Crikey! It (used to be) the Rozzers. 330d

Crikey! It (used to be) the Rozzers. 330d

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Eighteeteewhy

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7,259 posts

174 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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So after starting a thread and reading some others about buying a ex police cars it seemed some people think they're great others less so.

I figured that it was just like normal cars, some good some bad. Just go on the condition of the car itself. The car was a 330d Touring with only 60k on the clock. It was in great condition with little signs of a hard life and only small clues to it being a police car. Some screws in the dash and some holes where lights were fitted in the rear boot hatch.

So I've put a deposit down and picking it up on the weekend.


Here is the car...



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One thing I couldn't understand was the low mileage, they had 09 cars with 180k + so why was this so low?

A bit of Googling later and some good news.

There's a Flikr page just for the car here..

http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/nk05fyt/Recent


With some great pictures of it in it's previous life, which was Durhams spare interceptor car first then spent the rest of it's life as a Police Trainer Driving vehicle.

There's some great comments about the car and seems it was really coveted by those officers that drove it.

Some pics of it's previous life...







So have I found a diamond in the rough?

Only time will tell.

I'm picking it up on the weekend so I'll get some more/better pics up then.


Any comments welcome.




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Chunkychucky

6,070 posts

175 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Looks nice that fella, fancy one of these, be interested to hear what kinds of MPG people get from the different 330d/touring/Cd

C.A.R.

3,976 posts

194 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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How much? tongue out

Looks lovely though. It's refreshing that it has the orange in the repeaters, I think a lot of the later models look a bit dull in comparison when they were all 'clear' or crystal or whatever they call them.

Quhet

2,512 posts

152 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Love how basic the spec is smokin

higgsy18

77 posts

146 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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I'm sure I've seen this car, is it from the dealership at the top of Amblecote?

Max M4X WW

4,852 posts

188 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Looks nice that, with the base spec orange lights on a Facelift SE spec car. smile

HughS47

584 posts

140 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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I have one of these (without the police history). Get an e-maps remap and get some swirl flap blanks fitted. Good choice of Labrador lugger.

Defcon5

6,290 posts

197 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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C.A.R. said:
Looks lovely though. It's refreshing that it has the orange in the repeaters, I think a lot of the later models look a bit dull in comparison when they were all 'clear' or crystal or whatever they call them.
The repeaters on the nearside are clear, yet the drivers side are orange.....



Edited by Defcon5 on Thursday 20th February 18:43

aspirated

2,539 posts

152 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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I really love the ambers smile

Terzo123

4,432 posts

214 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Driver training cars get driven very hard, but they also get looked after very well.

aspirated

2,539 posts

152 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Yes it's probably sacrilege but I can't help imagining how good it'd look with a Sport front bumper...

BlitzE34

284 posts

156 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Whats it like underneath? Being a north east car most are rusty pigs.

johnnyBv8

2,439 posts

197 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Looks nice and clean. Did you notice the post on there saying "Now at SMA auctions with 69,957 miles on the clock"? Not sure if this related to this car, or perhaps a mistake?

anonymous-user

60 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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I assume you didn't pay £5k for it???

Fidd

285 posts

225 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Had a few ex-Police Omega Estates and Mondeo hatches from the auctions. All done loads of miles, no recorded service historys, usual odd bodywork scars etc. - and always great cars! I think every one that I bought sailed straight through an MOT test immediately after purchase. Real properly looked after and maintained.

The worst thing to sort can be the interior stuff on some of them in my experience.

Eighteeteewhy

Original Poster:

7,259 posts

174 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Chunkychucky said:
Looks nice that fella, fancy one of these, be interested to hear what kinds of MPG people get from the different 330d/touring/Cd
Cheers, smile

I'll put some MPG figures here when I've put some miles in.

Eighteeteewhy

Original Poster:

7,259 posts

174 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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C.A.R. said:
How much? tongue out

Looks lovely though. It's refreshing that it has the orange in the repeaters, I think a lot of the later models look a bit dull in comparison when they were all 'clear' or crystal or whatever they call them.
Yeah they look good. I'm just putting my E36 back to ambers as well. smile

Eighteeteewhy

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7,259 posts

174 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Quhet said:
Love how basic the spec is smokin
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Basic air con and leccy windows, that's about it. Oh yeah and manual!

Less to go wrong hopefully.

Eighteeteewhy

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7,259 posts

174 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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higgsy18 said:
I'm sure I've seen this car, is it from the dealership at the top of Amblecote?
Yep, that's it. smile

All ex plod.

Here's one they had in fresh...


Eighteeteewhy

Original Poster:

7,259 posts

174 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Max M4X WW said:
Looks nice that, with the base spec orange lights on a Facelift SE spec car. smile
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Everyone seems to love the ambers!