Vehicle Gallery - Discussion Thread

DAVE1972

hows things , i was getting my car serviced today and one of the lads told me that he was talking to a lad from europa rent a car and he said that the gaurds have bought all the unmarked rent a cars jeeps vans people carriers etc off them so they will be staying in the garda fleet , great deal as tourism business has collapsed and it suits both sides by all accounts

Sgt. Bilko 09

DAVE1972 wrote: »

hows things , i was getting my car serviced today and one of the lads told me that he was talking to a lad from europa rent a car and he said that the gaurds have bought all the unmarked rent a cars jeeps vans people carriers etc off them so they will be staying in the garda fleet , great deal as tourism business has collapsed and it suits both sides by all accounts

I think that was done nearly two weeks ago, mainly due to the fact the regular was using them for standard patrol a cars, red Picasso in the K is getting an awful life can’t see them being returned with repairs etc

DAVE1972

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

I think that was done nearly two weeks ago, mainly due to the fact the regular was using them for standard patrol a cars, red Picasso in the K is getting an awful life can’t see them being returned with repairs etc

2 large mercedes vans in cork (meals on wheels) cant see these being kept unless retrofitted , seen a picasso and few small berlingos , a lovely skoda kodaq in killarney but mainly all the stuff in rural cork where the car shortages were , cork still has 3 x 12d focus estates on the go , all in pretty good condition and an few 07 u/m focus

Sgt. Bilko 09

DAVE1972 wrote: »

2 large mercedes vans in cork (meals on wheels) cant see these being kept unless retrofitted , seen a picasso and few small berlingos , a lovely skoda kodaq in killarney but mainly all the stuff in rural cork where the car shortages were , cork still has 3 x 12d focus estates on the go , all in pretty good condition and an few 07 u/m focus

Yeah some are worth keeping hopefully, those merc vans are great, TSG use them in the UK LWB models

DAVE1972

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Yeah some are worth keeping hopefully, those merc vans are great, TSG use them in the UK LWB models

a mate of mine in gurranabraher Hq northside was very impressed with merc van , handling manoeuverability and speed exceptional . rolls royce of the van world , people carriers i think jury is out , ford galaxys were a transit connect with back seats , they were never re purchased

ratracer

Spotted a 201 reg dark colour unmarked Tucson in Co Galway today. He had a car pulled over so blues on. Nice looking car, well lit up, but wouldn’t be easy spot on the road otherwise.

POGAN

DAVE1972 wrote: »

hows things , i was getting my car serviced today and one of the lads told me that he was talking to a lad from europa rent a car and he said that the gaurds have bought all the unmarked rent a cars jeeps vans people carriers etc off them so they will be staying in the garda fleet , great deal as tourism business has collapsed and it suits both sides by all accounts

Great idea! CBD1 can drive them makes sense

POGAN

ratracer wrote: »

Spotted a 201 reg dark colour unmarked Tucson in Co Galway today. He had a car pulled over so blues on. Nice looking car, well lit up, but wouldn’t be easy spot on the road otherwise.

Few them around to be honest lot it chiefs got them

mpc

A lot of the rented fleet are back in Europcar's compound in Dublin Airport since last week

The Black Oil

Presume some of the current 201 i30s will still be on the road in 2028.

punisher5112

The Black Oil wrote: »

Presume some of the current 201 i30s will still be on the road in 2028.

i40s? Didn't see and i30s new

POGAN

punisher5112 wrote: »

i40s? Didn't see and i30s new

Think i40s meant i30 coming November

Sgt. Bilko 09

POGAN wrote: »

Think i40s meant i30 coming November

They are like a rash that just won’t go...


None of the leased fleet is going back from were I am, we’ve a caddy van a grey Picasso and Peugeot 2008

POGAN

Anyone see the marked saloon i40s around

Sgt. Bilko 09

POGAN wrote: »

Anyone see the marked saloon i40s around

Funny enough I seen a customs saloon today i couldn’t a photo of it...have yet to see a patrol car saloon version

justshane

justshane wrote: »

The saloon rather than the estate? I only saw one which is 201 and just delivered to the district last week. Told it was one of the first in the country.

Maybe still just the one?

Sgt. Bilko 09

justshane wrote: »

Maybe still just the one?

Which district? Or division if you don’t want to be specific lol, I haven’t seen any around the DMR in anyway

carzony

The unmarked saloon i40's look great, very sleek and stylish.
I've not seen any Kona's yet but have seen countless privately owned ones, never knew they were so popular.

justshane

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Which district? Or division if you don’t want to be specific lol, I haven’t seen any around the DMR in anyway

No not DMR but would often be DMR for different reasons, MH. I think it looks slick. Stopped once By another member who couldnt believe what he was seeing:)

Sgt. Bilko 09

justshane wrote: »

No not DMR but would often be DMR for different reasons, MH. I think it looks slick. Stopped once By another member who couldnt believe what he was seeing:)

Oh ok is it regs or RPU?

POGAN

justshane wrote: »

Maybe still just the one?

Ashbourne? There is a few limited run

POGAN

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Oh ok is it regs or RPU?

Regular

punisher5112

Kooga that's presidential or Leo's ex... They would be Garda driven too.

kooga

punisher5112 wrote: »

Kooga that's presidential or Leo's ex... They would be Garda driven too.

Parked outside the Rcyc yacht club! I had to squeeze my golf in alongside it. There’s an insurance disc and road tax cert on the window . Had a walk around the club no leo or president

Capri

kooga wrote: »

Parked outside the Rcyc yacht club! I had to squeeze my golf in alongside it. There’s an insurance disc and road tax cert on the window . Had a walk around the club no leo or president

Ins cert probably says 'State Claims Unit' and tax will have 'Exempt' on it...:cool:

mpc

British Ambassador has a 7 Series. Could that be it?

kooga

mpc wrote: »

British Ambassador has a 7 Series. Could that be it?

I think there would of been a lot of security detail if it was his car down in cork - plus would he not have CD plates

mpc

kooga wrote: »

I think there would of been a lot of security detail if it was his car down in cork - plus would he not have CD plates

I'm not sure about the CD plates, can't recall if the car had them last time I saw it. It could well have the CD removed to be more discrete.

Whenever I've seen the Ambassador it's a low key security detail.

kub

kooga wrote: »

Parked outside the Rcyc yacht club! I had to squeeze my golf in alongside it. There’s an insurance disc and road tax cert on the window . Had a walk around the club no leo or president

Perhaps it is the famous vehicle and driver that our Minister for Foreign Affairs managed to hang onto recently.
He is a member of RCYC so perhaps that clears it up.

kooga

kub wrote: »

Perhaps it is the famous vehicle and driver that our Minister for Foreign Affairs managed to hang onto recently.
He is a member of RCYC so perhaps that clears it up.

I thought that but he was on prime time last night at the same time / not sure was he in the studio though!

Capri

mpc wrote: »

British Ambassador has a 7 Series. Could that be it?

Last I saw he had a Discovery...

Capri

kub wrote: »

Perhaps it is the famous vehicle and driver that our Minister for Foreign Affairs managed to hang onto recently.
He is a member of RCYC so perhaps that clears it up.

Coveney gets VERY pi**ed off when you hold him up on the road... 😎

mpc

Capri wrote: »

Last I saw he had a Discovery...

Yeah he has the Disco and a 7 Series

POGAN

New regular battenburg looks well on these. More due in next month.

Sgt. Bilko 09

looks well, we have the unmarked, they can move...reminds of the swedish Polis battenburg..nevertheless they look well, hopefully more to follow.

punisher5112

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

looks well, we have the unmarked, they can move...reminds of the swedish Polis battenburg..nevertheless they look well, hopefully more to follow.

Uk are putting black on the bonnets..... We are so far behind in the times.... They had these bonnets over 10 years now.

Do you believe these 180ps are up to the job, well more so then much before.

What are they like cornering if needed to be done at speed?

Sgt. Bilko 09

punisher5112 wrote: »

Uk are putting black on the bonnets..... We are so far behind in the times.... They had these bonnets over 10 years now.

Do you believe these 180ps are up to the job, well more so then much before.

What are they like cornering if needed to be done at speed?

The reason behind the black bonnets is that the black section nearest the screen is to prevent glare from the dash mounted blue lights. The lights are on the dash in these cars because procurement in the uk believe it’s more visible to road user’s.

They trailed them on the x5s in 2017 and took them after a week of tests.

Irish marked partol cars don’t use dash masters so this wouldn’t be needed in our cars.

The blue light is mounted high on the front screen in the marked cars.

At least in the cars I’ve seen.

Although in saying that, having the entire high vis isn’t the best idea either I would imagine

Duke O Smiley

I'm after seeing loads of Konas around today, between north and South Dublin.

Spoke to two guards in a petrol station in coolock today in one, asked what they thought, the driver's facial expression said it all

California Dreamer

I notice the lighting on the later models i40's are a lot better than previous models. Looks a hell of a lot better when trying to warn oncoming traffic.

punisher5112

California Dreamer wrote: »

I notice the lighting on the later models i40's are a lot better than previous models. Looks a hell of a lot better when trying to warn oncoming traffic.

The 2015 traffic unit in Newtown with the red/blue rear window combo is shocking bad....

You would hardly even see them especially in daylight but obviously a huge improvement to the ones in the indicator housing.
I see they changed the fit out slightly on some 2018 and all 2019 so you can actually see the blues on from behind and not at a 45° angle from the side....

Such poor lighting and covert doesn't cut it as an excuse which I got from the engineer as I complained about Garda and public safety numerous times, I actually was surprised when he actually replied though.

Light could easily be fitted in lights properly or even in the rear head rests with a light tint.

Sure remember seeing a 2001 or 2002 rathfarnham Corsa with them in them, looked the job too.

Capri

punisher5112 wrote: »

The 2015 traffic unit in Newtown with the red/blue rear window combo is shocking bad....

You would hardly even see them especially in daylight but obviously a huge improvement to the ones in the indicator housing.
I see they changed the fit out slightly on some 2018 and all 2019 so you can actually see the blues on from behind and not at a 45° angle from the side....

Such poor lighting and covert doesn't cut it as an excuse which I got from the engineer as I complained about Garda and public safety numerous times, I actually was surprised when he actually replied though.

Light could easily be fitted in lights properly or even in the rear head rests with a light tint.

Sure remember seeing a 2001 or 2002 rathfarnham Corsa with them in them, looked the job too.

I was in Shanghai in 2009, and the police Passat V6s had super bright LEDs even back then. Saw a bike on the opposite side of the M50 yesterday, not RPU, and the lights were almost invisible and tiny. Reminded me of the old CX500 blue lights pointing to the sky instead of straight in front.

Borgo

Seen Ballyfermots Unmarked black Tucson doing a few bits yesterday, seen it twice with cars pulled over. Looks well tbf.

carzony

Borgo wrote: »

Seen Ballyfermots Unmarked black Tucson doing a few bits yesterday, seen it twice with cars pulled over. Looks well tbf.

I haven't noticed it yet, must be very discreet.

POGAN

Ronanstown today

https://www.facebook.com/100023647998714/posts/727020391429554/?d=n

POGAN

Ronanstown today

https://www.facebook.com/100023647998714/posts/727020391429554/?d=n

punisher5112

All the hard little boys..... Such is life, scum breed more scum and in turn cost the rest of us a fortune to house, feed and give them a fairly comfortable life.

Borgo

carzony wrote: »

I haven't noticed it yet, must be very discreet.

Yeah I was suprised when I seen it the first time with a car pulled over on Ballyfermot Road then a while later heading back into the station. Must have only got it recently.

carzony

punisher5112 wrote: »

All the hard little boys..... Such is life, scum breed more scum and in turn cost the rest of us a fortune to house, feed and give them a fairly comfortable life.

it's common in every part of Ireland now unfortunately. It's the poor dog in the vid i feel sorry for

Duke O Smiley

POGAN wrote: »

Ronanstown today

https://www.facebook.com/100023647998714/posts/727020391429554/?d=n

Link isn't working, but I presume it was this?

I love when they record these scenarios and expect everyone to be on their side I'm guessing it was removed from Facebook when the comments weren't too favourable towards the residents..

Reminds me of this gem:

California Dreamer

Capri wrote: »

US Bike cops have more powerful strobes than unmarked i40s here

https://youtu.be/83cY2smMd3Y

I know a few guys that would take one of these over a Kona!!! 😝😝