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D Trent · 22-07-2014 11:43PM

In the photo there is a Daybreak across the road. I'm sure we can all come to the conclusion that Tuesday nights in Howth is when Daybreak give out their hot deli leftovers for free

Mr Simpson · 22-07-2014 11:46PM

D Trent wrote: »

In the photo there is a Daybreak across the road. I'm sure we can all come to the conclusion that Tuesday nights in Howth is when Daybreak give out their hot deli leftovers for free

Or ya know, the cop shop is 50 yards away and there is very little parking

POGAN · 23-07-2014 05:23AM

Old diesel wrote: »

When you see i30s on traffic it raises questions

1) What do we want traffics role to be - what is its future

2) why not have a separate tender for traffic cars - when we can establish the answers to the first question - as that would obviously inform the sort of cars that would be needed for the role

They really go for cheapest no matter what

Old diesel · 23-07-2014 09:18AM

POGAN wrote: »

They really go for cheapest no matter what

I agree - but i30s for traffic (for me) raises wider questions about how exactly they see traffic.

I often wonder - how the Uk roads policing model would work over here IF YOU HAD THE PROPER TRAINING AND RESOURCES - and decent cars.

Are i30s even good enough for the regular now that i think about it - youd think a regular car would need to be something like a Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 140 ps - not a 1.6 diesel Hyundai.

Hope VAG start getting more enthusiasm about getting involved with tenders as they have something to suit most requirements - i should think

TheNog · 23-07-2014 09:31PM

Old diesel wrote: »

I agree - but i30s for traffic (for me) raises wider questions about how exactly they see traffic.

I often wonder - how the Uk roads policing model would work over here IF YOU HAD THE PROPER TRAINING AND RESOURCES - and decent cars.

Are i30s even good enough for the regular now that i think about it - youd think a regular car would need to be something like a Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 140 ps - not a 1.6 diesel Hyundai.

Hope VAG start getting more enthusiasm about getting involved with tenders as they have something to suit most requirements - i should think

i30s are not good for the regular at all. Terrible car tbh.

Were they even tested in the Driving School?

Old diesel · 23-07-2014 09:46PM

TheNog wrote: »

i30s are not good for the regular at all. Terrible car tbh.

Were they even tested in the Driving School?

I thought that might be the case

Youd think someone would test the cars out before buying them - to see their suitability for the job.

zapata · 23-07-2014 10:54PM

Anyone know what state provided makes\models are the management (brass) driving for run arounds?

D Trent · 02-08-2014 12:24AM

This thread http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057261297/1/#post91542648
made me laugh at how oblivious the general public are at how bad a condition AGS fleet is atm

carzony · 02-08-2014 01:35AM

I live there... That yaris must be hitting massive mileage figures by now.... its a 2003 reg lol.....

02-08-2014 10:16AM

Hey Capri, why the rolls eyes 're the Subaru?

carzony · 02-08-2014 02:47PM

foreign wrote: »

Hey Capri, why the rolls eyes 're the Subaru?

presumably because of the age?

Markcheese · 02-08-2014 03:34PM

carzony wrote: »

presumably because of the age?

Looks in decent enough nick, would have thought a Subaru would be more able than most cars to handle high mileage...
Do they have a few that colour ?

carzony · 02-08-2014 05:53PM

Markcheese wrote: »

Looks in decent enough nick, would have thought a Subaru would be more able than most cars to handle high mileage...
Do they have a few that colour ?

i'v seen a few of them and all look in great nick. Great unmarked cars not many people would spot them.

Kaiser D · 02-08-2014 06:04PM

Seen a few around myself, certainly very discreet.

medic112 · 05-08-2014 02:45PM

Heard that 2 second hand volvo trojan units have been purchased from thames valley police to replace 2 armed support units that have approached the 500,000km mark. Anybody else heard the same?

POGAN · 05-08-2014 03:09PM

medic112 wrote: »

Heard that 2 second hand volvo trojan units have been purchased from thames valley police to replace 2 armed support units that have approached the 500,000km mark. Anybody else heard the same?

Not hope that will happen promise you that

BaronVon · 06-08-2014 07:41PM

medic112 wrote: »

Heard that 2 second hand volvo trojan units have been purchased from thames valley police to replace 2 armed support units that have approached the 500,000km mark. Anybody else heard the same?

POGAN wrote: »

Not hope that will happen promise you that

I heard on good authority that this is happening. Two 2012 V70's, formerly leased by a UK police force, and a 2013 V70 ex demo model. One was posted here a few weeks ago out around Lucan. Apparently they're being kitted out atm.

POGAN · 06-08-2014 08:45PM

infacteh wrote: »

I heard on good authority that this is happening. Two 2012 V70's, formerly leased by a UK police force, and a 2013 V70 ex demo model. One was posted here a few weeks ago out around Lucan. Apparently they're being kitted out atm.

But my god they won't buy used cars for other units but they buy it for armed units

Let me guess replacing 1 in cork & 1 in limerick

BaronVon · 06-08-2014 09:02PM

I believe Volvo sourced them at an excellent price! Not sure where they'll land.....

Boaty · 10-08-2014 01:41PM

That article was interesting never knew it was such a big deal.

And is it not the ERU?

POGAN · 10-08-2014 02:42PM

Boaty wrote: »

That article was interesting never knew it was such a big deal.

And is it not the ERU?

That's the RSU regional support unit which is station around the country providing armed outside DMR

13-08-2014 11:14AM

Do the DO Vito's carry any equipment? They look to be a fairly big size

sgthighway · 13-08-2014 03:09PM

5500 wrote: »

Do the DO Vito's carry any equipment? They look to be a fairly big size

The 3 Vitos in those pictures are crew buses. Notice are all glass windows and grab bar for very back seat.

They are other Vitos out there that have equipment in the back. They have metal on the very back back sides. Used by APs.

heffomike54 · 13-08-2014 05:57PM

I was driving down near Islandbridge in Dublin the other day, saw a army Ford Transit and also, two army Jeeps towing rigid boats with blue flashing lights on them (the boats that is). Any ideas what these are used for?

ratracer · 15-08-2014 02:06PM

Wishing those two lads a speedy recovery, hopefully no long term injuries as a consequence of this crash. No one deserves to go home from work injured.

Capri · 16-08-2014 06:47AM

See the Coast Guard got a 141-D Pajero. Once the Army got a load of them Mitsubishi seem to have tried to push the Pajero around all the services. As they're an old design maybe they're better value than the new Land Cruisers.

Capri · 16-08-2014 06:57AM

ratracer wrote: »

Wishing those two lads a speedy recovery, hopefully no long term injuries as a consequence of this crash. No one deserves to go home from work injured.

An American tourist has been fined €400 for crashing his car into two motorbike gardai yesterday.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/fine-for-us-tourist-who-cashed-into-motorbike-gardai-30512499.html

Tourists are lethal this time of year, hundreds of them every week rent and drive cars on the left for the first time and their 'natural reflexes' can lead them into an accident . I had a narrow miss myself on a back road when a German tourist in a rental came around a bend on the wrong side early in the morning, and his 'natural reflex' was to swerve MORE right 'out of danger'. Lucky for him my reaction was to just avoid him rather than swerve left as a lot would do.

Bosh · 16-08-2014 10:36AM

FFS....

How the hell this could be classed as 'careless driving'...

How a plea was accepted is beyond me :mad:

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/fine-for-us-tourist-who-crashed-into-motorbike-gardai-30512499.html

Markcheese · 16-08-2014 03:21PM

Capri wrote: »

See the Coast Guard got a 141-D Pajero. Once the Army got a load of them Mitsubishi seem to have tried to push the Pajero around all the services. As they're an old design maybe they're better value than the new Land Cruisers.

Isn't there a few different "grades" of landcruiser,?. there's the luxury automatic jobs , and a boxy looking utility one probably not the best for motorway cruising but better for rough stuff..

Capri · 17-08-2014 12:42AM

Markcheese wrote: »

Isn't there a few different "grades" of landcruiser,?. there's the luxury automatic jobs , and a boxy looking utility one probably not the best for motorway cruising but better for rough stuff..

Back around 05 Toyota did a no-frills version , narrow wheels / arches / manual windows ...... but then 'the tiger' came and basic didn't cut it when we had all that money to spend

If you're in the UK or especially Australia you can get the basic LC's but over here it's only Bling and extra bling models.

http://www.toyota.ie/models/landcruiser/
Ireland - LC €82k (Commercial €40k), V8 €145k
UK - LC €61k ,V8 €80
Australia - LC €39k (Commercial n/a ), V8 €54K :eek:

Why is the V8 diesel LC €145k here ?(nearly 3 times the Aussie price ) - because Toyota know they can get the Irish to pay that much ( Marketing 101 :rolleyes: )

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