Vehicle Gallery - Discussion Thread

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 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 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 wrote: »

Will that buff out?

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

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 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 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

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 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

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.

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

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

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

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!

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.