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    #752
    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    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 ?


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    #753
    donvito99
    Registered Users Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭donvito99


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


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    #754
    WilcoOut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭WilcoOut


    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


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    #755
    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    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


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    #756
    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,332 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


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


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    #757
    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    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:


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    #758
    POGAN
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    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


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    #759
    msg11
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    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.


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    #760
    FGR
    Registered Users Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭FGR


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


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    #761
    seven_eleven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭seven_eleven


    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.


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    #762
    antichrist
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭antichrist


    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.


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    #763
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    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.


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    #764
    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    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 :)


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    #765
    flazio
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    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.


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    #766
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    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


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    #767
    carzony
    Registered Users Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭carzony


    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 :confused:


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    #768
    POGAN
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    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 :confused:

    there few around the country


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    #769
    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    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 !! )


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    #770
    kub
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    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.


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    #771
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    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??


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    #772
    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,533 ✭✭✭kub


    POGAN wrote: »
    Audi on cork city traffic??

    Yes.


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    #773
    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    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 :o )



    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:


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    #774
    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,533 ✭✭✭kub


    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?


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    #775
    timmywex
    Registered Users Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭timmywex


    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


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    #776
    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,332 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


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


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    #777
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    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


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    #778
    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,332 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


    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 :)


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    #779
    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    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:


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    #780
    POGAN
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    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!!


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    #781
    Mister Jingles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Mister Jingles


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


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