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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Phil L on 26 June 2015, 19:12:11
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Were these always:
White
3.2
Manual
No sunroof ?
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No
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Were they any spec. then ?
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Were they any spec. then ?
Basic spec (GLS), early ones, mostly 3.0 were called MV6 and latter ones mostly 3.2 were called Specials.
As said GLS poverty spec which was upgraded with HID's, Fogs, upgraded Motorsport Suspension, most were Manuals, some Autos, and most with LSD Diff.
A few were Chipped or ReMapped or Tuned by the Force Garage(s).
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Do they still chip police cars nowadays :-\
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Do they still chip police cars nowadays :-\
Some do... Volvo diesels tend to be, although it is a factory/dealer option rather than after market... Takes the D5 from 205 bhp upto 235, which Jason will tell you is plenty... Makes them a bit of a liability used though as the head gaskets become a service item ::)
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Very interesting, thanks
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You dont see many 3.2 manual ex police for sale now do you :-\
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You dont see many 3.2 manual ex police for sale now do you :-\
Its why I'm clinging on to mine...
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Guess most of them were bashed then written off :(
Does it cost more to insure an ex police omega ?
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Guess most of them were bashed then written off :(
Does it cost more to insure an ex police omega ?
Most of them have ended up in Northern Ireland to end their days being ragged around supermarket carparks :'(
Only if your insurance company is a bit, er, special ::)
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Guess most of them were bashed then written off :(
Does it cost more to insure an ex police omega ?
The only issue Ive had has been finding one who will listen when I tell them it came from the factory with a manual gearbox and the 3.2 engine. Lots of their databases don't list the special. I did have one go "are you sure it isn't a Vectra?"...
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You dont see many 3.2 manual ex police for sale now do you :-\
About the end of July I reckon. ;) ;D
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Guess most of them were bashed then written off :(
Does it cost more to insure an ex police omega ?
The only issue Ive had has been finding one who will listen when I tell them it came from the factory with a manual gearbox and the 3.2 engine. Lots of their databases don't list the special. I did have one go "are you sure it isn't a Vectra?"...
Yea, Ive had a couple of them, like you Ive had a Omega Special thats come up as a Vectra, also had an Estate that comes up as having 0 doors on the Data Base. ::)
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Mine have been listed as Elites with a factory fitted manual... Depends on the insurers really :-\
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They were not all white. I went to the police auction at Witney, some years back, and could not find the Omegas. I enquired at the office, was told they were there, and found them eventually, in dark blue.
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You dont see many white ones in road wars at all :-\
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You dont see many white ones in road wars at all :-\
Mine was in Road Wars and its white.... But was in its battenberg uniform at the time 8)
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You dont see many white ones in road wars at all :-\
Mine was in Road Wars and its white.... But was in its battenberg uniform at the time 8)
Ah yes i seem to recall when a fleeing car driver was chased sometimes the white cars took over . So the unmarked cars must be for inner city jobs :-\
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Different tools for different jobs... ::)
Unmarked cars are used for Cid, as pool cars, covert ops and traffic enforcement. Marked ones are as area/beat cars, overt traffic enforcement/deterent, armed response (also often unmarked), dog vans and minibus/Friday night hospitality units ;)
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Is there any ex police saloons forsale? If so pm me thanks 3.0 or 3.2
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Is there any ex police saloons forsale? If so pm me thanks 3.0 or 3.2
I want to go car park racing. :D
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My plod was....
White.
3.2
Auto
Estate.
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I have a nocturno blue 3.2 manual saloon, seen 1 or 2 of them on road wars, but not clocked mine :)
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ive got a nice Red 3.2 Saloon Plod coming up, but it wont be heading for Ireland, sorry.
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ive got a nice Red 3.2 Saloon Plod coming up, but it wont be heading for Ireland, sorry.
Quite right.too ;)
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Why would it be a problem with selling it to me because am from Northern Ireland?
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Why would it be a problem with selling it to me because am from Northern Ireland?
It's nothing personal, but the vast majority of explod Omegas on the island seem to end up being completely and utterly trashed by being 'diffed' or whatever you call it. ??? This is generally seen as a complete waste of perfectly good Omegas, and also permanently destroys all the valuable bits... namely the engines/gearboxes/lsds.
With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that those who own the cars currently would be somewhat reluctant to see them wasted that way :y
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Why would it be a problem with selling it to me because am from Northern Ireland?
Try finding an Ex Plod Omega in NI or IR that's in good nick or better still in one piece, and that will probably answer the question.
Plus there starting to become quiet rare now, from a personal view I've spent a few years saving them from the scrapyard, managed to save 8 so far, admittedly 1 got scrapped as it was beyond body repair, another went walk about, 1 now lives in a Film Studio Car Park Hanger, with the rest being moved on to good homes or selfishly kept by me.
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Well yea I can't argue with you's there most off them over here are used for drifting and do end up wrecked the same thing happened with Gsi carltons and senators but you can't blame everybody in Ireland for that. But that's why am on here to try and pick up a decent example as I wouldn't want to buy one over here. Heavy armed police still use them over here beleave it or not :). Any help or info on one forsale would be much appreciated thanks.