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    #2822
    Rebelkid
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Rebelkid


    Terrontress wrote: »
    Isn't the one we're seeing at present an older model that the Queen's one?
    They've got one 07 sport and the armoured 07 vogue.


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    #2823
    Terrontress
    Registered Users Posts: 3,891 ✭✭✭Terrontress


    Rebelkid wrote: »
    They've got one 07 sport and the armoured 07 vogue.

    The model before the current one, which is the one the queen was in, had three lines for the front indicators and maybe some other three line motifs. The Garda one looks similar but is an older model.


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    #2824
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    Heard a whisper from a someone today that they thinking of the marked and unmarked Hyundai santa fe's.


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    #2825
    Mister Jingles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Mister Jingles


    I'd think they would suit well, seem like a very well put together suv.


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    #2826
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »
    Heard a whisper from a someone today that they thinking of the marked and unmarked Hyundai santa fe's.

    Yes that rumour is around for last 2 years. From what I heard yes they will prob go to traffic

    Rsu in Dublin will Have q7s that have being order since January and bmw5 series 530d


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    #2827
    [Deleted User]
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    Mister Jingles wrote: »
    I'd think they would suit well, seem like a very well put together suv.

    I'd say people said that about the i30's and i40's!

    That will be another step backwards for traffic. From Land Cruisers to the Dmax and possibly these? Look at the UK and it's still the Range Rover or X5.


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    #2828
    carzony
    Registered Users Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭carzony


    foreign wrote: »
    I'd say people said that about the i30's and i40's!

    That will be another step backwards for traffic. From Land Cruisers to the Dmax and possibly these? Look at the UK and it's still the Range Rover or X5.

    I reckon Hyundai will get any contract available for the forseable future given that they've already done deals with the Gardai, plus Hyundai is doing really well in Ireland atm so they'll be able to give massive discounts i'd imagine.


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    #2829
    Mister Jingles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Mister Jingles


    Have a feeling they actually wont.

    I'd place my money on Ford having the next big tender.

    Regarding the i30 and i40 are they really that bad ? What is it, handling ? Reliability ?


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    #2830
    CharlieCroker
    Registered Users Posts: 8,451 ✭✭✭CharlieCroker


    The last 2 4wd's bought were Ford Rangers for the Wicklow mountains.

    Hopefully it will be back to Ford, preferably the Mondeo. Better than anything else that's come along recently.


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    #2831
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    CharlieCroker wrote: »
    The last 2 4wd's bought were Ford Rangers for the Wicklow mountains.

    Hopefully it will be back to Ford, preferably the Mondeo. Better than anything else that's come along recently.

    More them after coming in,so let's hope it change in direction


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    #2832
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    Mister Jingles wrote: »
    Have a feeling they actually wont.

    I'd place my money on Ford having the next big tender.

    Regarding the i30 and i40 are they really that bad ? What is it, handling ? Reliability ?

    They are grand car for going to the shops in but not for 19 hour a day 3 different drivers policing

    I40 has growing on me still not close to Mondeo

    But i30 is woeful there reason that every regular unit that got i30 in 141 got replacement with i40 in 151

    Having i30 on traffic is ridiculous and laughable can't even put anpr into it


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    #2833
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I'd say people said that about the i30's and i40's!

    That will be another step backwards for traffic. From Land Cruisers to the Dmax and possibly these? Look at the UK and it's still the Range Rover or X5.

    Yes it would be look at the overall 4x4 purchasing 06/07 was the land cruiser some going strong still with the mileage is higher than the end life for the cars but 6 dmaxs purchase in 2011 nothing since, I could see traffic unit that needed a 4x4 getting on with Santa Fe motorway units will still need dmax which are suppose to be the budget for op Thor


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    #2834
    Terrontress
    Registered Users Posts: 3,891 ✭✭✭Terrontress


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I'd say people said that about the i30's and i40's!

    That will be another step backwards for traffic. From Land Cruisers to the Dmax and possibly these? Look at the UK and it's still the Range Rover or X5.

    I'm not sure that there are many Range Rovers for the UK police. They used to love them on the motorways as they could pull obstructions out of the way but that's now the Highways Agency who do all that sort of work. Motorway Police seem to exclusively use 5 Series estates. I think that Land Rover used to give free Range Rovers to some police units to test them.

    There are definitely many x5s though.


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    #2835
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    Terrontress wrote: »
    I'm not sure that there are many Range Rovers for the UK police. They used to love them on the motorways as they could pull obstructions out of the way but that's now the Highways Agency who do all that sort of work. Motorway Police seem to exclusively use 5 Series estates. I think that Land Rover used to give free Range Rovers to some police units to test them.

    There are definitely many x5s though.

    West Yorkshire has few 2013s but BMW X5 way more popular in uk.

    BMW would be great here


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    #2836
    [Deleted User]
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    POGAN wrote: »
    Yes it would be look at the overall 4x4 purchasing 06/07 was the land cruiser some going strong still with the mileage is higher than the end life for the cars but 6 dmaxs purchase in 2011 nothing since, I could see traffic unit that needed a 4x4 getting on with Santa Fe motorway units will still need dmax which are suppose to be the budget for op Thor

    The Thor budget is only for man power hours. Vehicles are due to be replaced and were in the pipeline before Thor. Can't see traffic getting the Santa Fe. Not a suitable vehicle for their needs.


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    #2837
    CharlieCroker
    Registered Users Posts: 8,451 ✭✭✭CharlieCroker


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Can't see traffic getting the Santa Fe. Not a suitable vehicle for their needs.

    Since when has that EVER mattered???


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    #2838
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    POGAN wrote: »
    Yes that rumour is around for last 2 years. From what I heard yes they will prob go to traffic

    Rsu in Dublin will Have q7s that have being order since January and bmw5 series 530d

    The rumour about the new 151 to 152 estate model i was refering to being purchased for the Dublin gang unit.
    The member that told would more than likely be them he mentioned The mets serious crime unit use them unmarked they're very effective but power wise id agree with you the q7 fits well.


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    #2839
    Shannon757
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭Shannon757


    foreign wrote: »
    The Thor budget is only for man power hours. Vehicles are due to be replaced and were in the pipeline before Thor. Can't see traffic getting the Santa Fe. Not a suitable vehicle for their needs.

    If the price is right as they say.


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    #2840
    [Deleted User]
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    Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »
    The rumour about the new 151 to 152 estate model i was refering to being purchased for the Dublin gang unit.
    The member that told would more than likely be them he mentioned The mets serious crime unit use them unmarked they're very effective but power wise id agree with you the q7 fits well.

    What gang unit would that be?


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    #2841
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    What gang unit would that be?

    Just asking the same question

    If it's the press called gang unit it is the RSU which was announced to members in November


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    #2842
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    POGAN wrote: »
    Just asking the same question

    If it's the press called gang unit it is the RSU which was announced to members in November

    It's going to be called the Armed Support Unit in DMR.


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    #2843
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    It's going to be called the Armed Support Unit in DMR.

    To be fair that's what's on the cars outside the pale too! But still RSU 😄😄


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    #2844
    Rebelkid
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Rebelkid


    Are the Q7's in so?


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    #2845
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    That's the X5 in picture.


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    #2846
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Rebelkid wrote: »
    Are the Q7's in so?

    The Q7's have been brought in early for RSU unit's shipped up to Dublin to assist in the armed checkpoints. Dublin won't get it's armed response unit until later this year.


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    #2847
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    That's the X5 in picture.

    Look at the front grill it's the Audi


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    #2848
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    That's the X5 in picture.

    I drove through that yesterday it was definitely the audi very intimidating so it does the job


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    #2849
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    Does anyone know where the garda silver opc vectra is based it just went past me like a bat out of hell i was at Connolly station this car one serious piece of kit!


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    #2850
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »
    Does anyone know where the garda silver opc vectra is based it just went past me like a bat out of hell i was at Connolly station this car one serious piece of kit!

    Specialist unit don't think your going to get details on it to be honest


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    #2851
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    POGAN wrote: »
    Specialist unit don't think your going to get details on it to be honest

    Yeah i know :(, purely asking for that car because Im a member of the opel membership club(yes one exists lol) i have an opc v8 2.5 ltr myself but seeing it been driven that way by a pro and the was suppose to be was to driven was unbelievable and unusual dash-master was 4LEDs white and blue...
    Also as i wrote this there was eru landcruisers and public order vans on sheriff street presume they were heading there


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