Ex Police Disco

They will have been well looked after, but are likely to be high milage. Not a problem for Tdi's, but you'd need to be careful with a V8. Check the gearbox for signs of clunking.

In my opinion, of course ;-)

Richard

Stuart Adair composed the following;:

Mate bought one with about 170k on the clock (200Tdi) it's now got about

Most Police Forces take great care with their vehicles, and service them over and above 'normal' service levels.

In my view a good buy - the police cant afford to have vehicles off the road, so they are checked over daily and any problems dealt with straightaway.

plus, it will have been serviced regularly

only downside, high mileage - but does that matter if its been serviced properly - IMHO it doesnt - I have the same view on company cars - if they've been serviced properly the mileage isnt an issue

Si

Hmmm. Remember that quite often, police vehicles will have been started from cold and immediately run up to high speeds for long periods of time. Although they will have been driven well, that doesn't necessarily mean it will have been gently. I don't doubt the servicing is good, but flat-out running, particularly from cold (remember the Disco isn't exactly a high-powered beast) isn't a great way to run an engine IMHO...

David

Tis is the reason why our highway police used to destroy one or two engines per year, after not too high mileage. AFAIR it had been BMW M5 cars.

regards - Ralph

David French composed the following;:

I think that under this treatment an engine will let go pretty quickly in it's life. I'd suggest that anything above 100k will be a pretty strong engine.

ICBW though ... ;)

I assume the discoveries are (mostly) used by traffic so are run 24 hours a day this means they are hot at the start of shift not many cold starts Probably driven hard but serviced to very high standards

I've a view from both sides of the fence.

For the quick off the mark jobs the Disco is the last usually to go off the bank. Bear in ming the others such as Mundanos, Omega, Volvo T5, Volvo XC's BWM's and Jaguars amoungst many others on Traffic / Immediate response units.

Then theres the Rural outpost Discos and 110's which generally are well looked after by the staff who consider them a great perk to the outpost post iyswim. Washed off most days if not shifts and due to the slower traits of ruaral life lots less likely to be needed to scream around the lanes than there Response unit counterparts.

They all probably get less of a hard thrape from cold than common garden Discos. Envisage the late start into rush hour motorway traffic for Civvy Discos.

The mere fact it's ex police will mean it will command a much lower price so purchase wise you get alot more for your money..... usually about 10 holes in the roof and a dashboard riddled with abscent switches.

Dad had an Ex police Rangie. Main problems were electrical related after the mirriad of gadgets had been unlovingly removed such as motorway floodlights etc etc. Other than that and the usuall engine hickups it was a good motor.

Lee D

Lee is right, it is quite important to know what it's been used for.

We have a 02 plate Disco which is in use pretty much 24 hours. It is fully laden with equipment to the point where it doesn't sit quite right. It's got holes drilled everywhere and the seats are worn. It has the worst ride of any Disco I've been in, and it's been RTC-ed three times (IIRC twice with deer).

It's serviced at an LR dealer and all the electrical tinkering is done in house.

Cheers

Blippie

-- Ten minutes of this rain will do more good in half an hour than a fortnight of ordinary rain in a month.

The last one I had some years ago was an ex Met 3.9 Auto which had been fitted with a new engine not long before its release and a new transmission a year or so before that. The vehicle went like the proverbial off a shovel and had extra goodies like twin batteries & split charge amongst numerous other things.

You can pick up good ones but there are some real dogs about. Beware holes in the dash / interior and chopped about wiring looms. Also check that any holes in the roof have been sealed properly and that steering and suspension bushes are not knackered. You might also find driver and passenger door hinges and locks worn and damaged painwork due to poorly removed reflective tape.

HTH

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