Mileages of ex police cars suspcioiously low?

There are a few ex police T5 volvos for sale on autotrader. as there
frequently is. Usually 98/99 S and T regs. Mileages 101,000 , 109,000
etc That has to be bollocks surely? These cars often come up for sale
and have these kinds of mileages. Police traffic cars bound to do lot
more mleage than that. Can anybody confirm this? And the people
selling them the prices, half what they ask would be more realistic.
Most of them seem to have same sort of mileages that privately owned
non police T5s, That cant be right can it?

I suppose though a bit silly to clock a police car if upon
investigation with the police records the car had a higher mileage
than it has now. But then again I suppose a lot of crooks arent that
bright or dont care.

 

I didn't think clocking went on any more?

 

Alan (aa) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

They're too expensive, and the mileage is suspect.

So don't buy one, then. Next.

 

100k is too low- all the forces do around 140-150k in their t5's before
replacement- which has been proved the mileage where they suddenly start
costing alot more to run.

Tim..

 

We bought one a couple of yrs ago with just under 20,000 & this was
validated by the police force's own records.
Cant remember the reason why it was so low

So I guess any mileage is possible

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There was a copper talkng last night on one of those 'follow the traffic
cops around' programs about his great new BMW X5 compared with the unloved
Range Rovers they'd been using. His last RR was on its third engine in
70,000m.

 

One sure thing with a police car is likely to be that it has been
thrashed to death after a cold start, no? I'd rather have an old minicab!

 

Tom Hawley () gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

The engine's probably not been cold since it was new.

Because, of course, they're *never* thrashed, are they?

 

Then it has idled one heck of a lot.

Not particularly on the whole.

Huw

 

I was in stitches when he said the local yobs did them a favour by
setting the RR on fire!

 

The E39s used by the Met have rather a poor reputation for reliability.
Dave - an E39 owner. ;-)

I'm surprised at engine problems with the ol' Rover V-8. It's one of the
most bomb proof engines ever made.

 

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I don't think they often get time to cool down.

 

That'll be "Traffic Cops" then?

 

Huw (hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

Unlikely. It'll have been in fairly constant use - shift in, shift out.

(And, yes, of course it WILL have been cold when being serviced)

I'd like to visit your planet one day.

 

Dave Plowman (News) () gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

I'd have thought that they'd be he'd have been talking about the current-
shape BMW v8-engined Rangy? Which, does it not, use the same engine as the
X5...?

 

Most used car guides I have read say that ex-police cars are a good buy.
They are very rarely "thrashed", but spend the majority of their time parked
or patrolling. They are also well-maintained regardless of cost.

Rather you than me.

 

No - it's a Ford unit. R R did use BMW diesels, though.

 

Dave Plowman (News) () gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

Yeh, I know the TD6 current Rangie is the BMW diesel - couldn't remember
whether it was the Jag or the BMW v8. I know Disco 3 and R-R "Sport" are
the Jag lump.

But don't plod tend to use diseasels now anyway? I know all the 5-series
they're using in London for armed response (big round yellow stickers in
the corners of the screen) are.

 

They *might* be ok mechanically, but the interiors are generally trashed.
They've usually got a poorer spec, toys wise, than the equivalent 'retail'
model and will be difficult to sell on - especially if white.

 

Did you not watch "Despatches: Undercover Copper"? Going on that
programme, alot of Trafpol spend their time visiting mates.