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Old 21-05-2009, 09:47 PM   #61
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Have not seen an FG cars in Newcastle yet but did see a good looking blonde chic driving a purple/violet SS hwp thought about chucking a skid and maybe getting her number. You know swap details.
yeah I got a glimpse ( maybe same chic) of a hottie driving said coloured hwp car while I was driving thru trono, rare sight!
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Old 21-05-2009, 10:31 PM   #62
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Wasn't there a couple of three wheelers?

I think that FG patrol car won't be out for sometime and i think they would be only xr6t as the V8 still from BA to BF stalk and them selves turning too fast etc
Yeh there were too, they were cool, can't believe i forgot about them, must be drooling over that mercedes too much. :
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Old 22-05-2009, 07:30 AM   #63
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We've got an FG Taxi here in dubbo, and suprisingly a marked BMW X5 cop car.

At the Dubbo show last weekend the cop stand had this completely decked out Mercedes 4WD, bloody woodgrain and chrome exerywhere, 21" custom wheels, leather interior, monitors in the head rests, and a nice big V8. I should have taken the camera.
Yeah, these things are usually for PR/Recruitment...like the Lotus Elise and many others.

Bona-fide Category 1 HWP (that is: used specifically for Highway Patrol duties) vehicles are not that hard to spot, even if un-marked and in NSW at least: are generally always RWD sedans with the exception of the WRX/EVO AWD's and a few others. You can usually spot the lightboxes, ICV's, MDT's etc...

GD Detectives cars or general purpose stuff are not that hard to spot either - these are the 380's, Cameroids, Hilux, Mazda's, Corolla's, G6, Statesman's, utes, wagons etc. etc.

"Covert" vehicles would be used for specialist operations involving task forces or something like that and until they 'light up' or become overt for whatever reason you would not know. They could be anything from a Hiace with Joes Plumbing on the doors to a high spec Euro rocket.
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Old 22-05-2009, 07:52 AM   #64
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Yeah, these things are usually for PR/Recruitment...like the Lotus Elise and many others.

Bona-fide Category 1 HWP (that is: used specifically for Highway Patrol duties) vehicles are not that hard to spot, even if un-marked and in NSW at least: are generally always RWD sedans with the exception of the WRX/EVO AWD's and a few others. You can usually spot the lightboxes, ICV's, MDT's etc...

GD Detectives cars or general purpose stuff are not that hard to spot either - these are the 380's, Cameroids, Hilux, Mazda's, Corolla's, G6, Statesman's, utes, wagons etc. etc.

"Covert" vehicles would be used for specialist operations involving task forces or something like that and until they 'light up' or become overt for whatever reason you would not know. They could be anything from a Hiace with Joes Plumbing on the doors to a high spec Euro rocket.

Up here the Q cars are pretty much covert hwp cars, i've seen Gti golfs, liberty turbo wagons, and a 300C, would never know they are cop cars till they switch the lights on. Regular unmarked hwp are fairly easy to spot, always unmarked commos or falcons and you can easily spot the lightbar in the front window.
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Old 22-05-2009, 03:10 PM   #65
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little bit unrelated but I got pulled over by a EVO 10.... cute little car it was :P
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Old 22-05-2009, 04:20 PM   #66
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I have yet to see an FG police car in Victoria. I believe it is because the MDT's mounting brackets they have do not fit in them.
yep the last i knew the brackets for the MDT display is the issue once they get that out of the way should be good to go and we should see some more FG,s out on the roads
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Old 22-05-2009, 05:35 PM   #67
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i seen a qwhite xr6t on mount cootha this arvo, under cover just lights on dash and parcel tray,
Beware the BF bright green one too.
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yep the last i knew the brackets for the MDT display is the issue once they get that out of the way should be good to go and we should see some more FG,s out on the roads
MDT's make good arm rests...otherwise they are $#@& useless...
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Old 30-05-2009, 07:44 PM   #69
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vic in bairnsdale we have a fg ute thats a
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Old 30-05-2009, 08:12 PM   #70
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MDT's make good arm rests...otherwise they are $#@& useless...
lol i don,t know about leaning on keyboard unless you put it upside down over the plastic console lid that get replaced any way it would be nice if motorolla updated the MDT
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Old 30-05-2009, 11:40 PM   #71
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a word of caution for the NSW Central Coast/ Newcastle ppl that travel the F3 on this forum. There is a Black VE SS commodore unmarked car with XX-0601 on the plates, got my missus the other day.

There is also anothe unmarked black VE SS with 'southern Cross' sticker on the rear window( thays sly).

Saw another marked car today, was green VE SS (with white decals as opposed to the standard black) and it had blue custom plates with RBT on them, looked ok for what it was....one of those 'H' cars.

just to expand above mentioned commodore has number plates BAL14R (last time i checked anyway)
this one on the coast me and mates find really annoying, he flew past us one day, sirens blaring (for no apparent reason) then stopped on the side of the road a few meters after the speed limit changed down
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Old 31-05-2009, 01:04 AM   #72
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The locals here have a VZ wagon in dark blue, ud never pick it as a cop car.. Theres also a few other odd ones running around.. As for FGs qld has a few now..
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