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    #3782
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    JayMK wrote: »
    Unmarked 2006 Corolla hatchback still doing the rounds in Ballyfermot.

    Toyota reliability;-)


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    #3783
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,882 ✭✭✭kooga


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Toyota reliability;-)

    13 years old an not a mark on her - fair going :)


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    #3784
    Borgo
    Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭Borgo


    kooga wrote: »
    13 years old an not a mark on her - fair going :)

    Thats the one, even all four hubcaps are still in tact on it haha


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    #3785
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Was in Dublin today, heading Tallaght direction. Garda car passed me on blues/twos but I noticed the lightbar wasn't on?

    It was just the auxiliary lights (bumper etc.). Would that be a defective/fault issue, or a conscious decision? I'm assuming it was just broken? Though if damaged, I'm surprised to see it out and about on the road doing a (partial) blue light run.


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    #3786
    CharlieCroker
    Registered Users Posts: 8,451 ✭✭✭CharlieCroker


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Was in Dublin today, heading Tallaght direction. Garda car passed me on blues/twos but I noticed the lightbar wasn't on?

    It was just the auxiliary lights (bumper etc.). Would that be a defective/fault issue, or a conscious decision? I'm assuming it was just broken? Though if damaged, I'm surprised to see it out and about on the road doing a (partial) blue light run.

    Option is there should the crew want to


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    #3787
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Was in Dublin today, heading Tallaght direction. Garda car passed me on blues/twos but I noticed the lightbar wasn't on?

    It was just the auxiliary lights (bumper etc.). Would that be a defective/fault issue, or a conscious decision? I'm assuming it was just broken? Though if damaged, I'm surprised to see it out and about on the road doing a (partial) blue light run.

    Defective vehicles wouldn't surprise me at all either....

    Many drive with bulbs out and extremely dirty vehicles no issues.


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    #3788
    carzony
    Registered Users Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭carzony


    kooga wrote: »
    13 years old an not a mark on her - fair going :)

    It was fairly rough looking the last time I spotted it. She was in a fair few bumps over the years. It'd have to be near it's mileage limit by now.


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    #3789
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Defective vehicles wouldn't surprise me at all either....

    Many drive with bulbs out and extremely dirty vehicles no issues.

    My thoughts exactly, considering the ANPR camera was mesh and glued onto the boot of a marked Avensis notso long ago...


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    #3790
    carzony
    Registered Users Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭carzony


    I seen an unmarked Mondeo last night with all lights activated, no siren, lighting looked very poor on it. The lights in the rear window were flashing red and blue but it certainly looked like the car had been fitted with Halfords lighting special offer :p . The actual car had no hud caps which didn't help it's 'official' appearance.


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    #3791
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    carzony wrote: »
    I seen an unmarked Mondeo last night with all lights activated, no siren, lighting looked very poor on it. The lights in the rear window were flashing red and blue but it certainly looked like the car had been fitted with Halfords lighting special offer :p . The actual car had no hud caps which didn't help it's 'official' appearance.

    What year was it the mark 4 as they look very well marked up.

    The estate are the high powered ones too....


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    #3792
    Parapara2017
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Parapara2017


    Seen an unmarked fiesta / focus white with a big poorly / scrapily taped on N plate on the rear.

    Dunno if it's a decoy to put you off or the driver is on N plates.


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    #3793
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Parapara2017 wrote: »
    Seen an unmarked fiesta / focus white with a big poorly / scrapily taped on N plate on the rear.

    Dunno if it's a decoy to put you off or the driver is on N plates.

    If it were white I'd say it was ex Garda as many buy in auction and end up still Looking the same as new owner drive on as it was.


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    #3794
    carzony
    Registered Users Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭carzony


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    What year was it the mark 4 as they look very well marked up.

    The estate are the high powered ones too....

    2011 i'd say, silver it was.

    The Traffic Mondeos do look well. High powered? What engine?


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    #3795
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    carzony wrote: »
    2011 i'd say, silver it was.

    The Traffic Mondeos do look well. High powered? What engine?

    The 2013 ones were 197bhp I believe. Twin exhaust just a pity they put steelies on them.


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    #3796
    Parapara2017
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Parapara2017


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    If it were white I'd say it was ex Garda as many buy in auction and end up still Looking the same as new owner drive on as it was.

    No this was active duty 11 plate (I think 11)

    Definitely active... Followed a squad car, another unmarked car and a garda van into a carpark.

    But what gave it away was the garda with his uniform on under the goody who got out :P


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    #3797
    carzony
    Registered Users Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭carzony


    Parapara2017 wrote: »
    No this was active duty 11 plate (I think 11)

    Definitely active... Followed a squad car, another unmarked car and a garda van into a carpark.

    But what gave it away was the garda with his uniform on under the goody who got out :P

    Still lots of those early 06 - 07 Fiestas still around. I never seen them with the new shape ones though.

    The 06 - 07 were a great little bus.


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    #3798
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Parapara2017 wrote: »
    No this was active duty 11 plate (I think 11)

    Definitely active... Followed a squad car, another unmarked car and a garda van into a carpark.

    But what gave it away was the garda with his uniform on under the goody who got out :P


    Id say stick on for a laugh or to try go stealth.

    It's like many you would see with NCT disc of some other car and sometimes even an out of date insurance disc just to blend in more.

    Whenever you would see the single holder with just tax it was a give away.


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    #3799
    carzony
    Registered Users Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭carzony


    Anyone know more about the Corolla as in what's the engine? surely it's not a 1.4.


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    #3800
    Hogzy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    carzony wrote: »
    Anyone know more about the Corolla as in what's the engine? surely it's not a 1.4.

    Id say it is either a 1.4 or a 1.6


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    #3801
    BaronVon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭BaronVon


    carzony wrote: »
    Anyone know more about the Corolla as in what's the engine? surely it's not a 1.4.

    Used to be 1.6 d4d engines, were actually decent enough for a car that size!


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    #3802
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    BaronVon wrote: »
    Used to be 1.6 d4d engines, were actually decent enough for a car that size!

    Most were petrol till after 2006-7....

    Most saloon cars like primera, avensis were 1.6 petrol, Mondeo were 1.8 or 2.0 petrol obviously there were the 2.2 and 3.0 then too, Camry were 2.2 or 2.4 petrol, corolla and Almera were 1.4 petrol, 2008 Mondeo onwards were in most cases diesel and so much more....


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    #3803
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Most were petrol till after 2006-7....

    Most saloon cars like primera, avensis were 1.6 petrol, Mondeo were 1.8 or 2.0 petrol obviously there were the 2.2 and 3.0 then too, Camry were 2.2 or 2.4 petrol, corolla and Almera were 1.4 petrol, 2008 Mondeo onwards were in most cases diesel and so much more....

    The silver traffic Camry out of the K was like an extremely fast cruise liner...


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    #3804
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    That unmarked golf from the UK is a rarity in having a good lighting setup. Normally UK unmarked are a ble light on dash and maybe in the front grills.


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    #3805
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    That unmarked golf from the UK is a rarity in having a good lighting setup. Normally UK unmarked are a ble light on dash and maybe in the front grills.

    It's a doctor's car....

    Has more lights on it then any Garda vehicle and is up there with the specialist units in the UK.

    Pity this isn't the actual standard as what is on the i30/40 is laughable to be honest and can't be seen....


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    #3806
    Sexual Chocolate
    Registered Users Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭Sexual Chocolate


    Tbf the superbs and golf r have decent lighting for what they are.

    I40 went by me the other day with only wig wags and rear blues on.


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    #3807
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Sexual Chocolate wrote: »
    Tbf the superbs and golf r have decent lighting for what they are.

    I40 went by me the other day with only wig wags and rear blues on.

    Yes I'll give them that, they actually would be up there as I said special units....

    The LED light fittings are so small these days they can hide them anywhere and still stay extremely discreet....


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    #3808
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,015 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »
    The silver traffic Camry out of the K was like an extremely fast cruise liner...
    Qué?

    Not your ornery onager



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    #3809
    donvito99
    Registered Users Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭donvito99


    Esel wrote: »
    Qué?

    This is Blanch, Finglas etc AFAIK


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    #3810
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,015 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    donvito99 wrote: »
    This is Blanch, Finglas etc AFAIK
    Thanks for that. :)

    Not your ornery onager



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    #3811
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    It's a doctor's car....

    Yup, I read that in the original post.


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