New Garda fleet

thadg · 08-04-2015 10:13PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

mistook you for a re reg or an alt of a foaming at the mouth anti Korean car poster whose weapon of last resort is "shur them lads eat dogs joe, buy german"

na couldn't give a sh1t really about any of that mallarky I was only going by what has been tried and tested in Ireland and uk.

noting wrong with Hyundai but having them as patrol cars??

they went down this road aswell when they tried the laguna 12 years ago or so, not too many made the 300k mark and costing more money in the long run, gardai using there private car for call out etc.

Old diesel · 09-04-2015 11:00AM

thadg wrote: »

na couldn't give a sh1t really about any of that mallarky I was only going by what has been tried and tested in Ireland and uk.

noting wrong with Hyundai but having them as patrol cars??

they went down this road aswell when they tried the laguna 12 years ago or so, not too many made the 300k mark and costing more money in the long run, gardai using there private car for call out etc.

Did they actually run many Lagunas - I only remember seeing ONE Laguna II garda car. Im sure there was a few around as normally you buy more then one.

I imagine Lagunas were picked at the time - because I recall the issue of accidents was on the agenda - with Gardaí using old/crap cars - and the Laguna II had a 5 star rating for crash safety.

Even as a car enthusiast I can't remember how common 5 star safety ratings were in 03/04 - BUT the Laguna was the first car to achieve a 5 star safety rating in 2001

I seem to recall they tried a Saab 9 3 and a Volvo S40 for the same reason - but im open to correction.

Anyway - half the country tried Laguna IIs thinking Renault reliability issues wwere in the past - only to then discover when the cars were on he road - that Laguna II added a new chapter of its own - in epic style to the book of true stories of poor Renault reliability

Theanswers · 09-04-2015 12:04PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

but that's exactly my point, an i30 estate holds more and has a more practical access door than a mondeo saloon.

the mondeo saloons boot with a space saver spare is 540 liters, the i30 tourers boot is 530 liters below the parcel shelf, so with the parcel shelf removed, it can be stacked to the roof, nearly doubling the cargo space.

perhaps the latest mondeo seats are nicer, i havn't been in one, but in the 3rd gen mondeo (07-14) seats aren't anything to write home about, they are spectacularly flat.

Alot of the UK police cars beyond general patrol cars have sports seats, bi-xenon headlamps etc, as these are part of the police pack.

Wonder why manufacturers include them?
If according to the Gardai they are not necessary. We must be ahead of everyone else in regards to patrol cars.

Special Circumstances · 09-04-2015 12:12PM

Theanswers wrote: »

Alot of the UK police cars beyond general patrol cars have sports seats, bi-xenon headlamps etc, as these are part of the police pack.

Wonder why manufacturers include them?
If according to the Gardai they are not necessary. We must be ahead of everyone else in regards to patrol cars.

I can see nothing in your post that is relevant to the post you quoted.

There's two separate discussions going on in this thread - the high power insignias, and the common or garden general patrol cars.

You yourself are differentiating between the general patrol cars and the up specced ones - so I guess the question is - do you think the insignias should have uprated lights/brakes/seats etc? Or is it the i30s (general patrol cars) you think should have these?

V8 Interceptor · 29-11-2018 09:12PM

I seen on the news they released a new batch of vehicles with the new detection system into the Garda fleet for the Xmas period.

They look like Hyundai Tucsons.

Old diesel · 29-11-2018 09:14PM

V8 Interceptor wrote: »

I seen on the news they released a new batch of vehicles with the new detection system into the Garda fleet for the Xmas period.

They look like Hyundai Tucsons.

Yes I saw that too and was actually wondering where to ask what engine is in them.

They are definitely Tucsons

Atlantic Dawn · 29-11-2018 09:16PM

V8 Interceptor wrote: »

I seen on the news they released a new batch of vehicles with the new detection system into the Garda fleet for the Xmas period.

They look like Hyundai Tucsons.

Yes spotted them today, 182's. They seemed to be all driving with the blue lights on the roof permanently on, not flashing, just on, looked odd, not sure if it's a feature or a fault.

V8 Interceptor · 29-11-2018 09:24PM

1.7L or 2.0L diesel? Is there much difference?

Old diesel · 29-11-2018 10:00PM

V8 Interceptor wrote: »

1.7L or 2.0L diesel? Is there much difference?

Garda fleet on flickr (I don't know if its a proper official Garda account or not) is implying the Tucsons are 188 bhp

colm_mcm · 29-11-2018 10:04PM

This isn’t the first Tucson’s they got, they got some last year too. 2.0 4WD diesel

Blazer · 29-11-2018 10:42PM

Old diesel wrote: »

Garda fleet on flickr (I don't know if its a proper official Garda account or not) is implying the Tucsons are 188 bhp

The Tuscon's could be 300 hp and still wouldn't be worth a crap at speed and cornering.
If I was any guard getting into those I'd be asking the driver "have you done the advanced course?"
If yes..good
if not---gtfo

dr.fuzzenstein · 29-11-2018 11:12PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

This isn’t the first Tucson’s they got, they got some last year too. 2.0 4WD diesel

The 2.0 diesel. The absolute zenith of performance motoring in Ireland.
I bet they couldn't get insurance on anything bigger and the tax was far too dear for something like that.

V8 Interceptor · 30-11-2018 01:52AM

Blazer wrote: »

The Tuscon's could be 300 hp and still wouldn't be worth a crap at speed and cornering.

They'd be okay at speed with 300 nags

Fordcspri23 · 30-11-2018 01:56AM

4wd essential for icy drive throughs.

V8 Interceptor · 30-11-2018 02:22AM

Fordcspri23 wrote: »

4wd essential for icy drive throughs.

And blue lights to clear the Krispy Kreme queues

road_high · 30-11-2018 02:30AM

I loathe Hyundai’s and the whole Garda fleet appears headed that way now. Some Insignias and X5 on the fleet but more the exception. Very boring indeed

colm_mcm · 30-11-2018 07:03AM

They can’t win. If like 99% of the Tucsons out there, they went with the FWD 1.7 model, they’d be laughed out of it because it’s an oversteery underpowered mammymobile.

Sexual Chocolate · 30-11-2018 07:50AM

road_high wrote: »

I loathe Hyundai’s and the whole Garda fleet appears headed that way now. Some Insignias and X5 on the fleet but more the exception. Very boring indeed

Some of the police forces here in Australia use them. The Santa Fe and the new Sonata which in fairness is 2.0 turbo petrol. I've also seen i40s and Tuscons or ix35s as well.

dense · 30-11-2018 08:04AM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Yes spotted them today, 182's. They seemed to be all driving with the blue lights on the roof permanently on, not flashing, just on, looked odd, not sure if it's a feature or a fault.

Yes one appeared behind me the other day.

I felt like I was in an episode of Brit cops or one of those pieces of tripe.

They're a bit loutish looking with the boy racer lights on all the time.

tedpan · 30-11-2018 08:09AM

I keep seeing Q7s

OldMrBrennan83 · 30-11-2018 08:23AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

The 2.0 diesel. The absolute zenith of performance motoring in Ireland.
I bet they couldn't get insurance on anything bigger and the tax was far too dear for something like that.

If we ever change our flag then there needs to be some reference to 2.0D on the new one.

Midnight_EG · 30-11-2018 11:52AM

The Tucsons are 1.6 diesels

Vicxas · 30-11-2018 11:53AM

tedpan wrote: »

I keep seeing Q7s

Q7's are the Armed Response Unit? No?

beertons · 30-11-2018 12:00PM

tedpan wrote: »

I keep seeing Q7s

Maybe they're keeping an eye on you.

ba_barabus · 30-11-2018 12:01PM

tedpan wrote: »

I keep seeing Q7s

alexlyons · 30-11-2018 01:10PM

Vicxas wrote: »

Q7's are the Armed Response Unit? No?

they are, water unit have a discovery as well

DaveyDave · 30-11-2018 01:35PM

I thought they were ditching Hyundai because of their clutch issues and servicing costs?

terrydel · 30-11-2018 02:32PM

Patww79 wrote: »

If we ever change our flag then there needs to be some reference to 2.0D on the new one.

hats off, that gave me a right good laugh.

Sexual Chocolate · 30-11-2018 02:42PM

Midnight_EG wrote: »

The Tucsons are 1.6 diesels

Show as 2.0 on reg check sites.

road_high · 30-11-2018 03:03PM

DaveyDave wrote: »

I thought they were ditching Hyundai because of their clutch issues and servicing costs?

I reckon Hyundai must be giving them for half nothing to promote the brand here- people think if the Gardaí are using them then they must be very tough and robust. Because I don't know why you’d willingly pick an I30 over and above so many talented alternatives unless it was a lot cheaper

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