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Capri · 06-06-2013 10:41pm

WilcoOut wrote: »

cheers for the links capri

it did get me thinking that way..........

The sirens on the new Transit Connects sound very puny - bit like cheap Chinese ones.
See my pic in the gallery of a 'recycled' 05 silver Mondeo in GTC markings - maybe they're recycling anything out there that's 'low' miles on it ?

donvito99 · 06-06-2013 10:56pm

Does the additional 'skirting' mean 2.5/3l? I do like that light bar, too.

WilcoOut · 06-06-2013 11:22pm

Capri wrote: »

The sirens on the new Transit Connects sound very puny - bit like cheap Chinese ones.
See my pic in the gallery of a 'recycled' 05 silver Mondeo in GTC markings - maybe they're recycling anything out there that's 'low' miles on it ?

it was deffo not the connect sirens, im familiar with those

Capri · 06-06-2013 11:32pm

WilcoOut wrote: »

it was deffo not the connect sirens, im familiar with those

Maybe it was like the hand wound one in 'Vanishing point' :P
or these muppets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS_Ex3rS4-8

Does the additional 'skirting' mean 2.5/3l? I do like that light bar, too.

Nah, it's not like the Zetec S or ST220 bumper , tho' I WAS behind a silver / black glass Mondeo Ghia V6 leaving the airport this morning - 10D AFIR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VgPGvtN0fI&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Mr Simpson · 07-06-2013 1:12am

I reckon that last pic is a movie/tv car. With that battenberg it should have traffic corp written on the side, no?

Capri · 07-06-2013 7:48am

Mr Simpson wrote: »

I reckon that last pic is a movie/tv car. With that battenberg it should have traffic corp written on the side, no?

I just think something is wrong about it - the 'Garda' font doesn't seem right ( bit like the 'Garda' cars in 'The General' - AFIR some had a green stripe :eek:

POGAN · 07-06-2013 10:41am

Capri wrote: »

The sirens on the new Transit Connects sound very puny - bit like cheap Chinese ones.
See my pic in the gallery of a 'recycled' 05 silver Mondeo in GTC markings - maybe they're recycling anything out there that's 'low' miles on it ?

The silver 05 traffic car was part of the low mileages call back of unmarked cars nearly year half ago I have photos of it in the depot being marked up!!

The picture of the marked batterburg car it's a film car think its the rte one

msg11 · 07-06-2013 12:13pm

Mr Simpson wrote: »

I reckon that last pic is a movie/tv car. With that battenberg it should have traffic corp written on the side, no?

Pretty sure it was in last nights episode of Fair City. I'll check !

EDIT ; Nope different reg on the RTE car.

FGR · 09-06-2013 12:40am

If it's an RTE car I like the LED lightbar. Makes that model Mondeo look even better.

seven_eleven · 12-06-2013 11:54pm

Interested to know about the AP intern response van.

How many AP's does it carry? Seems like a lot just for a responder vehicle, where a 4x4 or estate car could do similar.

antichrist · 13-06-2013 12:18am

seven_eleven wrote: »

Interested to know about the AP intern response van.

How many AP's does it carry? Seems like a lot just for a responder vehicle, where a 4x4 or estate car could do similar.

The school were given 2, they also double up as driver training vehicles. Brings the total of training vehicles in the school to 4.

They're cumbersome and a bit ott rocking up at a house with an ambulance too.

They have 3 seats in the front (only 2 used) with a 3 seater bench seat behind them. Thats for the supervisor. The max I've seen on it is 4. 2 Interns, 1 supervisor and 1 driver (usually another intern).

As for a 4x4....thet would be an additional cost, these vehicles were left laying about as they were the ICV mk1 vehicles....now they use the larger Merc's for ICV so the 2010's were re-assigned.

goldie fish · 14-06-2013 9:12am

Capri wrote: »

Never saw one in Dublin yet

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanecasey51/5670465315/in/set-72157623639005623

You probably won't. That particular car was seized from a naughty member of the community, and converted for use as an Unmarked Traffic Corps car. Very maintenance intensive though.

Capri · 14-06-2013 11:10am

goldie fish wrote: »

You probably won't. That particular car was seized from a naughty member of the community, and converted for use as an Unmarked Traffic Corps car. Very maintenance intensive though.

There's a blue ST220 , and a Focus ST, parked outside Pearse St a lot

flazio · 14-06-2013 11:27am

Capri wrote: »

There's a blue ST220 , and a Focus ST, parked outside Pearse St a lot

Unless there's concealed lights these may be the private vehicles of the Guards working at the station.

POGAN · 14-06-2013 3:12pm

goldie fish wrote: »

You probably won't. That particular car was seized from a naughty member of the community, and converted for use as an Unmarked Traffic Corps car. Very maintenance intensive though.

It's was unmarked traffic car down south

carzony · 16-06-2013 2:03pm

If I was in traffic I don't think i'd spot that jeep as a gardai vehicle.. Wonder where it's based and what it's used for

POGAN · 16-06-2013 6:32pm

carzony wrote: »

If I was in traffic I don't think i'd spot that jeep as a gardai vehicle.. Wonder where it's based and what it's used for

there few around the country

Capri · 16-06-2013 7:41pm

flazio wrote: »

Unless there's concealed lights these may be the private vehicles of the Guards working at the station.

They are private

If I was in traffic I don't think i'd spot that jeep as a gardai vehicle.. Wonder where it's based and what it's used for

Could be any number of sections using it - and would you be able to suss their Land Cruisers ( hint - they all have cheap/useless wire rear light 'protectors' - any more than a twig hitting the light would break the lens !! )

kub · 16-06-2013 9:39pm

POGAN wrote: »

there few around the country

I can account for one in Cork city. Has anyone noticed the nice unmarked Audi Cork City traffic have around? I wonder was it another seizure.

POGAN · 16-06-2013 9:42pm

kub wrote: »

I can account for one in Cork city. Has anyone noticed the nice unmarked Audi Cork City traffic have around? I wonder was it another seizure.

Audi on cork city traffic??

kub · 16-06-2013 10:47pm

POGAN wrote: »

Audi on cork city traffic??

Yes.

Capri · 18-06-2013 10:27pm

Mrs. Obama entourage - Audi Q5, BMW X5's 131 & 06, Chevy Suburbans , Discovery and Range Rovers

G6 in Enniskillen - see UK reg Tangi Defenders on patrol / escort bike with orange front headlight ( lead rider ? )

(Taken from RTE news - tried to get photos of the Obamas on the move thru Donnybrook but they musta gone another route

)

I can account for one in Cork city. Has anyone noticed the nice unmarked Audi Cork City traffic have around? I wonder was it another seizure

There were unmarked black Audi A4 and old A6 going around in Dublin - this 'recycling' of old unmarked cars is getting serious :rolleyes:

kub · 18-06-2013 11:14pm

Capri wrote: »

Mrs. Obama entourage - Audi Q5, BMW X5's 131 & 06, Chevy Suburbans , Discovery and Range Rovers

Did anyone notice the regs? Are they all 131's, I am doubting because of UK's commitment to G8 that they are loaned from there like some were for the Queens visit.
So have AGS now got some nice vehicles?

timmywex · 18-06-2013 11:19pm

kub wrote: »

Capri wrote: »

Mrs. Obama entourage - Audi Q5, BMW X5's 131 & 06, Chevy Suburbans , Discovery and Range Rovers

Did anyone notice the regs? Are they all 131's, I am doubting because of UK's commitment to G8 that they are loaned from there like some were for the Queens visit.
So have AGS now got some nice vehicles?

Slim chance of them ending up in AGS hands id say. Some ministers 2012 vehicle might need replacing though to be fair

Mr Simpson · 19-06-2013 12:15am

Could the Audis be the ones on loan for the European presidency?

POGAN · 19-06-2013 12:24am

Mr Simpson wrote: »

Could the Audis be the ones on loan for the European presidency?

Land rover, range rover, Audis and x5 including the bulletproof silver one are all AGS

BMW x3 dark colour one had blue and red dash light was rental for the yanks

Mr Simpson · 19-06-2013 12:25am

POGAN wrote: »

Land rover, range rover, Audis and x5 including the bulletproof silver one are all AGS

BMW x3 dark colour one had blue and red dash light was rental for the yanks

The man in the know as always

Capri · 19-06-2013 5:53am

Heard (just about :eek: ) the siren on Pearse St's 131 Transit connect - sounds like the siren is on it's last squack already :P

Those sirens musta been a job lot from Russia or Bangladesh :rolleyes:

POGAN · 19-06-2013 8:26am

Capri wrote: »

Heard (just about :eek: ) the siren on Pearse St's 131 Transit connect - sounds like the siren is on it's last squack already :P

Those sirens musta been a job lot from Russia or Bangladesh :rolleyes:

Has all the sirens being replaced on them attest once!! Prefer them vans to the connect god awful they are!!

Mister Jingles · 20-06-2013 11:51pm

Nice to see two white revenue Transits in the line up......

carzony · 21-06-2013 12:45am

Those mondeos still look very fresh, Even after a few years of service :eek:

Terrontress · 21-06-2013 7:18am

On the G8 video, does anyone know anything about the armoured Land Rover at 3:19? It looks like one of the old Snatch Land Rovers painted white. Over the days I have also seen some Pangolins with English numberplates. Other English forces must have access to these.

21-06-2013 10:56am

Terrontress wrote: »

On the G8 video, does anyone know anything about the armoured Land Rover at 3:19? It looks like one of the old Snatch Land Rovers painted white. Over the days I have also seen some Pangolins with English numberplates. Other English forces must have access to these.

Saw some pics on twitter saying they were Army ones painted up. And I've seen some of those English armored ones before on either a news story or website.

Mr Simpson · 21-06-2013 8:15pm

carzony wrote: »

Those mondeos still look very fresh, Even after a few years of service :eek:

Kinda shocking how the only new yokes there are the camera vans:(

21-06-2013 8:24pm

Mr Simpson wrote: »

Kinda shocking how the only new yokes there are the camera vans:(

The D-Max is new. The Castle also have the new Mondeo and Focus and new bikes.

Hooch · 21-06-2013 9:41pm

foreign wrote: »

The D-Max is new. The Castle also have the new Mondeo and Focus and new bikes.

And the vans are 08

POGAN · 21-06-2013 9:45pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The D-Max is new. The Castle also have the new Mondeo and Focus and new bikes.

New focus with the fugly light bar!!

Capri · 21-06-2013 9:56pm

Go to 3mins and 29s if you need a smile

:p:p:p

21-06-2013 10:03pm

I walked past one of the old ICO vehicles on scene in Dublin but only 2 crew on board, are they being used as a rapid response vehicle or for interns? Are they P or AP crewed?

donvito99 · 21-06-2013 10:10pm

POGAN wrote: »

New focus with the fugly light bar!!

Yes I saw this knocking about, is there a matrix on it or something?

Mr Simpson · 21-06-2013 10:45pm

foreign wrote: »

The D-Max is new. The Castle also have the new Mondeo and Focus and new bikes.

Hooch wrote: »

And the vans are 08

I stand corrected. I thought the vans were newer than that though

POGAN · 21-06-2013 11:45pm

donvito99 wrote: »

Yes I saw this knocking about, is there a matrix on it or something?

Scroll bar on it like the RSU why couldn't they use the same one!! It's was the escort on Tuesday in Wicklow awful but it's transport!!

Old diesel · 22-06-2013 12:49am

carzony wrote: »

Those mondeos still look very fresh, Even after a few years of service :eek:

They look fresh - but what are they like mechanically - if they are getting on for 300,000 kms as garda cars - youd expect them to be a bit "rough" mechanically.

Are they all 2 litres - or was someone kind enough to squeeze in some 2.5s or 3 litres in.

They had a nice unmarked Mondeo in Mallow - seen it at a checkpoint, nice car - youd never think it was a garda car.

carzony · 22-06-2013 12:59am

Old diesel wrote: »

They look fresh - but what are they like mechanically - if they are getting on for 300,000 kms as garda cars - youd expect them to be a bit "rough" mechanically.

Are they all 2 litres - or was someone kind enough to squeeze in some 2.5s or 3 litres in.

They had a nice unmarked Mondeo in Mallow - seen it at a checkpoint, nice car - youd never think it was a garda car.

I'd assume most of them mondeos would be coming close to getting scrapped anyway? That shape mondeo was made famous by the garda

Pure guess but i'd bet most of them mondeos are either 1.8 or 2.0?

funny you don't see many of the mondeos that i'v linked below

22-06-2013 7:52am

POGAN wrote: »

New focus with the fugly light bar!!

That you can't see until you are on top of it.

carzony wrote: »

funny you don't see many of the mondeos that i'v linked below

They were not bought as part of a full tender that's why there is so few of them. That one in the pic is the Harcourt Terrace one that has been moved on since the station closure.

POGAN · 22-06-2013 8:01am

Old diesel wrote: »

They look fresh - but what are they like mechanically - if they are getting on for 300,000 kms as garda cars - youd expect them to be a bit "rough" mechanically.

Are they all 2 litres - or was someone kind enough to squeeze in some 2.5s or 3 litres in.

They had a nice unmarked Mondeo in Mallow - seen it at a checkpoint, nice car - youd never think it was a garda car.

Unmarked mondeo in mallow??? They only have a diesel vectra!! do you mean new 131? Tango unit down there got new 131 mondeo but its marked

Old diesel · 22-06-2013 10:16am

POGAN wrote: »

Unmarked mondeo in mallow??? They only have a diesel vectra!! do you mean new 131? Tango unit down there got new 131 mondeo but its marked

Oh yes - I know the new 131 marked Mondeo - but I meant an unmarked Mondeo in past tense - that they had one.

Seen it at a checkpoint last summer - probably gone now

, maybe it was a yoke they got in on loan from another station - after the chief super - or was it Inspector - started making lots of noise about having insufficient cars available.

Only seen the new 131 parked up one day - coming out of Mallow (near the railway bridge if you know the town) - i suppose its too much to expect that it has a proper engine in it - probably 2 litre diesel again :mad:.

2 litre Eco boost would be the chap for the job - 240 ps would be lovely on a traffic car (imo).

Old diesel · 22-06-2013 10:42am

This is the unmarked Mondeo that i was on about earlier that i had seen in Mallow

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanecasey51/5670465315/

Mister Jingles · 22-06-2013 12:33pm

Old diesel wrote: »

Oh yes - I know the new 131 marked Mondeo - but I meant an unmarked Mondeo in past tense - that they had one.

Seen it at a checkpoint last summer - probably gone now , maybe it was a yoke they got in on loan from another station - after the chief super - or was it Inspector - started making lots of noise about having insufficient cars available.

Only seen the new 131 parked up one day - coming out of Mallow (near the railway bridge if you know the town) - i suppose its too much to expect that it has a proper engine in it - probably 2 litre diesel again :mad:.

2 litre Eco boost would be the chap for the job - 240 ps would be lovely on a traffic car (imo).

I doubt Ford even offer them engines here for standard cars. Everything today is DIESEL DIESEL DIESEL. The Octavia vRS would be the best suited car to traffic, many uk forces are using them now.

kub · 22-06-2013 1:47pm

Old diesel wrote: »

This is the unmarked Mondeo that i was on about earlier that i had seen in Mallow

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanecasey51/5670465315/

That is a North Cork Div unmarked car, can be seen anywhere from the west of Mallow all the way over to Youghal. Based in Fermoy Afaik.
It was seized by Cab and given to AGS.

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