Ex-police cars

[lol-lol]

Don't think they had their turbos uprated but they definitely used to be mapped as I knew the company that serviced and mapped them - that was for the Essex force cars. They also used to change the brake pads to higher performance ones.

This was what I heard about one of the Southern police forces that does the TV pursiut programs but it was not Essex, I thought they mainly used Fords except for the occasional Subarus.

Supposed knocking on for upper 200s hp. The parts are in the VAG locker and the 2 litre TSI has VAG parts to take it out to 310 hp as this was sold as a standard car in Holland, Switzerland etc with the Leon.

http://www.carscoops...ed-edition.html

http://www.worldcarf...310hp-announced .

Suprised it only could manage just over genuine 160 mph as we know the more aerodynamic Octavia is good for an almost genuine 170 mph with similar tuning parts and it has a big boot for comms equip, cones etc hence why over 500 have been put in to usage by the various enforcement and emergency bodies.

[DGW]

My wife must be a Traffic cop

http://www.newser.com/story/167631/does-kim-jong-un-owe-his-life-to-female-traffic-cop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=goognews&utm_campaign=chan3_feed

NOW I understand the mention of Kim Jong Un and the ban...

[Glynn]

http://www.newser.com/story/167631/does-kim-jong-un-owe-his-life-to-female-traffic-cop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=goognews&utm_campaign=chan3_feed

NOW I understand the mention of Kim Jong Un and the ban...

Damn them traffic cops!!!

[2SkodaFamily]

No chance I would be picking one up either. High milage, looked after but not loved, raced and rallied and usually the dashboards are fubar because of the amount of equipment that they use.

Depends if you pick it up direct from auction, or if you buy from one of the places that specialises in ex-police cars. Some of those places replace/fix bits that need attention such as holes in the roof & dash.

[GrantS508]

There are so many more than just Police Patrol cars, Transport or Nuclear Police,

Various Government Departments,HMRC etc & Military Police or Armed Forces vehicles that come up for auction.

http://www.woma.co.uk

A case of looking what there is where you want to go to, and knowing what you are looking at.

george

Oh god, never ever ever ever ever ever ever go for ex military cars, ragged within an inch of its life.

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[KenONeill]

Oh god, never ever ever ever ever ever ever go for ex military cars, ragged within an inch of its life.

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Agreed; not helped any by the deliberate choice of gutless and actively de-tuned versions "to save fuel".

[Glynn]

Oh god, never ever ever ever ever ever ever go for ex military cars, ragged within an inch of its life.

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Agree with that one got some transit flatbeds on our squadron. Only have about 10k on the clock 09 reg looks like a bomb has gone off in them. We had a vauxhall vivaro flatbed lasted 15miles!!

[Blackline Stu]

Oh god, never ever ever ever ever ever ever go for ex military cars, ragged within an inch of its life.

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Deffo don't buy one if its been anywhere near a techie. It will have been ragged from cold every day doing short journeys all day every day plus the inside will be covered in oil stains etc the engine fluids are rarely checked and if they are found to be low it takes the mt section ages to fix them so it will keep on getting driven round with low fluid levels. When it is icy they are taken out and drifted like you wouldn't believe bouncing off the limiter while cold and on the odd occasion when they do warm up they are turned straight off without a thought for the turbo. They are wheel spun loads and the logic 'if you can't find it grind it' is used all the time. Stuff that is too heavy to be towed by that wagon is quite often towed with it they are hammered over speed bumps (i have seen a hilux get air over a mini roundabout before) and all this can still happen even tho they fit tracking boxes to them that tell you off for going round a bend slightly to fast but don't do anything if you do a 180 drifting turn. Wtf?!?!?

I have seen a hilux need a new clutch after 16k, a corsa van need a new turbo before 30k (it also had a differant brand of tyre on each corner), a transit have its doir ripped off (that was sort of the winds fault but the guy didn't hold on to the doir when he opened it), a hilux written off when the door to the aircraft has was opened in to it, an aircraft tractor driven round (towing jets at times) with power steering fluid pouring out of it until there was no fluid left and the steering kept on locking on full lock, another aircraft tractor being used while there was a loose belt in the engine somewhere while it was screaming like a pig and stinking the place out with the smell of rubber, a ldv crewcab van that has 26k on it but drives more like it has 260k on it because everytime you drive away the whole van shudders and it keeps on having a flat battery because they are too cheap to replace it with a new one, a landrover with so much play in the steering wheel you could turn the wheel about 30° either side of straight on and it wouldn't alter its course. I could keep on going but i think you get the point.

[mikey vrs]

Sounds like your mt needs to get a grip,we have a fleet of landrovers,man sv;s & lots of white fleet & they all get looked after,we have fluids supplied by babcocks for the white fleet & when there time is up for replacement they are now inspected by babcocks & if any damage/abuse is found the unit gets billed. Maybe we just do things properly at our unit & treat our stuff like its our own.I would have no problem buying one of our ex vehicles,they are even serviced on time by the dealers.

[Blackline Stu]

Sounds like your mt needs to get a grip,we have a fleet of landrovers,man sv;s & lots of white fleet & they all get looked after,we have fluids supplied by babcocks for the white fleet & when there time is up for replacement they are now inspected by babcocks & if any damage/abuse is found the unit gets billed. Maybe we just do things properly at our unit & treat our stuff like its our own.I would have no problem buying one of our ex vehicles,they are even serviced on time by the dealers.

Those wagons were at various units. Even when i was at leconfield and the wagon had a low fluid level (i can't remember what it was) the instructor said 'just leave it. It will be going in for a service next month'. As for the wagons going to the dealers i have seen fords go to vauxhall garages, toyotas go to landrover garages, vauxhalls go to landrover aswell and a few other wierd ways of servicing the wagons. I just don't understand why they aren't taken to the right dealerships. I've also heard stories of mt drivers 'quick shifting' using the clutch so it selects the next gear before the gearbox is ready or something along those lines in the big artic's and it's really bad for the gear box apparently. And thats their job and they still rag the wagons

Edited 21 May, 2013 by Blackline Stu

[mikey vrs]

Yeah i know what you mean,there are some right muppets that dont look after anything that isnt theirs,we are finding that the drive systems are logging more & more bad driving,we can track the cars on a i phone now as well!

[mdon]

The thing with ex police cars is that they have one careful owner but 50 dodgy drivers!

That said, don't believe the whole ragged from cold. They are rarely allowed to properly cool down due to shortages of vehicles and I can honestly say, I have never revved it into the red on a response run. The last thing you want to do when driving to a call is have the tyres squealing as you launch off at 8,000rpm. The main things to check would be is suspension and body damage as ex traffic cars (mostly marked ones) will probably have been used in a few enforced stops (tpacs). I don't think I would buy one unless it was in really good condition for little money.

[Glynn]

Deffo don't buy one if its been anywhere near a techie. It will have been ragged from cold every day doing short journeys all day every day plus the inside will be covered in oil stains etc the engine fluids are rarely checked and if they are found to be low it takes the mt section ages to fix them so it will keep on getting driven round with low fluid levels. When it is icy they are taken out and drifted like you wouldn't believe bouncing off the limiter while cold and on the odd occasion when they do warm up they are turned straight off without a thought for the turbo. They are wheel spun loads and the logic 'if you can't find it grind it' is used all the time. Stuff that is too heavy to be towed by that wagon is quite often towed with it they are hammered over speed bumps (i have seen a hilux get air over a mini roundabout before) and all this can still happen even tho they fit tracking boxes to them that tell you off for going round a bend slightly to fast but don't do anything if you do a 180 drifting turn. Wtf?!?!?

I have seen a hilux need a new clutch after 16k, a corsa van need a new turbo before 30k (it also had a differant brand of tyre on each corner), a transit have its doir ripped off (that was sort of the winds fault but the guy didn't hold on to the doir when he opened it), a hilux written off when the door to the aircraft has was opened in to it, an aircraft tractor driven round (towing jets at times) with power steering fluid pouring out of it until there was no fluid left and the steering kept on locking on full lock, another aircraft tractor being used while there was a loose belt in the engine somewhere while it was screaming like a pig and stinking the place out with the smell of rubber, a ldv crewcab van that has 26k on it but drives more like it has 260k on it because everytime you drive away the whole van shudders and it keeps on having a flat battery because they are too cheap to replace it with a new one, a landrover with so much play in the steering wheel you could turn the wheel about 30° either side of straight on and it wouldn't alter its course. I could keep on going but i think you get the point.

You must be at brize

[2SkodaFamily]

I think if you pick carefully, there's good opportunities to be had.

Look at this for example. http://www.xpcarsales.co.uk/#/bmw-530d-touring-59-reg/4558503041

168k miles isn't a lot for a BMW diesel engine.....

[Jabozuma]

Put it that way, they go cheap for a reason ...

[2SkodaFamily]

It's still a 59 plated 530D for under £7k though.

[Jonneh]

One of my best mates bought an ex Devon and Cornwall Police Octavia VRS estate. Plastic and trim bits are a bit crap in places but it had done bugger all mileage for the year and looked in great condition. Wasn't a lot of money either and hes not had any problems with it.

So one very good experience there! As with everything it will depend on the exact car you're looking at.

[mdon]

This would be a good buy. The training cars are pampered, when I was on my driving courses we had to wash them daily and full wash and polish at the end of the 3 weeks. If it was an estate I would buy this myself.

http://www.xpcarsales.co.uk/bmw-330d-saloon-08-reg/4558503058

[Blackline Stu]

You must be at brize

Nope. Only ever been there when i've been going ooa/det and it was only for a few hours until the plane took off. Just goes to show you that no matter what military camp you are on the wagons all get treated the same.

[GrantS508]

Nope. Only ever been there when i've been going ooa/det and it was only for a few hours until the plane took off. Just goes to show you that no matter what military camp you are on the wagons all get treated the same.

Easy way to thrash something and it won't cost you a penny.

How's the sunburn pahaha

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[Blackline Stu]

The sunburn's good mate. Just starting to peel lol

[wilsy7]

Why would they get rid of those BMWs if there's plenty of life left in them?

[mdon]

Why would they get rid of those BMWs if there's plenty of life left in them?

They'll just have a blanket policy to change them like my force does which is 5 years or 120k I believe. Once they reach this they are put for disposal, even our 3.1 tdi shoguns which have loads of life left at 120k.

[Llanigraham]

Going passed Brightwell's in Leominster on Wednesday there was a large number of still hi-viz chequer pattern estates for sale, but couldn't tell if they were blue or green.