Why do the gardai only drive certain brands

jock101

I have noticed that the State only supply's thr Gardai with certain brands of car, mainly Fords and Toyota's. Rarely other brands. I have seen the Kildare section driving KIA 4WD's. Why is this the case? Also all unmarked cars in Dublin tend to be Fords Mondeo's or the the Focus, and they stand out like sore thumbs!:)

Midnight_EG

They buy them in bulk.

jock101

Midnight_EG wrote: »

They buy them in bulk.

Yeah, but why not Honda, Opel, Volvo etc... and why no performance cars like BMW's for the Traffic boyo's, like they have in the UK.

Midnight_EG

jock101 wrote: »

Yeah, but why not Honda, Opel, Volvo etc... and why no performance cars like BMW's for the Traffic boyo's, like they have in the UK.

Oh they have other cars, don't you worry about that :P

hunter164

Ya can still spot them from a mile away though.

jock101

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Oh they have other cars, don't you worry about that :P

Really, the best unmarked car I ever saw pulling over a speeder was a Volvo S60. I know the leech's in the Dail are driven by gardai in S Class Merc's, 7 Series BMW's and Audi A8's, but thats not the same thing!:rolleyes:

Few of these bad boy's down here!

jock101

shaaane wrote: »

Few of these bad boy's down here!

Well the ARU boyo's would need them in Limerick thesedays! Especially with the arsenal they carry in the back!:D

Guy:Incognito

hunter164 wrote: »

Ya can still spot them from a mile away though.

Not the ones they dont want you to see.

and these would'nt be pulling you for speeding anyway.

Teferi

hunter164 wrote: »

Ya can still spot them from a mile away though.

Not all of them.

Einhard

shaaane wrote: »

Few of these bad boy's down here!

Does anyone else find it slightly odd, disturbing even, that the first car is being used for advertising? It's not a bloody taxi ffs!

hunter164

Stekelly wrote: »

Not the ones they dont want you to see.

and these would'nt be pulling you for speeding anyway.

Well they're the ones I'm talking about.

jock101

Stekelly wrote: »

Not the ones they dont want you to see.

and these would'nt be pulling you for speeding anyway.

What MI5 Paddy, dont make me laugh! The D reg car with 3 or more aerials, and the cut of the driver. Plus the flasher lights not discreatly hidden always stand out to me!:rolleyes:

Spotted 1 of these recently here too

jock101

shaaane wrote: »

You Limerick Boyo's seem to have all the fancy cars. Never seen a Garda Saab over here in Da Capital.;)

jock101

shaaane wrote: »

Spotted 1 of these recently here too

Ah no, things arent that bad here with the recession. When we have to buy Fiats! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo:eek:

jock101

jock101 wrote: »

You Limerick Boyo's seem to have all the fancy cars. Never seen a Garda Saab over here in Da Capital.;)

never actually seen this before, just came across it on http://www.ukemergency.co.uk/ireland/garda1.htm

Guy:Incognito

jock101 wrote: »

Ah no, things arent that bad here with the recession. When we have to buy Fiats! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo:eek:

Jesus , you could open your eyes before making your silly attempts at humour (I'm assuming thats what all your motors posts are). The car is clearly an 06.

jock101

These examples are only exemptions to the rule. Generally Fords or Avensis's.:) Well on the mean streets of Dumplin?;)

jock101

Stekelly wrote: »

Jesus , you could open your eyes before making your silly attempts at humour (I'm assuming thats what all your motors posts are). The car is clearly an 06.

:P:P:P:P:P:P:P

challengemaster

jock101 wrote: »

What MI5 Paddy, dont make me laugh! The D reg car with 3 or more aerials, and the cut of the driver. Plus the flasher lights not discreatly hidden always stand out to me!:rolleyes:

I think Stekelly is talking about undercover rather than unmarked. Hence the "they wouldn't pull you for speeding anyway"

I've heard they have plenty of decent unmarked cars, which circulate around the place... I've also heard they have an Evo for Rally of the Lakes...

shinikins

Theres an unmarked Lexus around Kildare...

jock101

shinikins wrote: »

Theres an unmarked Lexus around Kildare...

Are you sure its not just the Local Superintendent's private car, I believe them boyo's are on close to 150k a year. Recession, not for some!:rolleyes:

shinikins

jock101 wrote: »

Are you sure its not just the Local Superintendent's private car, I believe them boyo's are on close to 150k a year. Recession, not for some!:rolleyes:

Nope, he has a top of the range 4X4!! Its an unmarked, you often see it screaming down the road in pursuit of hot coffee and takeaway dinners...errrr i mean "official Garda business".....:p

paulhannon

Einhard wrote: »

Does anyone else find it slightly odd, disturbing even, that the first car is being used for advertising? It's not a bloody taxi ffs!

that a serious question?

challengemaster

Einhard wrote: »

Does anyone else find it slightly odd, disturbing even, that the first car is being used for advertising? It's not a bloody taxi ffs!

That'd be someone putting a "watermark" on the pic.

Kazuma

Why not these anymore? :pac:

Graham_B18C

shaaane wrote: »

Spotted 1 of these recently here too

I saw one of these unmarked last week, very discreetly unmarked, the only reason I noticed was because I was cycling beside it. No extra areals and only really small flashy lights on the side, I assumed it was probably a customs car because dont they work in teams for catching VRT fraud and the likes

squod

They had a couple of petrol Forresters aswell.

anthony4335

The most common is the Mark 2 Mondeo. But over the last few years there has been a good selection of different makes and models been bought. Unlike the day of the Ford sierra and fiesta , in one colour even for undercover models. I have seen many different types , such as Toyota Hilux (traffic corp) Izuzu Trooper, Ford galaxy all marked units, as for unmarked, Berlingo's Renault Traffic vans ,Izuzu Trooper, Fiat punto. and thats what I can remember.

R.O.R

squod wrote: »

They had a couple of petrol Forresters aswell.

They had about 20 Forrester 2.0T's. Early 2006 D reg's in Silver, Blue and Red.

Haven't seen one for a while, but I saw them all parked up in 06 waiting for fit out.

Saw an unmarked 530d around the airport a while ago.

Cookie_Monster

paulhannon wrote: »

that a serious question?

yes, I was going to ask exactly the same.

There's also an undercover grey 3 series around Dublin

Corkladddd!!

Just some that I've seen:

A undercover e30 in Midleton. Was in traffic when it pulled out a few cars behind me and took off!!!!!
A evo 8, i think, could be mistaken, around Port Laoise....
An octavia VRS on the south link in cork...
But my favourite was an AE86 Corolla at the rally of the lakes!!!

and the usual Focus/ Mondeo/ Vectra's

Thoso Volvo's for the ARU are unbelieveably quick though, saw one in full flight on the south link in cork once, what ya reackon they running??

pah

there's some 3.0 v6 mondeos in Traffic Corps aswell

Corkladddd!!

There not even all Traffic Corp, used to spend time in a ford dealership that supplied them....they were pure sleepers and no wat of knowing if the AGS were driving that or the normal 1.8....

MetzgerMeister

I've often passed 8 or 9 of those Volvos going to and coming from work. I work in Templemore so when I'm going there, these Volvos are leaving and vice versa. No idea where they are going to though.

Also, AGS have unmarked Opel Vectras down here. I've also seen 02/03 Citroen C5's used as unmarked cars following lads speeding around Templemore. They think nothing of a Citroen C5 until the blue lights start flashing in the grille

Tea 1000

There was an unmarked IS200 and an unmarked Alfa 156 in Sligo, never got beside the 156 to see what engine it had though. Doubt it was one of the V6's, but you never know!

Mc Love

Unmarked Corrolla in Clontarf

Also watch out on three lane part of N7 - there are unmarked BMW's on patrol

But mostly Mondeo's/Avensii

There is a Fiat Garda Van in Limerick.

MetzgerMeister

Mc Love wrote: »

There is a Fiat Garda Van in Limerick.

Along with a marked Toyota Yaris

CarMuppet

Tea 1000 wrote: »

and an unmarked Alfa 156 in Sligo, never got beside the 156 to see what engine it had though. Doubt it was one of the V6's, but you never know!

Ah a police force with style. :cool:

KTRIC

It doesn't matter if they are unmarked or not. You can always spot them. I drive a bike myself and I'm sitting at a height where I can see the dash etc of every car clearly.

You can see the extra stuff on the dash, the little strobe lights on the rear window etc.

Then of course there are the tell tail aerials on the roof.

vectra

Corkladddd!! wrote: »

Just some that I've seen:
An octavia VRS on the south link in cork...

Color and more details please so as I can ensure I don't take it on when I get my one

Dark Grey Vectra 150 Turbo Diesel here

Corkladddd!!

vectra wrote: »

Color and more details please so as I can ensure I don't take it on when I get my one

Dark Grey Vectra 150 Turbo Diesel here

Red, maybe 08...passed me while I was on one of my slow days....just caught my eye in the mirror and looked as it was going past and saw 2 tell-tale blue shirts but was very discreet....more undercover than unmarked I'd say

delly

There's a big difference between 'unmarked' and 'undercover' cars, with the latter being very hard to spot and more than likely not to be too bothered by your driving antics (unless of course your doing a drive-by).

h3000

There are a few marked and unmarked Landcruisers around.

Corkladddd!!

I'm just saying it was around!! and a buddy who is with AGS once told me that they often have got undercover cars that were no longer of any undercover use( i.e. they were too well known) released for them to be used as unmarked cars....

galwaytt

jock101 wrote: »

Ah no, things arent that bad here with the recession. When we have to buy Fiats! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo:eek:

It's nothing to do with 'recession' :rolleyes:....it's down to price and reliability.

If that Limerick Saab is a diesel, it's a Fiat engine too, remember...........

...and the AA rescues you in a Fiat too, btw........

mooman

KTRIC wrote: »

It doesn't matter if they are unmarked or not. You can always spot them. I drive a bike myself and I'm sitting at a height where I can see the dash etc of every car clearly.

You can see the extra stuff on the dash, the little strobe lights on the rear window etc.

Then of course there are the tell tail aerials on the roof.

Don't forget the tell tail big garda heads staring out the window:D

si_guru

Gardai cars are all the same make othewise they'd have to be retrained everyday...

bongi69

einheisserschre wrote: »

Along with a marked Toyota Yaris

I p1ssed myself laughing when I saw one of those.