Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
Yes please Nick
I may be no fan of the ‘5, but I’d still rather it was a car from Solihull than any one of the alternatives 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
14th Nov 2017 12:05 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23786
Good pics. thanks.
Have they got rid of the drop down flap thingy?2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
14th Nov 2017 12:17 pm
Nick H
Member Since: 25 Feb 2013
Location: Southampton
Posts: 659
The 'activity platform'?
Not sure, will ask when it comes into service.
Edit: Just had a zoom in on the third picture and there's no sign of it.
14th Nov 2017 12:27 pm
James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Posts: 3079
Is that a radio PTT on a gooseneck arm above the steering wheel? Any chance of a closer picture of how that's installed?
D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
14th Nov 2017 1:38 pm
Nick H
Member Since: 25 Feb 2013
Location: Southampton
Posts: 659
James - will ask for you when one arrives
14th Nov 2017 2:20 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6270
Unless I’m mistaken, that looks like a 2.0 SD4
Exhaust on one side only. Need a close up.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
14th Nov 2017 10:54 pm
Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
Nick H wrote:
James - will ask for you when one arrives
Any update on this please NickMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
21st May 2020 8:19 pm
Bleeding knuckles
Member Since: 10 Jan 2019
Location: Kent
Posts: 114
If you look at my posts I uploaded lots of pictures in the posts called “my office”.
The 17 plate car was a test vehicle and was only a 2.0
All the cars in service now are 3.0
So far they’ve been fantastic but I’d prefer a D4 any day
Hopefully we’ll be looking at the new defender as that’s ore of a successor to the D3/4
Or maybe the Ineos Grenadier??2005 D3 SE Auto, zermatt silver
Gearbox flush by terrain vehicles
V8 brake upgrade
Will always ask silly questions
5th Jul 2020 3:51 pm
fat bloke
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: OXFORD
Posts: 1257
Saw one going north bound a34 toward Oxford 68 plate along with a 18 plate shogun.
6th Jul 2020 5:50 pm
fat bloke
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: OXFORD
Posts: 1257
RBP wrote:
Interesting- thought they may be too expensive for plod. Photoshopped image anything like real life?
Click image to enlarge
Saw one of these with real police in Oxford even better didn't notice the plate due to police markings and it was a 68 reg .Unless it was on trial I hadn't realised TVP were using them as normally Beamers with old Volvos going as well???.
24th Jul 2020 6:34 pm
defector
Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Greater Manchester
Posts: 1468
Just recently noticed that both National Highways officers and the Greater Manchester police are now using Volvo XC90's around this area at least.
Don't know if they are on trial or if Volvo have managed to gain the supply contract.
Having spoken to a few Traffic officers, they did like their V70's in days gone by.
4th May 2022 1:11 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14338
Wiltshire Police have been running XC90's for a while. Avon and Somerset run a lot of V70's as well.
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
4th May 2022 6:41 am
Trailered Movements
Member Since: 16 Jan 2020
Location: East/West Sussex Coast Borders
Posts: 1200
Response vehicles have to be reliable, common sense says that product and franchise capabilities have to be considered in an overall package, why would any 'service' consider a vehicle that both isn't ultra reliable, or able to be competently fixed by its dealers.
Not knocking LR totally, but lets be honest, if your life depended on a vehicle getting to you ASAP, I'd much rather it was one that was boringly reliable as opposed to one that isn't.
Dave2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
2010 RRS TDV8 (Gone)
1980 OBLIC 4.0ltr Range Rover (went a long time ago)
4th May 2022 7:05 am
Bleeding knuckles
Member Since: 10 Jan 2019
Location: Kent
Posts: 114
The reason we Highways traffic officers are using XC90 and BMW X5 now is the Gov want the carbon footprint reduced so the ones we use are PHEV ones rather than diesels.
The Disco is not available as a PHEV yet and Defenders are hard to get hold of.
I think we will get LR stuff again soon but their wait times are too high and Volvo are more than happy to supply stuff to us.2005 D3 SE Auto, zermatt silver
Gearbox flush by terrain vehicles
V8 brake upgrade
Will always ask silly questions
4th May 2022 11:12 am
robpenrose
Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
Posts: 2138
Trailered Movements wrote:
Response vehicles have to be reliable, common sense says that product and franchise capabilities have to be considered in an overall package, why would any 'service' consider a vehicle that both isn't ultra reliable, or able to be competently fixed by its dealers.
Not knocking LR totally, but lets be honest, if your life depended on a vehicle getting to you ASAP, I'd much rather it was one that was boringly reliable as opposed to one that isn't.
Dave
So you want them to turn up in a Toyota Landcruiser then
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