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goldie fish · 06-10-2013 11:17AM

Capri wrote: »

The Michigan State police tests seem to be one of the standards that US forces use. That test track certainly looks like a lot of Irish country roads

http://www.policemag.com/channel/vehicles/articles/2011/11/making-a-tough-decision.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ_CTA4jp6E

There is nothing in either link to support your statement. It looks like any other racetrack. With a shrubbery.

POGAN · 09-10-2013 03:16PM

The 1.6 silver tango unit in DMR in the gallery, seen this few times I think what happened it was meant to be unmarked car most of 11 reg Toyotas unmarked were 1.6 petrol cars,decision was made to mark of up, there is new 1.6 diesel 12 reg focus in the castle.

BC1987 · 09-10-2013 11:52PM

POGAN wrote: »

The 1.6 silver tango unit in DMR in the gallery, seen this few times I think what happened it was meant to be unmarked car most of 11 reg Toyotas unmarked were 1.6 petrol cars,decision was made to mark of up, there is new 1.6 diesel 12 reg focus in the castle.

I wonder is this the reason it's on 'light' duties as such, a checkpoint for cyclists would'nt need much of an engine waiting closeby.

POGAN · 10-10-2013 07:14AM

BC1987 wrote: »

I wonder is this the reason it's on 'light' duties as such, a checkpoint for cyclists would'nt need much of an engine waiting closeby.

Wouldn't think so still newer car in the fleet.

10-10-2013 08:45AM

BC1987 wrote: »

I wonder is this the reason it's on 'light' duties as such, a checkpoint for cyclists would'nt need much of an engine waiting closeby.

No. It's their main car.

POGAN · 10-10-2013 11:24AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

No. It's their main car.

Pease street isn't it?

Mister Jingles · 10-10-2013 03:26PM

Arent those 1.6 avensis turbo charged putting just over 130 bhp ? Might not be as quick off the line as the diesel but hardly incapable going by the figures.

Capri · 10-10-2013 08:16PM

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Arent those 1.6 avensis turbo charged putting just over 130 bhp ? Might not be as quick off the line as the diesel but hardly incapable going by the figures.

Not much in them , a good driver could make either sing :cool:

1.6 V-matic Active 5d petrol
0-60 mph 10.4 secs
Top Speed 121 mph
BHP 130 bhp

2.0 D-4D Icon+ 5d diesel
9.7 secs
124 mph
124 bhp

kub · 12-10-2013 09:26PM

Interesting to see the ERU and RSU together on that Donegal job. Do they work like that often?

EireGun · 12-10-2013 11:06PM

kub wrote: »

Interesting to see the ERU and RSU together on that Donegal job. Do they work like that often?

Wouldn't be uncommon. Garda ERU have worked with the RSU in the past on call-outs, as well as planned operations. Garda ERU would be an upper tier armed response, but RSU would be capable of dealing with most armed incidents.

POGAN · 13-10-2013 09:46AM

EireGun wrote: »

Wouldn't be uncommon. Garda ERU have worked with the RSU in the past on call-outs, as well as planned operations. Garda ERU would be an upper tier armed response, but RSU would be capable of dealing with most armed incidents.

They work together in limerick remember a checkpoint outside westen with both of them

Mister Jingles · 15-10-2013 04:49PM

Seen an Audi A6 yesterday flying down the north circular and into Mountjoy with a blue flowerpot strobe on the roof followed by a unmarked mondeo. Its been years since I've seen the the roof lights.

D Trent · 15-10-2013 04:52PM

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Seen an Audi A6 yesterday flying down the north circular and into Mountjoy with a blue flowerpot strobe on the roof followed by a unmarked mondeo. Its been years since I've seen the the roof lights.

From what era was the A6 do you have any idea?

Mister Jingles · 15-10-2013 04:55PM

D Trent wrote: »

From what era was the A6 do you have any idea?

Pretty sure it was the mk3, didn't get a proper look though.

Mr Simpson · 15-10-2013 07:09PM

Ministerial car?

Capri · 15-10-2013 11:12PM

Seen an Audi A6 yesterday flying down the north circular and into Mountjoy with a blue flowerpot strobe on the roof followed by a unmarked mondeo. Its been years since I've seen the the roof lights.

Mr Simpson wrote: »

Ministerial car?

No such luck (putting a Minister in the 'joy :P )

IIRC it's an A6 (4F) model - think Mary Harney used it before it was re-allocated :eek:

Mr Simpson · 15-10-2013 11:37PM

Capri wrote: »

No such luck (putting a Minister in the 'joy :P )

IIRC it's an A6 (4F) model - think Mary Harney used it before it was re-allocated :eek:

I missed the Mountjoy part, but I think you're right about it being Harney's car before

Mister Jingles · 15-10-2013 11:51PM

Mr Simpson wrote: »

I missed the Mountjoy part, but I think you're right about it being Harney's car before

They must have decent suspension in them.

Capri · 15-10-2013 11:56PM

I missed the Mountjoy part

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Seen an Audi A6 yesterday flying down the north circular and into Mountjoy with a blue flowerpot strobe on the roof followed by a unmarked mondeo. Its been years since I've seen the the roof lights.

That's what I was quoting from

Re the roof lights, they were probably cheaper than the labour cost of fitting (& removing at end of service) strobes all over the cars.

Mr Simpson · 15-10-2013 11:59PM

Capri wrote: »

I missed the Mountjoy part

That's what I was quoting from

Re the roof lights, they were probably cheaper than the labour cost of fitting (& removing at end of service) strobes all over the cars.

Pretty sure the ministerial cars only have the flowerpot light anyway, due to the rarity in which they'd use them

Hogzy · 16-10-2013 12:21AM

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Seen an Audi A6 yesterday flying down the north circular and into Mountjoy with a blue flowerpot strobe on the roof followed by a unmarked mondeo. Its been years since I've seen the the roof lights.

Saw the same cars coming down Dorset St by the Maldron towards the Smithfield direction. They were absolutely booting it!

POGAN · 16-10-2013 08:46AM

Mr Simpson wrote: »

I missed the Mountjoy part, but I think you're right about it being Harney's car before

Saw one them parked in the park during the summer with few escort cars

16-10-2013 11:34AM

Mr Simpson wrote: »

Pretty sure the ministerial cars only have the flowerpot light anyway, due to the rarity in which they'd use them

No, they have grill/strobe/dash lights too.

Saw a 06 unmarked Mondeo estate the other day with integrated strobes and flowerpot light too.

Mr Simpson · 16-10-2013 11:45AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

No, they have grill/strobe/dash lights too.

Saw a 06 unmarked Mondeo estate the other day with integrated strobes and flowerpot light too.

Not the last one I was in

EireGun · 16-10-2013 05:57PM

An additional €9 million will be spent on the Garda fleet over the next nine months with more than half of the allocation being spent on purchasing new vehicles before the end of the year.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter said this would bring the total spend on the fleet between 2012 and 2014 to €18m.

He pointed out that this represented an increase of 260pc on the total spend during the previous three years.

The Justice budget for the coming year has been fixed at almost €2.16bn, representing a drop of almost €70m on this year.

Mr Shatter said that despite reduced resources, the gardai on the front line were making the country a safer place with the most recent crime figures showing a decrease of over 20,000 offences – an overall reduction of 8pc.

He noted that burglaries had fallen by 8.9pc, reflecting the sustained garda drive against the gangs – which was the key objective of Operation Fiacla – while 6,678 people had been arrested and 3,770 charged, up to the end of last month.

He also announced that an expense allowance paid to part-timers in the Garda Reserve would be exempt from taxation and said it was only right that the allowance they received to cover expenses should not be taxed.

Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin said an independent review of the garda force, agreed under the Haddington Road deal, would begin next year, while the new court of appeal and the legal services regulatory authority would also be set up in 2014.

Over €26m is being set aside for prison building and refurbishment and key projects include the construction of a new jail in Cork, beginning in December and due for occupation in the first half of 2016, as well as the provision of modern cells in Limerick Prison.

Work will also begin on seven new or refurbished courthouses at Wexford, Cork, Letterkenny, Drogheda, Waterford, Limerick and Mullingar as well as three new garda divisional headquarters at Wexford, Galway and Kevin Street in Dublin.

These should all be completed in early 2017 and the overall value of the projects will be in the region of €190m.

Tom Brady (Security Editor), Irish Independent

carzony · 16-10-2013 07:49PM

EireGun wrote: »

Tom Brady (Security Editor), Irish Independent

That kind of money should buy a huge number of new patrol cars:cool:..

POGAN · 16-10-2013 08:06PM

carzony wrote: »

That kind of money should buy a huge number of new patrol cars:cool:..

5 million would bout 250 / 260 but think about a lot 2011 cars will be coming end of life soon that's why there moving around at the moment.

Some more advance 2.2l mondeos would be nice for motorway units

carzony · 16-10-2013 08:09PM

POGAN wrote: »

5 million would bout 250 / 260 but think about a lot 2011 cars will be coming end of life soon that's why there moving around at the moment.

Some more advance 2.2l mondeos would be nice for motorway units

so you'd only get 2 years out of a patrol car? surely you'd get a lot longer than that?.. Theres a 2003 yaris and 2001 corolla still doing the rounds here..

source · 16-10-2013 08:42PM

carzony wrote: »

so you'd only get 2 years out of a patrol car? surely you'd get a lot longer than that?.. Theres a 2003 yaris and 2001 corolla still doing the rounds here..

You SHOULD only get 2 to 3 years out of a patrol car, remember these cars are on the road pretty much 24 hours a day 365 days of the year.

When you see older cars they are usually based at sleepy country stations or have been on a unit that the car doesn't see much use. City cars are pretty much useless after 2 to 3 years.

carzony · 16-10-2013 09:43PM

source wrote: »

You SHOULD only get 2 to 3 years out of a patrol car, remember these cars are on the road pretty much 24 hours a day 365 days of the year.

When you see older cars they are usually based at sleepy country stations or have been on a unit that the car doesn't see much use. City cars are pretty much useless after 2 to 3 years.

I never knew that.. So it would probably be cheap to buy police spec cars then? I'm assuming they'd last longer?

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