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23-05-08, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by arwilson80
I saw a guy flashing the lights at a VW Golf one morning... They pulled over and let him past, only to pull right back out behind him and put on the 'blues'. I was an unmarked traffic branch car.
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Fools, serves them right! I can't believe some drivers do that, unless someone is hogging the lane at a very slow and dangerous speed whilst others are clear. I always check the unmarked varieties, most are obvious, extra aerials, extra mirrors and sometimes you can clock items behind the grills and on the rear parcel shelf.
However, if you are behaving then why worry.
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23-05-08, 11:52 AM
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Our unmarked car sticks out like a sore thumb, there aren't many Vectra's with twin exhausts, xenons, blue brake callipers and a 'V6 turbo' badge on the boot! Plus now that the big silver part of the grille fell off at high speed it is even more obvious!
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23-05-08, 12:17 PM
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Sounds a bit chavvy that Andy!
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23-05-08, 12:36 PM
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Yeah, it's all standard though! I think the brakes are from the VXR so are blue and it is a V6 turbo, hense the badge! I know one or two officers who drive with the front fogs on to make it less obvious!
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23-05-08, 12:45 PM
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What a boring life, having drive dullard panda cars around!
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23-05-08, 01:07 PM
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The pandas are 1.3 turbo diesel Astras! The Vectras are nice cars and very very quick!
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23-05-08, 01:08 PM
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Any W8 VW Bora's? They have a few of them here...
They would have Audi RS4's but they can't get the VAT back on them.
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23-05-08, 01:24 PM
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I wish! our petrol Vectra's are being replaced with 3.0 diesels that are very slow and struggle to get to 120. We will be stuck with Vauxhalls as it is too expensive to change to another manufacturer. Also they seem to think the public wouldn't want to see us in Volvo's or BMW's. We should be getting the new Insignia but have brought a big load of diesel Vectras to keep us going for a while. If you write off a petrol Vectra you will not be popular!!
I want to go to Essex police on their interceptor team and drive one of these!
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23-05-08, 01:26 PM
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i thought unmarked police cars were black volvo's?
they are around here!
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23-05-08, 06:54 PM
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M25 officers using Volvo's & Jags!!!!!!!
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