Would you buy an ex Police Car ?
Discussion
Yes, based on the experiences of a mate. Bought a 2003 Omega MV6 estate (ex traffic) with 120,000 miles and then over the next 3 years proceeded to rack up rediculous miles, most towing a trailer and all it needed was the rear brakes doing, a cambelt kit, the oil cooler and basic servicing and it never put a foot wrong. Superb car.
Looking on expolicecar.com and similar sites, there are some seriously tempting buys just now... a 2004 Vectra 2.8 turbo estate and several T5 Volvos, all for much cheapness and given the plod look after them, I see no reason against. That said, I'd prefer to buy direct, not an ex cop car that's had several private owners since it was retired,
Looking on expolicecar.com and similar sites, there are some seriously tempting buys just now... a 2004 Vectra 2.8 turbo estate and several T5 Volvos, all for much cheapness and given the plod look after them, I see no reason against. That said, I'd prefer to buy direct, not an ex cop car that's had several private owners since it was retired,
No way 
ked engine should be cheap
No.
Although they are well looked after, they are driven hard, will have had lots of different drivers, had criminal scum in the back and covered very high mileages.
The spec can also be a bit odd, e.g. big BMW/ Mercs/ Volvos with large engines but fabric seats and small wheels. Would have to be really cheap to make me consider one
Although they are well looked after, they are driven hard, will have had lots of different drivers, had criminal scum in the back and covered very high mileages.
The spec can also be a bit odd, e.g. big BMW/ Mercs/ Volvos with large engines but fabric seats and small wheels. Would have to be really cheap to make me consider one
You could do worse. A mate of mine is a motorway traffic officer in the West Midlands & he bought a ex traffic patrol Volvo T5 Estate with 150k miles on it.
The car was like new both bodily & mechanically as they cars are serviced virtually fortnightly as they have to be in tip-top condition for obvious reasons.
It now has over 200k miles on it & still runs like a dream. Its quick as well so providing the car has been well looked after there should be no reason not to buy one.
The car was like new both bodily & mechanically as they cars are serviced virtually fortnightly as they have to be in tip-top condition for obvious reasons.
It now has over 200k miles on it & still runs like a dream. Its quick as well so providing the car has been well looked after there should be no reason not to buy one.
Gadgeroonie said:
they get ragged to death and driven 24/7
yes they get serviced regular but why do the police get rid of them ? surely they would drive them for higher mileages if they could get away with it
they sell them for a reason !
£500 quid however is a good deal imho
Exactly my point. They have had a hard life, just because they have been well looked after doesn't mean they make good buys. Need to be priced well below a non ex-police car to make any sense.yes they get serviced regular but why do the police get rid of them ? surely they would drive them for higher mileages if they could get away with it
they sell them for a reason !
£500 quid however is a good deal imho
No. But plenty of people do, and horses for courses!
Training is the key word.
Six Fiend said:
Police driver training school cars and top brass motors are the better bet.
Funny you say that. A bloke on one of the Volvo Forums had a S60 T5 that was a training school car. It was low mileage and not bad condition apparently. But it also had gone through 9 clutches in the 70k odd miles it had done. Go figure.Training is the key word.
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