170 new ve-hicles for de Gards.

squod · 15-10-2012 08:25PM #1

"This is a substantial investment in Garda transport, particularly at a time of severe budgetary constraints," he said.

Fears were highlighted in one instance in Donegal when a woman whose house had been burgled collected a garda from a local station after reporting the crime because he did not have a patrol car to call out

I'm livid. They'll be banjoed in a few months anyway I reckon. Why not just get a collection of used cars at that rate? Would they not save money by buying some three or four year old cars?

Boombastic · 15-10-2012 08:27PM

Sure it takes over 24 veh-icles to stop people cutting turf, not sure how many would be required for a more serious crime

Celly Smunt · 15-10-2012 08:30PM

squod wrote: »

I'm livid. They'll be banjoed in a few months anyway I reckon. Why not just get a collection of used cars at that rate? Would they not save money by buying some three or four year old cars?

it would be mad money to integrate garda systems into old cars.Old cars also have histories and milage on the clock.A garda car is driving constantly almost and needs constant servicing from day one.

I'd rather my gardaí have a new car which helped them do their jobs efficiently, than have a garda car breaking down on the way to an incident.

Wompa1 · 15-10-2012 08:30PM

squod wrote: »

I'm livid. They'll be banjoed in a few months anyway I reckon. Why not just get a collection of used cars at that rate? Would they not save money by buying some three or four year old cars?

I'm all for cutting spending but I'll side with the Garda on this one. They need to have good cars, they drive a lot and some of the people they deal with can afford high end cars, it's no good having them chasing behind in a 2005 Ford Focus

the groutch · 15-10-2012 08:31PM

we could have gotten 170 thousand cars with the money that's been paid to unsecured bondholders.

Wompa1 · 15-10-2012 08:32PM

the groutch wrote: »

we could have gotten 170 thousand cars with the money that's been paid to unsecured bondholders.

What's this about bondholders? Who paid them?

admiralofthefleet · 15-10-2012 08:32PM

should have got them a load of them indian cars that go for 3 grand a pop

FionnK86 · 15-10-2012 08:33PM

Theyll never catch me sure ive a honda civic with a 1.4l engine;)

Boombastic · 15-10-2012 08:33PM

the groutch wrote: »

we could have gotten 170 thousand cars with the money that's been paid to unsecured bondholders.

Why would we need so many? That just sounds like wasting money to me

Iwannahurl · 15-10-2012 08:33PM

New vehicles are needed. The old ones had huge mileage on them, reportedly.

Now, can I ask AGS -- pretty please -- NOT to park those taxpayer funded vehicles on the taxpayer funded footpaths? Or in disabled parking spaces.

Thanks.

Boombastic · 15-10-2012 08:34PM

FionnK86 wrote: »

Theyll never catch me sure ive a honda civic with a 1.4l engine;)

Fcuk your honda civic I've a horse outside:D

Celly Smunt · 15-10-2012 08:34PM

FionnK86 wrote: »

Theyll never catch me sure ive a honda civic with a 1.4l engine;)

well i have a golf tdi with german plates for aerodynamics,blow your civic out of the water,must see first will buy.

WoollyRedHat · 15-10-2012 08:34PM

FionnK86 wrote: »

Theyll never catch me sure ive a honda civic with a 1.4l engine;)

**** your honda civic, they've got a horse outside.

admiralofthefleet · 15-10-2012 08:35PM

also, will the old cars be sold off at the auction in clare? the money raised could help pay for the new cars

My name is URL · 15-10-2012 08:36PM

Don't see the problem tbh =/

I'd sooner hear about the money being spent on this stuff than on the likes of election & referendum campaigns etc. How much is going to be spent on the upcoming one?

Boombastic · 15-10-2012 08:36PM

From the looks of this thread it should be horses the Gardai are investing in

Celly Smunt · 15-10-2012 08:36PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

also, will the old cars be sold off at the auction in clare? the money raised could help pay for the new cars

i'd imagine they'd be scrapped for security reasons.

FionnK86 · 15-10-2012 08:36PM

Boombastic wrote: »

Fcuk your honda civic I've a horse outside:D

Haha luv it:) Was waiting for that,thanks:D

MagicMarker · 15-10-2012 08:37PM

They should revert back to Ford Escorts, and instead of sirens they should just play the theme from The Bill.

SEPT 23 1989 · 15-10-2012 08:37PM

Has this been approved in the Reichstag?

donvito99 · 15-10-2012 08:39PM

Fair enough OP. Lets put our peace officers in used death traps. Its actually what they deserve, isn't it?

Maybe you should do a ride along in one of the current patrol cars, a 300,000km one perhaps. Vomit, piss, and blood lining the interior. Dents, replacement parts, 3rd gearbox. The list goes on. And you'd replace this with another ****ebox.

Iwannahurl · 15-10-2012 08:41PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Has this been approved in the Reichstag?

A decision made by the Blueshirts, so why not?

Sulla Felix · 15-10-2012 08:42PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

i'd imagine they'd be scrapped for security reasons.

They're usually sold on afaik. Strip the electronics etc. Remember a story from a few years back about a drunk driver being arrested after joy riding around in an ex-Garda (might have been PSNI?) car on Harcourt St. Had a hardon for AGS but had failed entry.

Edit. Ex PSNI. He was a TDs son

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/td-tells-of-his-anger-after-son-arrested-in-highspeed-chase-1765355.html

SEPT 23 1989 · 15-10-2012 08:50PM

Maybe if they owned them they would not let them end up in that condition

talla10 · 15-10-2012 08:52PM

Boombastic wrote: »

Why would we need so many? That just sounds like wasting money to me

Eh to police the entire country???!!

Boombastic · 15-10-2012 08:56PM

the groutch wrote: »

we could have gotten 170 thousand cars with the money that's been paid to unsecured bondholders.

talla10 wrote: »

Eh to police the entire country???!!

170 thousand vehicles for a force of 14,000 approx? It seems excessive

Run_to_da_hills · 15-10-2012 09:08PM

They should invest in some decent lightweight push bikes while they are at it so they can catch up with all these rogue cyclists on their fixies.

Teyla Emmagan · 15-10-2012 09:11PM

Fair enough, the existing fleet is in bits apparently.

squod · 15-10-2012 09:12PM

donvito99 wrote: »

Fair enough OP. Lets put our peace officers in used death traps. Its actually what they deserve, isn't it?

Maybe you should do a ride along in one of the current patrol cars, a 300,000km one perhaps. Vomit, piss, and blood lining the interior. Dents, replacement parts, 3rd gearbox. The list goes on. And you'd replace this with another ****ebox.

Taking an argument to extremes, that always works.

In all seriousness, the Gards have been calling for suitable jammers for ages now. ''Fit for purpose'' I believe the term they use is. Whether that's a '02 5 series or new poxy Toyota seems to be irrelevant.

The American Gards (or police) are getting new AWD V8 specially adapted jam jars. Ours won't even be junkie proof.

http://www.ford.com/fordpoliceinterceptor/#/features/officerprotection

Seems to me that taxis have regulations than Garda cars.

Local-womanizer · 15-10-2012 09:15PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Maybe if they owned them they would not let them end up in that condition

It's not through mistreatment on a guards part the current fleet is fecked, it's probably more to do with the fact they are on the road every day, have had people drive into them, away from them or got sick, pissed or ****e in them.

My car is showing its age and it would have have the mileage put up on it compared to a gardai car, I would hate to see it doubled.

About time tbh!

squod · 15-10-2012 09:16PM

170 new overpriced piles of sh1te vs some older more well suited ve-hicles?

170 new ve-hicles for de Gards.

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