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[ghondie]

here we are thames valley have a load of em.

take a peek at this.

http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news_info/departments/transport/transport2.htm

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

 So then... what do police-spec brakes entail, over regular Omegas?

[JiMbOb789]

i havent seen a police omega in a very long time.
Jamie
  8-)

[omegaian]

Hi folks , i have a 53 plate 2.2dti dec 2003 reg new, loads of miles now but still runs like new! 169,000 miles its my special wee taxi!

[106rallye]

i don't know about the last, but i think i may have the first  

[ffcgary1]

The brakes are up graded by fitting police pads and are avalible to the gen public, ask your dealer for police pads. they are softer pads but they do give better brake feel and stopping , but need changing  sooner than std.

[ghondie]

yeah same as on the ambo response cars, i think thats all the difference, dont think they have any bigger disc's fitted(can you get much bigger than they are at the moment???)police use "sport" rated tires aparently, however round here they been using p9000's which are extremly good once they been worn in a bit, will take corners with ease at 90. suspension is useually just fitted with stiffer springs for stability. other than that most of it is standard.

cheers
nathan

[JiMbOb789]

i don't know about the last, but i think i may have the first  

Really, what year is it and how do you know its the first?
Thats pretty cool!
Jamie
  8-)

[106rallye]

i don't know about the last, but i think i may have the first  

Really, what year is it and how do you know its the first?
Thats pretty cool!
Jamie
  8-)

well first MV6 anyway, its a N plate so 93/94. Supposedly my car was the car vauxhall made to sell the omega to the police. I was told it has a few updated bits such as a tigher diff, better brakes, remapped etc. but that was all taken with a pinch of salt.

it would be interesting to find out if it was true though, i know for a fact it then spend the rest of its life (with the po po) as a training vehicle in fife.

[JiMbOb789]

i don't know about the last, but i think i may have the first  

Really, what year is it and how do you know its the first?
Thats pretty cool!
Jamie
  8-)

well first MV6 anyway, its a N plate so 93/94. Supposedly my car was the car vauxhall made to sell the omega to the police. I was told it has a few updated bits such as a tigher diff, better brakes, remapped etc. but that was all taken with a pinch of salt.

it would be interesting to find out if it was true though, i know for a fact it then spend the rest of its life (with the po po) as a training vehicle in fife.

Do you have any pictures?
Jamie
  8-)

[Jay w]

i don't know about the last, but i think i may have the first  

Really, what year is it and how do you know its the first?
Thats pretty cool!
Jamie
  8-)

well first MV6 anyway, its a N plate so 93/94. Supposedly my car was the car vauxhall made to sell the omega to the police. I was told it has a few updated bits such as a tigher diff, better brakes, remapped etc. but that was all taken with a pinch of salt.

it would be interesting to find out if it was true though, i know for a fact it then spend the rest of its life (with the po po) as a training vehicle in fife.

if it had any of the following in the reg plate then it is possible...

YVS, VVS, HVS, RBH, TPP

there were a few more but these were the last three letters that were generally on cars that were registered by the factory, and if it was the sort of car you are talking about then it would have been reg'd by vaux at luton and they would be the first owners as well

[Jim]

I had and operated 2 brand new Police spec MV6's both P reg, New direct from vauxhall and the Number Plate's ended in TUY, and I seen a lot of police vauxhalls not just omega which end in TUY.

If anyone know is these cars are still kicking around anywhere, I'd like to know the blue one on the right of the photo was mine, did 120,000 miles in 27 months and never let me down once
 
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN 1997

[hotel21]

VS, BH and PP were the registration mark identifiers for Luton - as was KX, UR, BM, VD, MJ, NK, NM, GS, RO and TM, hence why you see a lot of Vauxhalls with that letter combination within as Vauxhall would pre-register some to boost 'second hand' sales....

http://www.ukcar.com/dvla/car_reg.html

[JiMbOb789]

interesting
Jamie
  8-)

[JiMbOb789]

There is an Ex - Police car who lives in bristol and parks at the back of asda car park. it's an estate.
is it anyone on here?
is anyone on here from bristol or near?
Jamie
  8-)