8.

I damaged a bumper years ago. I'm cbd1 and fast more aware of my restrictions now than I was younger

And I bet you the other half understands this roster much easier too haha! Our poor cars are so dinged up at this point that, nobody would notice a damaged bumper! I much prefer the keys to the 151 than the 201, drives better and is well used to the ramps at this point, poor 201’s just aren’t built the same

Sgt. Bilko 09

Aaron1416 wrote: »

And I bet you the other half understands this roster much easier too haha! Our poor cars are so dinged up at this point that, nobody would notice a damaged bumper! I much prefer the keys to the 151 than the 201, drives better and is well used to the ramps at this point, poor 201’s just aren’t built the same

I ruined one of the classics lol, well the Thornton’s lorry ruined it, it was a 07 navy blue, 3ltre mondeo. Immaculate. The i40s/i30s don’t cut it in my opinion. I’m aware some lads in roads are refusing to drive them

Sgt. Bilko 09

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

I ruined one of the classics lol, well the Thornton’s lorry ruined it, it was a 07 navy blue, 3ltre mondeo. Immaculate. The i40s/i30s don’t cut it in my opinion. I’m aware some lads in roads are refusing to drive them

are they i40/i30s really that bad? what makes them so poor out of interest?

California Dreamer

aaronc182 wrote: »

are they i40/i30s really that bad? what makes them so poor out of interest?

People will rattle on about what a decent family car they are and they are o...k for that purpose but not as a hard working 20 hours a day patrol car for police use.

Unpowered for a start but I'm just a fan boy, will leave to those on the front line to comment about their effectiveness for frontline policing.

California Dreamer

California Dreamer wrote: »

People will rattle on about what a decent family car they are and they are o...k for that purpose but not as a hard working 20 hours a day patrol car for police use.

Unpowered for a start but I'm just a fan boy, will leave to those on the front line to comment about their effectiveness for frontline policing.

I did think they were an odd choice when first started seeing them...been around a few European countries and haven’t seen them used in a policing role anywhere else...they seem to get a lot of stick...wonder what’s the ideal car someone on the frontline would prefer?

CharlieCroker

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

I ruined a 07 navy blue, 3ltre mondeo. Immaculate.

You're going straight to hell!!!!!!

Sexual Chocolate

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

The i40s/i30s don’t cut it in my opinion. I’m aware some lads in roads are refusing to drive them

What's the alternative for them though? Take a bike out instead ?

Aaron1416

aaronc182 wrote: »

are they i40/i30s really that bad? what makes them so poor out of interest?

I found the i30s are somewhat better in around the estates in city districts and city centres but very little boot space for kit and they quickly realised the Tetra radio doesn’t fit in the car! It’s squeezed into the bottom of centre console with a few wedges to hold it into place! Nice alloy wheels tho

The i40s are good size and boot space is ok but that’s where it ends. They just aren’t up to the weight of two mules and all the kit, they rattle a lot and just overall standard of build doesn’t up hold to the torture of 22/23 hrs of driving daily, plus with between 3/4 different lads driving each car daily, you wouldn’t begin to imagine how many gear boxes they go through!

Aaron1416

Aaron1416 wrote: »

I found the i30s are somewhat better in around the estates in city districts and city centres but very little boot space for kit and they quickly realised the Tetra radio doesn’t fit in the car! !

thats mad! the decision to go with hyundai must have been purely financial then rather operational needs then?
yeah i can imagine they get some abuse alright working 23 hours a day..

what would be a more ideal car in your opinion? were the mondeos liked?

punisher5112

aaronc182 wrote: »

thats mad! the decision to go with hyundai must have been purely financial then rather operational needs then?
yeah i can imagine they get some abuse alright working 23 hours a day..

what would be a more ideal car in your opinion? were the mondeos liked?

BMW gave them a choice.... Yes cars are more expensive in some cases but they do kit police vehicles like ford....

GM as it were with vauxhall which is now Peugeot owned is a big tender in the UK.

Hyundai hatches were seen a lot in some UK districts but imo ford gave some of the best spec in the previous years.

Skoda would be a good choice even SEAT too and they come with some nice hot hatches....

Would love to see a few 30n on the beat.... Love the sound.....

My Octavia vRS I thrashed and put up 180k miles and it never let me down, it's sitting up a year, went out and started the other day no issue.