Police car info please
17-10-2005, 04:22 PM
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Police car info please
Last nite i was caught speeding in my stage 3 saff cos, by an unmarked bmw 5 series police car 
,any way after the bollocking the officer said "Its a nice car mate but its old and nowadays weve got cars like these that could eat that allday long". 
I bit my tongue but thought in my head like fuck would it! any way i just wanted to know,if any one knew roghly what spec the car would be.Also what spec the traffic cop cars are.I always thought that they were standard but with big brakes and better suspension,although a few of my mates reckon they are chipped and tuned.Whos right??? Also i reckon i would of easily been able to blow the copper away what do you's reckon?any info apreciated as im gutted on the points hopefully hearing that i would of been able to blow the daft copper away will cheer me up 
,any way after the bollocking the officer said "Its a nice car mate but its old and nowadays weve got cars like these that could eat that allday long". I bit my tongue but thought in my head like fuck would it! any way i just wanted to know,if any one knew roghly what spec the car would be.Also what spec the traffic cop cars are.I always thought that they were standard but with big brakes and better suspension,although a few of my mates reckon they are chipped and tuned.Whos right??? Also i reckon i would of easily been able to blow the copper away what do you's reckon?any info apreciated as im gutted on the points hopefully hearing that i would of been able to blow the daft copper away will cheer me up
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17-10-2005, 04:48 PM
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most police cars are just the high powered models from the factory, not normally M5's but like 530's, or omega elite 3.0 litres etc
spoke to the police mechanic loads of times, engines are standard,some forces do have scoobies though, but they only use them to catch the slow cars!
spoke to the police mechanic loads of times, engines are standard,some forces do have scoobies though, but they only use them to catch the slow cars!
17-10-2005, 04:58 PM
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When I wrote my Nova off a traffic cop interviewed me and him n my dad got talking, Dad asked what the Volvos were like, and the copper said they were fine, would push 160mph, he then said that they were not a patch on a car he used to use in the early nineties, none other than a Sierra RS Cosworth, he reckons the harder you pushed the 4x4`s the better they would hold the road, and thats when I wasnt even into Cossies at the time. Gods honest truth Peeps
17-10-2005, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by grimmeRST
most police cars are just the high powered models from the factory, not normally M5's but like 530's, or omega elite 3.0 litres etc
spoke to the police mechanic loads of times, engines are standard,some forces do have scoobies though, but they only use them to catch the slow cars!
spoke to the police mechanic loads of times, engines are standard,some forces do have scoobies though, but they only use them to catch the slow cars!
Also I got pulled by a undercover 5 series and later saw him in a petrol station checking the oil, so went to have a quick sneek and it was a 540 V8.
17-10-2005, 05:04 PM
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I used to no a geezer who worked on pc plods cars doing the services,and i can assure you that mostl police cars are derestricted,depending on use etc,so if that was a petrol bimmer that pulled ya,then i know that a derestricted m5 will do 201mph 
17-10-2005, 05:07 PM
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you should have said "i'll give you a race and if I lose I'll take a ticket"
would have got you off the points and fine no prob!!!
lol
Steve
would have got you off the points and fine no prob!!!
lol
Steve
and bish man your right cossie meat ha ha
thanks folks,they can take my license but they cant take my cossie lol
17-10-2005, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by the youth
you should have said "i'll give you a race and if I lose I'll take a ticket"
would have got you off the points and fine no prob!!!
lol
Steve
would have got you off the points and fine no prob!!!
lol
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17-10-2005, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by escortrsmatt
if it was a new 535 diesel then they pack a 3 litre bi-turbo engine. 560Nm of torque as standard.v fast 
and the police ddo have some e39 m5s.
and the police ddo have some e39 m5s.
17-10-2005, 06:14 PM
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i wish i had when i was pulled by an astra didnt think i did anything wrong really, now the fooker has reported me for dangerous driving
if i would have known that at the time it would have been catch me if you can
still waiting to see if it goes to court
if i would have known that at the time it would have been catch me if you can
still waiting to see if it goes to court
17-10-2005, 06:20 PM
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Cop Cars
Women at my works husband is a mechanic on the traffic cars.Talking to him at a night out before and he says they are tuned did not state how much though!
Is there not an Evo traffic motor down south somewhere aswell(positive i have seen an article on it but not 100%)?
Is there not an Evo traffic motor down south somewhere aswell(positive i have seen an article on it but not 100%)?
17-10-2005, 06:40 PM
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Few years ago (well, 5/6 anyway) my bro used to have a mate who would come by a fair bit and help him work on his (my bro's) Astra, cos he (my bro's mate) hod worked at Courtney. He was telling me they used to have deliveries of new police pursuit cars turn up and be modified fairly extensively and it was all hush hush.... He wasn't allowed to work on em tho as he hadn't been there long enough at that time.
How true that is I don't know, but he's the second person who has said that Courtney take in jobs on modifying police pursuit cars...
How true that is I don't know, but he's the second person who has said that Courtney take in jobs on modifying police pursuit cars...
17-10-2005, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by xr4x4rs
we have 2 mondeo st220s one unmarked both slammed and they dont hang about either
also mg zr estate 75 shape
and theres a scooby that patrols the carriage ways now and then by leicester
also mg zr estate 75 shape
and theres a scooby that patrols the carriage ways now and then by leicester
17-10-2005, 07:00 PM
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the officla line was that they would spec the biggest engine with the beefiest brakes and suspensoin in the lowest spec models
it was true for the senators and stuff but nowadays all the cars have so much stuff on them it'd probably cost more to get rid of it than the coppers would be willing to use our money to pay for
i've seen plenty of unmarked cars round my way and they all seem to be packing some serious power, the BMW estates do motor but they do tend to sound like big engines but then you have the little astra things that you can out handle (if you were a villianous type like) and i do remember one episode of some cop telly programe where their unmarked omega bruier cruier thing was left for dead by a pinto powered ghia round some council estate so anythings possible
not that i'm condoning driving around council estate mind
it was true for the senators and stuff but nowadays all the cars have so much stuff on them it'd probably cost more to get rid of it than the coppers would be willing to use our money to pay for
i've seen plenty of unmarked cars round my way and they all seem to be packing some serious power, the BMW estates do motor but they do tend to sound like big engines but then you have the little astra things that you can out handle (if you were a villianous type like) and i do remember one episode of some cop telly programe where their unmarked omega bruier cruier thing was left for dead by a pinto powered ghia round some council estate so anythings possible
not that i'm condoning driving around council estate mind
17-10-2005, 07:11 PM
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Irish piggies used to have V6 Omegas with courtney turbo conversions
We used to have a modded Golf VR6 pig car round here back in the day and someone I know had a MASSIVE row with the pigs after one pulled him in his 5GTT and claimed the VR6 was faster
Idve not been able to bite my tounge, idve had to have challenged piggy to a race, ripping him off in the Saff wouldve been shit hot
Id not be suprised if he was up for it if it was quiet enough, worth a go!
We used to have a modded Golf VR6 pig car round here back in the day and someone I know had a MASSIVE row with the pigs after one pulled him in his 5GTT and claimed the VR6 was faster
Idve not been able to bite my tounge, idve had to have challenged piggy to a race, ripping him off in the Saff wouldve been shit hot
Id not be suprised if he was up for it if it was quiet enough, worth a go!
17-10-2005, 07:48 PM
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When I wrote my Nova off a traffic cop interviewed me and him n my dad got talking, Dad asked what the Volvos were like, and the copper said they were fine, would push 160mph, he then said that they were not a patch on a car he used to use in the early nineties, none other than a Sierra RS Cosworth, he reckons the harder you pushed the 4x4`s the better they would hold the road, and thats when I wasnt even into Cossies at the time. Gods honest truth Peeps
If they were involved in a chase the driver was not allowed to leave the car and pusuit on foot due to previous damage caused to the engines (givin it beans then turn off immediatly) so the theives got wise and used to dump and run.
There was an infamous car theif in Oldham at these times, he actually nicked a Cossie cop car from Quicks Ford at Old Trafford and went blatting around pulling his mates over
17-10-2005, 08:58 PM
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The MET's divisonal pursuit cars are rubbish. The 5 series BMWs are diesels and are shite. They handle like a boat and are well under powered. The old 6 cyclinder Vetras that they replaced were good as they were lowered with uprated suspension and fairly quick.
Was talking to a guy I know (not a mate obviously!) who is a rat and he recons the traffic cars are rubbish as well, especially the volvos. Don't forget most have been ragged within an inch of their lives as well.
Also, don't forget the best cars for outrunning the police around town are light, nippy little motors. Trickiest pursuit I ever had was against a clio (1.2 or 1.4) all around the back roads. Drove bloody well seeing as he was pissed and it wasn't his car. He gave up after 7 minutes though but I was knacked. It is hard driving a big heavy car flat out, trying not to crash, even for only a few minutes.
Was talking to a guy I know (not a mate obviously!) who is a rat and he recons the traffic cars are rubbish as well, especially the volvos. Don't forget most have been ragged within an inch of their lives as well.
Also, don't forget the best cars for outrunning the police around town are light, nippy little motors. Trickiest pursuit I ever had was against a clio (1.2 or 1.4) all around the back roads. Drove bloody well seeing as he was pissed and it wasn't his car. He gave up after 7 minutes though but I was knacked. It is hard driving a big heavy car flat out, trying not to crash, even for only a few minutes.
18-10-2005, 07:28 AM
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I don't beleive that any police force would tune any car (with the exception of Prodrive packs for their Subaru's).
Manufacturers warranty anyone? Reliability? I don't buy it
Neil.
Manufacturers warranty anyone? Reliability? I don't buy it
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18-10-2005, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by grimmeRST
most police cars are just the high powered models from the factory, not normally M5's but like 530's, or omega elite 3.0 litres etc
spoke to the police mechanic loads of times, engines are standard,some forces do have scoobies though, but they only use them to catch the slow cars!
spoke to the police mechanic loads of times, engines are standard,some forces do have scoobies though, but they only use them to catch the slow cars!
Andy
