Garda Saab 9-3 Marked

donvito99

Very cool.

donvito99

Rear view.

timmywex

Very nice!

Where was this stationed?

the locust

That looks like Dublin Airport, dont know of anyone around Dublin north with a Saab, then again 03? Its probably been scrapped since...

opti76

timmywex wrote: »

Very nice!

Where was this stationed?

3 of them were atached to the castle traffic...

crap police cars apparently

donvito99

Dont no where they are stationed because I stumbled across them on the net. It does look like a nifty car though. And it is the airport, VIP escort?

Would you be able to tell where the car is stationed by the markings on the roof, GQ/O

ChapOfDRyans

There was 1 in Waterford until it was wrote off in a crash

mbeire

That picture was taken at Dublin Airport

Jay112

Jaysus nice car! any other pics of once off garda cars?

donvito99

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In response to Jay112 I dont really have anymore once offs, but this one is different because its a non-traffic land cruiser-(dont no how to spell)

Sorry about the size.!!!!!!!!!!!

deadwood

Haven't mastered this uploading lark yet.

maglite

Who's wife now deadwood?

donvito99

Deadwood

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait til the nog sees this!

eroo

Give him an award. . . now!!

deadwood

maglite wrote: »

Who's wife now deadwood?

Who's ever you like, maglite...who's ever you like.;)

Back on topic...erm...uh....saab.....they're safe...and...have two a's in the name.

deadwood

eroo wrote: »

Give him an award. . . now!!

Recommendations to Commissioners Office, Feenicks Pork, Dublin 8, Northside.

eroo

deadwood wrote: »

Recommendations to Commissioners Office, Feenicks Pork, Dublin 8, Northside.

Shhh. . . your going off topic!!:D


How regularly are new cars/vans given to stations?

deadwood

eroo wrote: »

How regularly are new cars/vans given to stations?

Usually when the mechanic ges to clock the odometer and sees the sticker that says "not again!":D

FGR

The last two patrol cars we've had clocked up about 170k before being replaced. This a standard around the rest of the country?

deadwood

ForegoneReality wrote: »

The last two patrol cars we've had clocked up about 170k before being replaced. This a standard around the rest of the country?

I would say 170k is quite low for a replacement. You're lucky!

TheNog

FFS I go off an do a 19 hour shift and come back to commendations handed out to Deadwood for sexy policing, clocking cars (4 times is standard) by mechanics all over the universe, been established that Foregonereality has serious pull in the guards to get new cars for each day of the week and a god awful mess of off topicness.

Yiz are gonna get me kicked off the Mod team!!!

deadwood

TheNog wrote: »

FFS I go off an do a 19 hour shift and come back to commendations handed out to Deadwood for sexy policing, clocking cars (4 times is standard) by mechanics all over the universe, been established that Foregonereality has serious pull in the guards to get new cars for each day of the week and a god awful mess of off topicness.

Yiz are gonna get me kicked off the Mod team!!!

What's this got to do with Saabs?:D

bryanmurr

this was attached to regional traffic on trial, think it still could be, there was one in waterford aswell. 1.8 turbo model. trial was as far as it went. featured heavily in my dissertation :eek:

lehanemore

ScubaDave

It would be wrote off in a week! ..... A Day!

ChapOfDRyans

bryanmurr wrote: »

this was attached to regional traffic on trial, think it still could be, there was one in waterford aswell. 1.8 turbo model. trial was as far as it went. featured heavily in my dissertation :eek:

I believe the one in Waterford was wrote of on the port road.

donvito99

ChapOfDRyans wrote: »

I believe the one in Waterford was wrote of on the port road.

Did it fall into the sea?;)

deadwood

donvito99 wrote: »

Did it fall into the sea?;)

The observer told the driver to dip is headlights.

Must do better.

donvito99

Not great, 03 Renault Laguna. But it is a strange one all the same.

Tango Alpha 51

Funninly enough, on rte news tonight, they had a piece on how drug driving detection/figures were up on the previous year. Lo & behold in the back ground on what I'm led to believe is called a "super checkpoint" was a Saab 93 fully marked up along with other various patrol cars & jeeps. Couldn't see the reg on the saab

ChapOfDRyans

yeah i noticed that aswell and laughed to my self how sad lol

pa990

if that 03 Saab is stil going, its due an NCT..

meathstevie

pa990 wrote: »

if that 03 Saab is stil going, its due an NCT..

Don't think Garda cars ever get NCT'd.

yayamark

meathstevie wrote: »

Don't think Garda cars ever get NCT'd.

They do thankfully.

ScubaDave

They do!?!?!?!?

Eru

ScubaDave wrote: »

They do!?!?!?!?

New thing. Also why many many cars suddenly got binned despite being held together with selotape for the past few years.

FGR

This is news to me..?

ScubaDave

We have a 06 that quite frankly would not pass wind nevermind a NCT without breaking down.

Manic Moran

Saab is one of the very few foreign companies to make any headway into the US police car market. Usually in colder, mountainous regions.



NTM

deadwood

Manic Moran wrote: »

NTM

Cool. Water cannons built into the roof!

Terrontress

Manic Moran wrote: »

Saab is one of the very few foreign companies to make any headway into the US police car market. Usually in colder, mountainous regions.



NTM

It's GM as well so the "Buy American" thing is adhered to with a SAAB.