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[OMEEEGAH]

are there any still in the job ??

i must admit i do like a cheap old police car but some of the police blue light sales i have been to have seen amazing prices for tatty old junk thats worn out.
the last sale was a few months ago at BCA getting rid of some of North Wales's most hatefull rubbish.
They love a undercover car and that sale showed a k reg orion,2 54 plate rover mg somthings,astra diesel estate obs cars,2 unmarked st220's one high miles and tatty and one like brand new and very low miles understood to have been that idiot Bruntstrums old car.

my mate used to buy weird stuff off them like skid pan cars that used to be area cars that were like 7 years past what the other forces got shut.

[Kevin Wood]

I recall a mate of mine (ARV driver) saying he drove his last one about 2 years ago.

Kevin

[joshwyatt]

Yes, there are still some in service. Thames Valley Police and The Metropolitan Police Service are the two main forces with them still in service. Those are marked up vehicles, other forces still have the unmarked Omega's still on active duty.

[OMEEEGAH]

few weeks ago i saw a 03 silver vectra unmarked car with the blue light flashing in the grills having tugged someone.

i'll have to keep my eyes open at BCA then 

[Sixstring]

mmm.......ST220 low mileage, unmarked.......wonder what that fetched??

I know its a F*RD, but sounds good fun!!

[OMEEEGAH]

yes there seems to be no golden rule with ex blue light stuff.

that low miles 22st did a fortune and it was plus vat and iirc 5 or 10% buyers premium plus vat,plus 1.5% for paying cash and then don't forget the old bill always keep the rent out the windows makes it a tidy sum on even  bangers like the 137k miles dti astra estate on a 00 w reg that did 875 quid with battle damage.
there was a silver 28 special vectra going through and a couple of white ones in and amongst all the other worn out silver and white focus's and the vectra did fortunes and they are not even Vxr's  it seems like the old bill stuff if sought after still needing loads of work does fortunes.

oh and that simulcast has nackered things too 

[Sixstring]

simulcast??

[henryd]

mmm.......ST220 low mileage, unmarked.......wonder what that fetched??

I know its a F*RD, but sounds good fun!!

wrong wheel drive :-/

[Dishevelled Den]

Still some armoured up vehicles remaing on active duty with various units.

[Sixstring]

Being silly, Zulu.......
do you remember the old Humber pig and Tangi's, simba's, and snatches??

Big auction a few days ago, loads of them for sale, cheap money, too!!

[Dishevelled Den]

Being silly, Zulu.......
do you remember the old Humber pig and Tangi's, simba's, and snatches??

Big auction a few days ago, loads of them for sale, cheap money, too!!

Do I ever - I loved Pigs and, it's not the first time I've thought about lifting a Tangi, painting it in a civvie colour and using it as a weekend runabout. 8-) 8-)

I still shake occasionally when I remember the maniacs who drove the snatches as it's wasn't entirely unknown for someone, having got caught up in the moment, to overturn the wagon

[Sixstring]

mm....me too! had a few "hairy moments" in a snatch....avoiding some idiot using us for target practice with an AK!!!!
Nearly lost it several times......adrenaline is brown and wet, you know!!

[Elite Pete]

Saw one in Maghull about 3 weeks ago

[OMEEEGAH]

i did see one on the m53 liverpool a few weeks ago in white and blue and yellow or was it green and yellow stickers but i think it was a Ambo  :-?

[shaggydog]

Nothing like trying to keep up with the ruc whilst driving a pig, i'm glad i wasn't in the back. As for the snatch most roundabouts on two wheels.