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Old 04-01-2006, 07:33 AM   #11
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Re: Peugeots too slow, French police gets Subarus.

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at least the new subarus are way better than our Xsaras and Octavias.
What's wrong with Octavias? Finnish cops often use Octavias (RS version) as unmarked cars.
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Old 04-01-2006, 08:26 AM   #12
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Re: Peugeots too slow, French police gets Subarus.

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Dominic, I actually like police. Sure, if they bust me for speeding then it'd be unfortunate, but generally it's not because I wasn't speeding in the first place. Without police, there would be many more people doing far worse things than what would really make me comfortable. Instead, I reckon Cops are Tops. They're a valuable part of the community.

Anyhow, I was going to say that the Renaultsport Megane Sport 225 or whatever it's called would have sufficed - until I read it has to be 4WD. Ah well. C'est la vie?
They are OK, it was just a joke... There would be a big mess without them. But they're not really efficient, at least here, there are still many many crimes, that's sad.
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Old 04-01-2006, 09:50 AM   #13
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Re: Peugeots too slow, French police gets Subarus.

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What's wrong with Octavias? Finnish cops often use Octavias (RS version) as unmarked cars.
you are lucky that you have the RS versions, even as unmarked. The local police uses the 1.8T ones. That's the problem. On the other hand the Xcaras that we have are the 1.4lt...
The best cars the greek police ever had were some opels about ten year ago, with more than 200HP
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Re: Peugeots too slow, French police gets Subarus.

Nice picture, MikeJ. I've always liked the Skoda Octavia, especially the rally version used in the WRC a few years ago. I'm not so crazy on the Fabia.

French police have always used predominantly French cars. This is an older Subaru already in the stale.



Here's a link to a page about past and present French Gendarmerie cars. Look at all the Renaults, Peugeots they used back in the day.
http://www.gign.org/accessoires/vehicules.php

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Old 04-01-2006, 12:26 PM   #15
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Re: Peugeots too slow, French police gets Subarus.

in england we get 150mph vectras for police cars one lotus esprit and a couple M5's oh and theres a few evo 260's around aswell.
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Old 04-01-2006, 01:39 PM   #16
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Re: Peugeots too slow, French police gets Subarus.

Actually the most common police vehicle here is the VW Transporter, but it's not really suited for high-speed chases:


...but sometimes even when you have something that is better suited for the job, like a Jag S-Type R:
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Re: Peugeots too slow, French police gets Subarus.

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What's wrong with Octavias?
There is nothing wrong of course. BTW i had talkied to a police officer and the Octavia were much more reliable than Xsaras and Astras which the Greek police also uses.

BTW i like the new Octavia very much. More car for less money.
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Old 04-02-2006, 05:27 AM   #18
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Re: Peugeots too slow, French police gets Subarus.

sure the Octavias are nice cars. I like the way their design suits their role. BTW, what i mentioned about the old Opels, i read it in a magazine, i think 4T a long time ago. As for the Astras, there are not many left, like the Xantias.

PS. We have some Jeeps, too. Standard old Cherokees, and old Grand Cherokees, for the "VIPs"
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Old 04-06-2006, 12:50 AM   #19
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Re: Peugeots too slow, French police gets Subarus.

As soon as you specify high performance 4 door with 4wd at a reasonable price, it's either Mitsubishi Lancer EVO or Subaru WRX. Nothing else on earth can come close to these two cars in terms of bang for the buck or in real world performance in the tight stuff. I know I am going to get yelled at, but in a city situation, with sharp turns and the like, the top spec versions of these two cars would kill a 911 Carrera S, an M3, an M5 and anything by MB. Trust me, they are dynamite in the tight stuff.
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