English police in London
10-12-2007, 04:43 AM
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Last August, while in Uxbridge the mechanic was installing the limited slip differential on my 5, I was in London all day to waste time .
Near Buckingham palace I sighted this red E60 :
Do they have the E60 only in London ?
Which engine in your opinion, 3.0d ? 525d, 530d or 535d ?
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Near Buckingham palace I sighted this red E60 :
Do they have the E60 only in London ?
Which engine in your opinion, 3.0d ? 525d, 530d or 535d ?
Cheers!
10-12-2007, 07:07 AM
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I think 520d. That's what they have here in Germany.
10-12-2007, 07:13 AM
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Those red ones are used by the London Metropolitan Police's Diplomatic Protection Group. I spotted an E39 years ago (see pic) and actually went up to them and asked the coppers what they were driving:
They had no idea, and fished out the registration documents to show me... it was a 530d. Given that, my bet would be that they're running the 535d now. A number of British police forces across the country use E60s too, as do the German highway patrol. No idea what engines they are running though.
They had no idea, and fished out the registration documents to show me... it was a 530d. Given that, my bet would be that they're running the 535d now. A number of British police forces across the country use E60s too, as do the German highway patrol. No idea what engines they are running though.
10-12-2007, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by sese' post='480647' date='Oct 12 2007, 05:07 PM
I think 520d. That's what they have here in Germany.
With a 520d they can't chase a Mini Cooper either
Imho they are 530d at least .
10-12-2007, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by MacSid' post='480650' date='Oct 12 2007, 05:13 PM
Those red ones are used by the London Metropolitan Police's Diplomatic Protection Group. I spotted an E39 years ago (see pic) and actually went up to them and asked the coppers what they were driving:
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So only for diplomats .. Ok
10-12-2007, 08:19 AM
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So let me get this straight -- in various countries across the globe, the E60 is used as a police car and an E-class is used as a taxi cab... 
That explains a lot, doesn't it?
That explains a lot, doesn't it?
10-12-2007, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='480693' date='Oct 12 2007, 12:19 PM
So let me get this straight -- in various countries across the globe, the E60 is used as a police car and an E-class is used as a taxi cab...
That explains a lot, doesn't it?
That explains a lot, doesn't it?
