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ThisRegard

I can't see it, where did I compare them with a TT Quattro?

edburg

Cheensbo wrote: »

Funny how perception differs, I drove a sig a few weeks ago - think it's Sri spec anyway - factory lowered with 18s, awful yoke -, it had both power on and lift off understeer, On continental tyres too so wasn't the rubber at fault..

Insignia vs a tt quattro on backroads? they wouldn't have a hope in hell of staying with the audi.

Had Continentals on both my Insignia and Astra OPC when I bought them, caused exactly same issues. Once they were dropped for Yokohama and Vredsteins both cars were totally different.

That said my Siggy is an elite and would have the softer suspension and It does handle the roads decent enough in good normal conditions but I wouldnt be trying to rip up the roads Ari Vatanen style for sure.

Special Circumstances

ThisRegard wrote: »

I can't see it, where did I compare them with a TT Quattro?

Does their handling defy both their mass and their wheelbase, making them a virtual gokart round the twisty bits?

LSVCP

@ThisRegard, not our intention, nor is it within our control, as your aware road user's are only accountable for insuring their vehicle themselves.

Un-insured drivers were around long before we shared information on Facebook, and they had other means of getting off the hook then too!

Fake or invalid disc's will see you through most checkpoints, looking at your disc's is not going to tell a Garda any difference between insured, and un-insured.

Luckily, now a days, the checkpoint is not the only way these people can get caught. We would assume most of the un-insured drivers get caught with the reg-plate reading technology available to Gardai.

Anyway, for what it's worth, we primarily focus on speed vans & getting people to slow down.

ThisRegard

I'm not saying your responsible for uninsured drivers, I was asking if you enable them to avoid detection, which if you alert users to checkpoints other than speed checks, you do.

Atlantic Dawn

As bald as a coot ...

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/793779713785401345

tossy

Does anyone else read these tweets in a Garda voice ? They have a lovely turn of phrase.

Truckermal

tossy wrote: »

Does anyone else read these tweets in a Garda voice ? They have a lovely turn of phrase.

They should spell vehicle as veehhiicleee so..:p

bear1

What engine would those insignias have?

edburg

Diesel most likely 160bhp engine maybe with added gardai umf if they do that to there cars.

Petrols had a 2.0 t or 2.8 v6 turbo, power on them varies from 200-300 and something bhp.

D Trent

bear1 wrote: »

What engine would those insignias have?

2litre Bi turbo diesel 195bhp

http://www.rev.ie/new-fleet-of-opel-insignias-for-an-garda-siochana/

edburg

D Trent wrote: »

2litre Bi turbo diesel 195bhp

http://www.rev.ie/new-fleet-of-opel-insignias-for-an-garda-siochana/

Cheeky bastards didnt think opel were supplying them here.

Tabnabs

Surprised this was missed out on for the thread

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/793008474187763712

gctest50

D Trent wrote: »

2litre Bi turbo diesel 195bhp

http://www.rev.ie/new-fleet-of-opel-insignias-for-an-garda-siochana/

meh, can the plastic POS knock walls and disarm suspects in a timely manner ?

v240gltse

gctest50 wrote: »

meh, can the plastic POS knock walls and disarm suspects in a timely manner ?

Holy SH1te thats one hell of a way to down a suspect and he survived :eek::eek::eek:

tossy

gctest50 wrote: »

meh, can the plastic POS knock walls and disarm suspects in a timely manner ?

If you want american style policing kindly move to America, the day Gardai start carrying on like those over armed, under trained chancers is a sad day.

Big Nasty

Holy sh1t! :eek:

bear1

If I remember correctly that cop was fired.

Big Nasty

bear1 wrote: »

If I remember correctly that cop was fired.

Probably sitting at home playing GTA now!

bazz26

More:

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/794243481954877440

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/794240806202802176

Mc Love

Hope those cars werent allowed drive on

Fred Swanson

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vintagevrs

That's mad if that's true. What happens if they kill someone 1km down the road...

Cheensbo

vintagevrs wrote: »

That's mad if that's true. What happens if they kill someone 1km down the road...

It would be another accident put down to speed, I can't think of anything else that causes/attributes to accidents.

GardaTraffic
Naas Traffic Corps arrest driver who lost control of car on M9 -under influence of drugs. Never drive under the influence of drink or drugs pic.twitter.com/xOYDPEnr57
11/7/16, 5:43 PM

Fred Swanson

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nice_guy80

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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or a few innocent people

nice_guy80

oh hello

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Car stopped at Rhode, Co Offaly last night. Provisional licence holder, no L plates, insurance, NCT, tax or seatbelt. Vehicle seized. <a href="https://t.co/SFOKGaJpWv">pic.twitter.com/SFOKGaJpWv</a></p>&mdash; An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) <a href="

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/797365243450195968&quot;&gt;November

12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Fred Swanson

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homer90

^^^ jackpot