18 May 2009 - 00:00
Insignee-naw
You had to go and ruin it,
didn't you Vauxhall?
We liked the Insignia. And not just because it sounded the death knell for the
Vectra. We liked it because it was a good car - a good looking, good driving car.
So why did you have to go and spoil all of our happy warm fuzzy Insignia vibes
by handing it over to the police?
Now when we think Insignia, we won't think, ‘Mmm, tidy exec saloon', we'll
think, ‘Argh, what's the speed limit here? Is it a 30 or a 40?'
Yes, we understand that the police do an important job, catching light-fingered
crims and cuffing errant scallies round their errant lugholes. We understand
they need cars in which to do these important jobs - cars armed with cameras
and number plate recognition and big flashing sirens.
But do they have to do it
in a car we really like? That said, we'll make an exception for a Lotus Exige or a Lamborghini Gallardo.
Now watch TG go all PC:
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Woah, how mind-bendingly, jaw droppingly, knuckle-whiteningly, pant-wettingly... sensible. Oh bugger. Still, the Police will like it - big boot, nice interior, good to drive, fast in AWD V6 form, plus, despite being a good looking car, it's completely anonymous. Apart from the solid white paint and flourescent squares down the side...
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i like v70 police cars, or even better xc70
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i like v70 police cars, or even better xc70
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I prefer 911 Turbo police cars, or even better a GT3
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Why don't they use something decent, like a Legacy or something? If they're chasing someone in an S4 or even a Gti, they've got no chance!
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well, i'm not sure abot you Mikeado, maybe you're not british or something and don't have to pay TAX! that's all OUR money OUR CONTRIBUTION, how dare they waste it on 911s. Even the Insignia is probably a little bit too expensive, to most of them Corsa will suffice, and to the few speed cops, a couple of m5 will do, or just use the road blocks. i bet you never seen british cops ramming another vehicle. that's why it's absolute waste of OUR money for them to drive in posh cars.
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Uh, my bad. I wasn't being all that serious, but I think I'll apologise anyway. The Police do have faster stuff though, like rally-engined Imprezas and undercover Mountune-spec Focus STs (in small numbers) for rapid response when the usual Astra isn't fast enough. Btw, I'm English through-and-through, and am mere months away from paying tax.
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in italy they have gallardos in some police forces. but then they're richer than us in the emergency department
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I think I'm the only person in the world who thinks the Insignia is not particularly good looking. Those headlights are weird.
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Damn its ugly , damn its ugly , damn its ugly.
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I liked it when they dressed up an XJ220 as a police car back in the day...
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I liked it when they dressed up an XJ220 as a police car back in the day...
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I assume the Police are going to use diesels again?
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It is a better car than the police use now IE. a Volvo!
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and its quiker than a Suburu Impreza and Focus ST's.
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There'll come a day when the Police are forced to use better vehicles as more and more crims make off in high performance cars. Let's face it - if you've got a 911 Turbo and a copper in a diesel Astra is giving you the blues and twos for speeding, I would imagine many people would just floor it and lose them within 10 seconds or so. And I don't care much for their 'backup' and 'tactics' - You're not going to catch a Porsche doing 150mph up the M1. Stick with the Evos, STs and Imprezas, please.
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You really lose the cool sides on the doors in the police check colours, pity really.
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AshHorne commented on this article
18 May 2009
This was an accident waiting to happen. The Police have always used Vauxhalls. Astras and Vectras, mostly. So the Insignia was bound to be on their wish-list. Annoyingly, this is probably one of the few police concepts that will actually go into production. Er, I mean, 'deployed'...
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