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Old 28-11-2005, 03:50 PM   #1
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Driving home from school today, i was on the ring road where I saw a purple BF XR8 going in the opposite direction... Very nice car I thought to myself, until I saw the reflective police livery on the side! There were no lights on top, but it was still a marked police car... strange...

I know there are the blueprint BA cop cars, but they are still a full marked cop car.

Anyone know about these new police vehicles? or what the point of a half marked/ half undercover police car is?

Anyway, I found it mildly amusing....

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Old 28-11-2005, 03:59 PM   #2
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Yes I saw a fully marked purple XR8 cop car driving through Geelong a few weeks ago.
It looked crap.
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Old 28-11-2005, 04:01 PM   #3
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Much to the distaste of the Vic Pol TMU members these cars are a comprimise between having Q cars and marked cars on the road. Obviously it is a lot easier to catch offenders in Q cars but Force Command wishes to maintain the fantasy that there are more police than ever.
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Old 28-11-2005, 06:19 PM   #4
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http://www.auspolcars.info/forums/viewtopic.php?t=149

There's all the info and pics you need.. it was probably a purple BA XR8.. as there's one based in the Geelong area.

There's a yellow one in Bendigo.
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Old 28-11-2005, 07:22 PM   #6
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Looks terrible!!
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Old 28-11-2005, 09:59 PM   #7
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well that is still 1 ex cop car that i would like to buy.
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Old 28-11-2005, 10:05 PM   #8
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I actually think that Purple XR looks good. Makes a change from your Heron White Commo SS.

Is that a MK2 or a BF??
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I passed one on Saturday arvo in Sydenham exactly like that, parked in the centre median strip...luckily for me the driver was either busy, on the phone or he liked Fords, as when I passed him i was preparing for my favourite roundabout

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Old 28-11-2005, 10:26 PM   #10
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The non-white cars are highway patrol. Basically used for pursuits, etc. They are usually the ones hidden 500 meters after a booze bus.
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Old 28-11-2005, 10:49 PM   #11
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yeah ive passed that one on the geelong hwy..sneaky buggers
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Old 28-11-2005, 11:53 PM   #13
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There's all the info and pics you need.. it was probably a purple BA XR8.. as there's one based in the Geelong area.

There's a yellow one in Bendigo.
Oh, thanks Bobby, saved me the trouble!

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Much to the distaste of the Vic Pol TMU members these cars are a comprimise between having Q cars and marked cars on the road. Obviously it is a lot easier to catch offenders in Q cars but Force Command wishes to maintain the fantasy that there are more police than ever.
Eh, not quite! They were designed by a TMU member from Bendigo!
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Old 29-11-2005, 12:11 AM   #14
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cute do they make em for men??????????????????????????
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I dont understand the Menace hatred. I reckon it looks the goods.
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Old 30-11-2005, 12:02 PM   #17
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my girlfreind got pulled over by an unmarked purple ba xr8 ute
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Old 30-11-2005, 12:11 PM   #18
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Old 30-11-2005, 01:58 PM   #19
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looks like a Cadbury reps car, wanting to be a cop car
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Old 30-11-2005, 02:18 PM   #20
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Old 30-11-2005, 02:52 PM   #21
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i know man lol it pulled my girlfriend over......
btw do you work at metro ford and own a gun metal grey ef?
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Old 30-11-2005, 05:08 PM   #23
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i love it - reason is that they would be easier to spot lol
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Old 30-11-2005, 05:15 PM   #24
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Old 30-11-2005, 06:45 PM   #25
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I hve been seeing a couple of silver BA XR8 around the nortern beaches as well as unmarked Mitsabishi AWD Magnas around the place.
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Old 02-12-2005, 07:18 PM   #26
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what happened to the days where cop cars were white with lights?

it seems there must be more unmarked police cars than marked... they are more interested in money than road safety
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