Is this true about police T5's ?
25-06-2008, 11:03 AM
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Is this true about police T5's ?
In the ebay ad the guy states
the link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2002-VOLVO-V70...QQcmdZViewItem
Is there any truth in this as I've never heard this before
and we all know how truthful people on eBay can be 
Cheers
Steve
not alot of people are aware that these cars do have extras as standard than the normal t5 and i have a brochure on my computer from volvo telling you what they have i.e reinforced chassis , uprated brakes, better abs, more power ect.
Is there any truth in this as I've never heard this before
and we all know how truthful people on eBay can be Cheers
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25-06-2008, 11:06 AM
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25-06-2008, 11:09 AM
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No they're not, as they need to be reliable
. The only time they are tuned is the sanctioned manufacturer's tuning the same as available to the GP 
. A mate used to carry out some of the servicing on the police Cossies and he "claimed" that he used to make sure the car's had lower than standard boost 
. However, they do often have beefed up suspension to carry all the equipment around that the traffic cars have to.
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I was only putting up what I knew, we don't know it all do we!
No need to say I was talking 'utter bollocks' 
25-06-2008, 11:46 AM
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I think there is a brochure though, like a Volvo special build thing, they had bigger discs on later Volvos and police spec pads, i'm sure there was an article on www.t5d5.org
25-06-2008, 11:57 AM
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Found this pdf document to buying ex police T5s.
http://forums.t5d5.org/index.php?aut...d=article&id=7
http://forums.t5d5.org/index.php?aut...d=article&id=7
25-06-2008, 11:57 AM
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When i worked at skoda, we used to supply West Midlands Police with Octavia VRS 5drs and Estates.
Totally standard cars in every way, even the white ones (which skoda would only build in white with an official police order) were as standard as the civillians road cars.
The only extras the police workshop used to fit was a bigger battery and a split charging system so they could run all the electrics etc etc
Totally standard cars in every way, even the white ones (which skoda would only build in white with an official police order) were as standard as the civillians road cars.
The only extras the police workshop used to fit was a bigger battery and a split charging system so they could run all the electrics etc etc
25-06-2008, 12:01 PM
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I think there is a brochure though, like a Volvo special build thing, they had bigger discs on later Volvos and police spec pads, i'm sure there was an article on www.t5d5.org
just found these on there http://forums.t5d5.org/index.php?aut...d=article&id=7http://forums.t5d5.org/index.php?showtopic=471
Bottom line is that the suspension and brakes are uprated as is the battery and alternator and the chassis from what I read
25-06-2008, 12:13 PM
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25-06-2008, 12:44 PM
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I think maybe back in the day when budgets were big and easily wasted a few cars got "tweaked", but since we have fuck all money to spend on the Police I cant see them spending money on anything other than what is strictly necessary. plus there's simply no need for it these days with the speed of communication and choppers etc.
25-06-2008, 12:57 PM
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DEFINATELY happens with police vauxhalls often that they are a specific mismatch of parts for the police, so an SRi with a VXR engine etc.
Less common is them having parts which dont appear elsewhere on the range at all, like the brake pads, but again it does happen.
Im yet to see any proof of engine modifications first hand though, so I think thats a myth.
Less common is them having parts which dont appear elsewhere on the range at all, like the brake pads, but again it does happen.
Im yet to see any proof of engine modifications first hand though, so I think thats a myth.
25-06-2008, 12:58 PM
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SOME police care ARE tuned/modified. Certainly not all though, probably the minority.
N.I. pigs had Omega V6s with turbo conversions a few years ago. Courtney or someone did them, remember seeing the pics.
Round here we have had Golf VR6 slammed and with quad headlamps, Galaxy slammed and on Dymags, and currently got a FQ360 or whatever they called, and some REALLY low Merc and BMW motorway cars. I mean properly slammed as still on little stock wheels.
N.I. pigs had Omega V6s with turbo conversions a few years ago. Courtney or someone did them, remember seeing the pics.
Round here we have had Golf VR6 slammed and with quad headlamps, Galaxy slammed and on Dymags, and currently got a FQ360 or whatever they called, and some REALLY low Merc and BMW motorway cars. I mean properly slammed as still on little stock wheels.
25-06-2008, 01:01 PM
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SOME police care ARE tuned/modified. Certainly not all though, probably the minority.
N.I. pigs had Omega V6s with turbo conversions a few years ago. Courtney or someone did them, remember seeing the pics.
Round here we have had Golf VR6 slammed and with quad headlamps, Galaxy slammed and on Dymags, and currently got a FQ360 or whatever they called, and some REALLY low Merc and BMW motorway cars. I mean properly slammed as still on little stock wheels.
N.I. pigs had Omega V6s with turbo conversions a few years ago. Courtney or someone did them, remember seeing the pics.
Round here we have had Golf VR6 slammed and with quad headlamps, Galaxy slammed and on Dymags, and currently got a FQ360 or whatever they called, and some REALLY low Merc and BMW motorway cars. I mean properly slammed as still on little stock wheels.
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25-06-2008, 01:05 PM
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i was informed by someone who certainly should know
that the met police turned down the opportunity to have faster tuned cars built specifically for them by ford/cosworth when the 3 door came out because it was felt that it would be too dangerous to the public.as far as tuned cars go there was also a twin turbo jag (xjs i think) at Epsom police station for a number of years.
25-06-2008, 01:32 PM
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It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it runs good on regular gas
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