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Holdens / Fords ?
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:58 pm
by SteveNSWP
Just curious why all WAPOL vehicles are Holden Commodores. From looking at the chart on here very few, if any at all, are Ford Falcon Sedans. Is their any reason why WAPOL only used Holden Sedans?
Here in NSW our fleet is 50/50. We then went more to commodore when they had the cage pack. Now apparently Ford have offered us a better deal, so majority of our sedan's are Ford Falcon Sedans.
Thanks for your replies,
Steve
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:07 pm
by danny
Alot of the info on the charts here is not up to date.
There are alot more Fords now in the WAPOL fleet.
At HWY PATROL we have a 50/50 split of BF XR6T's and VE SV6's.
GD Cars consist of both VZ/VE Commodores and some vehicles are BF Falcons.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:26 pm
by yorky
As said over the past year(s) the Fords have come back on board. I do believe in the past few years before that there were no Ford Sedans, only the Utes with a cage on the back.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:35 pm
by Tyranus
danny wrote:Alot of the info on the charts here is not up to date.
There are alot more Fords now in the WAPOL fleet.
At HWY PATROL we have a 50/50 split of BF XR6T's and VE SV6's.
GD Cars consist of both VZ/VE Commodores and some vehicles are BF Falcons.
Able to help update them for us??
or would that be abuse of access or similar?
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:29 am
by danny
Tyranus wrote:danny wrote:Alot of the info on the charts here is not up to date.
There are alot more Fords now in the WAPOL fleet.
At HWY PATROL we have a 50/50 split of BF XR6T's and VE SV6's.
GD Cars consist of both VZ/VE Commodores and some vehicles are BF Falcons.
Able to help update them for us??
or would that be abuse of access or similar?
More of a case of I havnt got the time to update it.
You guys do a pretty good job as it is
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:00 pm
by spartacus
danny wrote:Alot of the info on the charts here is not up to date...
Check here:
http://www.geocities.com/wapol07
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:08 pm
by CHEV4EVR
plus Fords are crap
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:18 am
by JG-103
excellent work spartacus !!!!
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:55 am
by spartacus
JG-103 wrote:excellent work spartacus !!!!
Thank you JG-103
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:16 am
by Toottoot
RN101 is a rodeo not a hilux. Saw a HE car (101 or 102) on St Georges Tce yesterday - new hilux ute with the funny cage on the back.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:03 pm
by Spartan
Even the cops over here are bogans. That's why.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:08 pm
by Tyranus
Toottoot wrote:RN101 is a rodeo not a hilux. Saw a HE car (101 or 102) on St Georges Tce yesterday - new hilux ute with the funny cage on the back.
Woops forgot I had a photo of that at Midland train station as I was coming out of the secure parking into the normal parking it was going outwards. Of course I then reformated the computer I have linked to my phone.
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:49 pm
by dazla
CHEV4EVR wrote:plus Fords are crap
My thoughts exactly, the VE's crap all over the Falcons however I am in GD's so I cant compare it with Traffic.
I have however been in a couple of pursuits and they kicked ass!
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:04 pm
by snapperv10
From the info I have heard the Police stopped using the Falcons when the BA was released as the 'new' gearbox in them wouldn't last too long under such conditions. The Commodore on the other had retained the same 4 speed auto from the VT until the VZ... Falcons are slowly on the way back now with the BF and BF MkII...
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:14 pm
by donks
snapperv10 wrote:From the info I have heard the Police stopped using the Falcons when the BA was released as the 'new' gearbox in them wouldn't last too long under such conditions. The Commodore on the other had retained the same 4 speed auto from the VT until the VZ... Falcons are slowly on the way back now with the BF and BF MkII...
would not suprise me at all... BA's had the Tremec 4spd gearbox... they are as good as useless. The new 6Spd auto in the BF's are amazing
thats my 2c atleast