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Lovely white mondeo

  • 15-02-2014 07:50PM
    #1
    davycc
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    split from bangeromics

    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Woop woop, thats the sound of da police



    Im suprised he isnt chancing his arm with the whole 1 lady owner from new BS like half the bluffers on dungdeal;)


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  • #2
    bear1
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    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Woop woop, thats the sound of da police

    Genuine question, but what gives you the impression it's an ex Garda car?
    Because of the number plate?


  • #3
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,525 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    bear1 wrote: »
    Genuine question, but what gives you the impression it's an ex Garda car?
    Because of the number plate?

    It's white for a start :p


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,295 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    bear1 wrote: »
    Genuine question, but what gives you the impression it's an ex Garda car?
    Because of the number plate?

    Garda plates have a slightly thicker font to normal. You can see this on the rear plate. LX badge is missing off the boot. Also its white, D reg and with intergalactic mileage.

    Also, its reg 77031.
    05D77032 is a mondeo 1.8
    05D77033 is a mondeo 1.8
    05D77034 is a mondeo 1.8
    05D77035 is a mondeo 1.8
    05D77036 is a mondeo 1.8
    05D77037 is a mondeo 1.8
    05D77038 is a mondeo 1.8


  • #5
    zapata
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 875 ✭✭✭zapata


    Are these ex-garda cars not sent to recycle paradise when taken out of service? End of life etc?


  • #6
    Jesus.
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,785 ✭✭✭Jesus.


    Was there not a more powerful engine in that Mondeo Colm? The Cops would have the top spec I would have thought?


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  • #7
    Interslice
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    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Woop woop, thats the sound of da police


    sold!


  • #8
    colm_mcm
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    Interslice wrote: »
    sold!

    Wow, that was quick....


  • #9
    power pants
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    Jesus. wrote: »
    Was there not a more powerful engine in that Mondeo Colm? The Cops would have the top spec I would have thought?

    not for a normal unmarked one. some of the ones for higher ranking are big engined/specced mondeos


  • #10
    TheNog
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    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Woop woop, thats the sound of da police

    Can't see that being ex Garda car cos there is only 200k on the clock. Retirement age is 300k unless it was so badly damaged, sold for parts, fixed up and sold. I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.


  • #11
    davycc
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    power pants wrote: »
    not for a normal unmarked one. some of the ones for higher ranking are big engined/specced mondeos

    yea some units get the 2.5v6 model mondeo but 99% of the Guards mondeos are the base model lowest CC . sereral mk2 cop mondeos I was in the back seat of were just 1.6 "Aspen" with manual windows and NO spec.

    a disgrace for our gardai to be lumbered with these slow unsuitable for modern policing POS bog standard family wagons:o


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  • #12
    Mycroft H
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    Worse still, they've Hyundai's now and had the Avensis for a while too.


  • #13
    Mister Jingles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Mister Jingles


    davycc wrote: »
    yea some units get the 2.5v6 model mondeo but 99% of the Guards mondeos are the base model lowest CC . sereral mk2 cop mondeos I was in the back seat of were just 1.6 "Aspen" with manual windows and NO spec.

    a disgrace for our gardai to be lumbered with these slow unsuitable for modern policing POS bog standard family wagons:o

    You say that and that is fair enough but the mondeo is considered one of the best cars the garda have ever had. Especially the 2.0 traffic cars.


  • #14
    carzony
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    Imagine the looks you'd get driving it though. I'd actually expect to find that burnt it it was parked in a dodgy area.,.


  • #15
    D Trent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭D Trent


    carzony wrote: »
    Imagine the looks you'd get driving it though. I'd actually expect to find that burnt it it was parked in a dodgy area.,.

    Maybe thats why it was sold so quick, nice insurance payout for new owner


  • #16
    SleeperService
    Closed Accounts Posts: 369 ✭✭SleeperService


    Jesus. wrote: »
    Was there not a more powerful engine in that Mondeo Colm? The Cops would have the top spec I would have thought?
    ROFL. If there was a special endura powered mondeo going cheap they would have been landed with that I'd say.


  • #17
    SleeperService
    Closed Accounts Posts: 369 ✭✭SleeperService


    Mister Jingles wrote: »
    You say that and that is fair enough but the mondeo is considered one of the best cars the garda have ever had. Especially the 2.0 traffic cars.
    RARR! Feel da powwwerrrrrr! No wonder they need to do a special driving course.

    Not a swipe at your post, I just feel the gardai are poorly equipped in general.
    The 2.0 should have been the base model.


  • #18
    sawdoubters
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    300k on garda cars


  • #19
    Marcin_diy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 464 ✭✭Marcin_diy


    davycc wrote: »
    99% of the Guards mondeos are the base model lowest CC . sereral mk2 cop mondeos I was in the back seat of were just 1.6 "Aspen" with manual windows and NO spec.

    a disgrace for our gardai to be lumbered with these slow unsuitable for modern policing POS bog standard family wagons:o
    In a country of 1L Nissan Micra there is no need for more powerful cops cars.


  • #20
    Interceptor
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    Thats not an ex cop car. Theres no Baile Atha Cliath on the rear plate, the front plate is in a non-garda font, the radio aerial grommit is missing from the roof, its got alloys - I could go on. It might be Customs and Excise or other service vehicle but its not Garda active service.


  • #21
    BMJD
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    davycc wrote: »
    . sereral mk2 cop mondeos I was in the back seat of

    Moar details :D


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  • #22
    bear1
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    I have seen some nicely powered Garda cars around Galway, a Subaru (Forrester 2.0 turbo I think), Volvo XC70?


  • #23
    spank_inferno
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    I remember the government made a huge hoopla over buying a few Volvo XC70, I think for use by the rapid response units.

    No press release had "state of the art" written more often.


  • #24
    zapata
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    Interceptor wrote: »
    Thats not an ex cop car. Theres no Baile Atha Cliath on the rear plate, the front plate is in a non-garda font, the radio aerial grommit is missing from the roof, its got alloys - I could go on. It might be Customs and Excise or other service vehicle but its not Garda active service.

    The aerial stubs need to be removed from the roof for the nct due to being sharp edged if a pedestrian slid across the roof. :rolleyes:
    (Probably removed to lose the cop look though)
    The plates can easily be changed and the non Baile Atha Cliath would be an nct fail - so probably just faded from all the car washes that the guards have to do to look presentable.
    Alloys are also easily changed. (I thought they were wheel trims myself).


  • #25
    tossy
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    Marcin_diy wrote: »
    In a country of 1L Nissan Micra there is no need for more powerful cops cars.

    :rolleyes:


  • #26
    No Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,346 ✭✭✭No Pants


    Marcin_diy wrote: »
    In a country of 1L Nissan Micra there is no need for more powerful cops cars.
    Not everyone drives one of them, certainly not around where I live.


  • #27
    Jesus.
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,785 ✭✭✭Jesus.


    Mister Jingles wrote: »
    You say that and that is fair enough but the mondeo is considered one of the best cars the garda have ever had. Especially the 2.0 traffic cars.

    Man if Cops from other parts of the World heard that they'd wet their pants laughing.

    Traffic Cops are supposed to have high-performance vehicles to go after Crims in fast cars, not average family Sedans.


  • #28
    SleeperService
    Closed Accounts Posts: 369 ✭✭SleeperService


    I agree with interceptor, public service but not a day to day garda car. IMO


  • #29
    Mister Jingles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Mister Jingles


    Jesus. wrote: »
    Man if Cops from other parts of the World heard that they'd wet their pants laughing.

    Traffic Cops are supposed to have high-performance vehicles to go after Crims in fast cars, not average family Sedans.

    Not my words as such though, it's been said many a time on the emergency services forums. The 11 avensis are considered miles behind of the older mondeos.


  • #30
    Supergurrier
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    bear1 wrote: »
    I have seen some nicely powered Garda cars around Galway, a Subaru (Forrester 2.0 turbo I think), Volvo XC70?

    The traffic corps volvos are the 2.4 5 cylinder diesels remapped to 230bhp or so. Was talking to a garda driving one wondering if it was a petrol.

    He looked at me like I was mad when I thought it wasn't diesel :p


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  • #31
    bear1
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    Supergurrier wrote: »
    The traffic corps volvos are the 2.4 5 cylinder diesels remapped to 230bhp or so. Was talking to a garda driving one wondering if it was a petrol.

    He looked at me like I was mad when I thought it wasn't diesel :p

    Well I didn't know they were remapped!
    2 countries pop into my head when it comes to serious horsepower and that's Italy and Germany.


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