Old Garda Cars - scrap yard?

nordled · 18-01-2013 5:52pm #1

Hi all,
does anyone know or had ever heard about ex Garda scrap yard? I heard it is somewhere around Lucan/Clondalkin area. I am looking for the parts from their Ford Mondeos.
Thanks!

advertsfox · 18-01-2013 5:54pm

Merlin Car Auctions often have them, there's a 2005 posted with 324,000KM in white so I'm guessing it could be one.

http://www.merlincarauctions.ie/cardetails/113947

dgt · 18-01-2013 5:59pm

Why their Mondeos...?

dingding · 18-01-2013 6:58pm

advertsfox wrote: »

Merlin Car Auctions often have them, there's a 2005 posted with 324,000KM in white so I'm guessing it could be one.

http://www.merlincarauctions.ie/cardetails/113947

Not sure if that is a Garda car as the NCT lists it as private.

Body looks to good.

Wicklowandy · 18-01-2013 8:08pm

Often used to see them being broken at felix byrnes in gorey....dont think theres a dedicated scrapper as such, they get auctioned off and reused / broken

kildarelad · 18-01-2013 11:24pm

I have Mondeo parts if your after something drop me a pm ?

Supergurrier · 18-01-2013 11:28pm

If the parts are only on garda cars i think you will find it is illegal to obtain them by any means

TheBully · 18-01-2013 11:31pm

its petrol so its prob not a garda car!

triple-M · 18-01-2013 11:33pm

TheBully wrote: »

its petrol so its prob not a garda car!

if its petrol its more likely a garda car...

Del2005 · 19-01-2013 7:39am

nordled wrote: »

Hi all,
does anyone know or had ever heard about ex Garda scrap yard? I heard it is somewhere around Lucan/Clondalkin area. I am looking for the parts from their Ford Mondeos.
Thanks!

Your looking to get spare parts off the most abused vehicles in the country

There has to be better places to get Mondeo parts, it's not like their rare.

Pottler · 19-01-2013 8:44am

Wilsons sell off the crashed, smashed and mashed stuff for the gards.

corktina · 19-01-2013 9:02am

i imagine you are hoping to find V6 parts? they did have some ST200/220s I'm told

martinr5232 · 19-01-2013 9:51am

nordled wrote: »

Hi all,
does anyone know or had ever heard about ex Garda scrap yard? I heard it is somewhere around Lucan/Clondalkin area. I am looking for the parts from their Ford Mondeos.
Thanks!

All Garda cars go to the park now to be crushed once they reach end of life ie 300k or are damaged beyond repair.

They are no longer sold at auction to the public or sold to scrap yards for breaking because they are deemed unroadworthy after 300k.

What are you looking for someone might be able to point you in the right direction if you can be a bit more specific what your looking for ??

RandomAccess · 19-01-2013 10:12am

I wonder what the guards will get to replace all those mondeos, they are real workhorses it would seem. I expect many are nearing end of life now.

martinr5232 · 19-01-2013 10:29am

RandomAccess wrote: »

I wonder what the guards will get to replace all those mondeos, they are real workhorses it would seem. I expect many are nearing end of life now.

More Mondeos and Focuses think they are buying estates now.

Ford have a contract to supply 170 vehicles this year.

Old Garda Cars - scrap yard?

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