skell
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Worth buying?
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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I wouldn't 
People bang on that they are well maintained, but you probably wouldn't come across a more thrashed engine...
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AlunJ
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I'd guess so theyre normally dirt cheap.... and theres some pretty decent colours on them now as well. Providing theres no/little evidence of them being ex police cars then you get a good bargain
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skell
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I'm talking average beat car not a police chase vehicle...... 306 diesel
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VegasPhil
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Oh, that would probably be ok
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Joe
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On just a bog standard run about, yeah I would. Will have been maintained to death so on a 306 D you will get some nice reliable motoring.
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skell
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might go look an if it's shat then walk away just so desperate to get a car quick
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fir3vip3r
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brother just bought an ex police 3.0 V6 omega.. very good for £570 its a lot of car.. very well maintained as well..
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Ricky352
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i wouldnt see there being any more problems with a cop car than a normal car, less if anything. But then gain im only guessing
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jimbojambojumbo
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i wouldnt have a problem buying an ex police motor as i used to service ambulances/police cars for essex and i know how good the maintainence schedule was for those.
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xcore
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where can you pick them up from? i take it just auctions?
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
brother just bought an ex police 3.0 V6 omega.. very good for £570 its a lot of car.. very well maintained as well..
and the cop cars have got bigger brakes than the standard production ones 
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ryzer
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i looked at an ex police panda mk4 astra, was a basic model, but had rear disc brakes and an under car shield thing! awesome, unfortunately had a couple of holes in the dash and was white.
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V6_Nik
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Deffo buy 1.The Omegas etc go for stupidly cheap £££ and they will have been maintained to the highest standard.
Some even say that the patrol cars have had an ECU remap for a bit extra oomph.Which i quite believe is true.
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by V6_Nik
Deffo buy 1.The Omegas etc go for stupidly cheap £££ and they will have been maintained to the highest standard.
Some even say that the patrol cars have had an ECU remap for a bit extra oomph.Which i quite believe is true.
Petrol and diesel, they all do
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skell
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WOuld a 306 HDI have extra 'oomph' tho
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DAZ1985
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quote:
Originally posted by Ricky352
i wouldnt see there being any more problems with a cop car than a normal car, less if anything. But then gain im only guessing
But from when the coppers have them they are drive all day every day, but then alot maintence would have kept it sound
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