Met Police stockpiled SD1s when they stopped being made. I guess a lot of forces saw the 800 as the natural successor.
I once saw PSNI using a D9. Must have been around 2000-2001ish. White with the fluorescent stripe along the doors livery (pre-Battenburg).
Never saw any more. Maybe it was a trial run demo car? They mustn't have liked it
1999 Honda Accord Coupe 2.0 Vtec Automatic
Previously 2002 406 HDi 90 Rapier Monaco Blue
Welly wrote:something to do with rubber/splits/bursts/flat/floppy etc
The hdi isnt attrociously slow, but its not the fastest diesel saloon either, doesnt the police need a bit of an edge for that, or do they just form roadblocks.
I dont know what fuel their cars run on, i heard the hateful drone of the tdi engine coming from the skodas but id say in gumtree talk that they are mapped to the bag.
1.9 DTI ENGIEN
NEVAR BEEN SCRWED
MOPED TIL TEH BAG
NIVUR BEN PVSD TAXIIIED
SOEM HOLS FRM APRN UNITE
USD TIL TRAFICK BRANSH
BULETPROF WINDWS
2220K MIELS
£134234
1999 Honda Accord Coupe 2.0 Vtec Automatic
Previously 2002 406 HDi 90 Rapier Monaco Blue
Welly wrote:something to do with rubber/splits/bursts/flat/floppy etc
you dont want an ex police or ambulance car the shite gets drove clean out of them.
I remember the police coming out to see us the time the trailer got stolen, the policewoman opened her door, and it was a mk2 mondeo, the door card was hanging off, i seen crude looking screws just holding it in place.
FarmerPug wrote:you dont want an ex police or ambulance car the shite gets drove clean out of them.
I remember the police coming out to see us the time the trailer got stolen, the policewoman opened her door, and it was a mk2 mondeo, the door card was hanging off, i seen crude looking screws just holding it in place.
ive got an ex plod car mate,
its a derv and its fast ,
its still got bullet holes in it iwill put it on the road one day
really, must just be over here then
they still are driving about in mk1 vectras over here, the ambulance service still has an old petrol focus, my dad hates it he sometimes gets it as opposed to the skoda.
FarmerPug wrote:really, must just be over here then
they still are driving about in mk1 vectras over here, the ambulance service still has an old petrol focus, my dad hates it he sometimes gets it as opposed to the skoda.
It's a bit of an embarassment when a news story from here goes on the national news, and they've wheeled out a mk1 1996 Vectra to showcase the PSNI at the crimescene.
I suppose they run them into the ground because they spent extra on the bulletproofing etc.
But really, could they not put the Evos and the new Octavias on the national news crime scenes?
1999 Honda Accord Coupe 2.0 Vtec Automatic
Previously 2002 406 HDi 90 Rapier Monaco Blue
Welly wrote:something to do with rubber/splits/bursts/flat/floppy etc