k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,948 Member For: 16y 7m 5d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/09/14 03:11 PM Share Posted 13/09/14 03:11 PM probably an undercover officer's car, if it didn't have brembo's (I.e not used for chasing).As above, though, treat it like any other car - they are not special in any way (other than the potential for better brakes and the wheels that fit them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sct911 Member 848 Member For: 12y 9d Gender: Male Posted 13/09/14 03:25 PM Share Posted 13/09/14 03:25 PM mine was an unmarked one , still came with brembos and fpv wheelsseats are sometimes in bad shape, but wreckers have spares, I got lucky and got one in good condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2009xr6turbo Member 49 Member For: 10y 6m 19d Posted 13/09/14 04:01 PM Share Posted 13/09/14 04:01 PM I guess it really just depends on what the price tag is on it, if you want it than you'llway up the pros and cons and see if its worth it, brembos are great so fon't get me wrong there but from what I've heard a set of dba4000's and good pads will perform beautifully under any type of pressure a stock to lightly modified xr6T can throw, so dont get it in you're head that it needs or should have brembos, if you get it, drive it like its supposed to be driven from day one, if you baby it than start to feed it that's when things start to go wrong.I picked mine up from a very reputable dealer for 23 marked from 27.5, they truly are amazing cars which are underrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rydeit Member 327 Member For: 12y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide S.A Posted 14/09/14 01:16 AM Author Share Posted 14/09/14 01:16 AM Cheers for the posts. Yeh the price is definitely good. Only drama is that it is interstate so I will obviously source a company that does vehicle inspections to have a look before I head down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Jeturbo Bob the Freaking Builder Donating Members 10,810 Member For: 15y 2m 2d Gender: Female Location: SA Posted 14/09/14 01:28 AM Share Posted 14/09/14 01:28 AM I loved my ex chasers... They were fantastic. No issues what so ever. In fact I've had a couple of both chasers and non chasers and probably coincidence but I had more issues with the non chasers lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsd112 Donating Members 604 Member For: 14y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: Penrith Posted 14/09/14 01:39 AM Share Posted 14/09/14 01:39 AM What I found was a city car always had damage underneath scraps and stuff but I looked at a few country cars and they were in much better condition overall. So if you can check the log books and see where it was serviced and it will advise you on where it was based. I personally wouldn't buy one as I have 2 mates who are cops and they say no gutter to big or dip to deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogg Member 57 Member For: 14y 3m 2d Gender: Male Location: Bundoora, Melbourne Posted 14/09/14 10:23 AM Share Posted 14/09/14 10:23 AM I loved my ex chasers... They were fantastic. No issues what so ever. In fact I've had a couple of both chasers and non chasers and probably coincidence but I had more issues with the non chasers lolThat is because it was probably run in "Properly"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 5m 28d Posted 14/09/14 10:24 PM Share Posted 14/09/14 10:24 PM Yeah my FG was the Quakers Hill 201 Highway car (unmarked), bought mine with 65,000kms, and have only changed my diff bushes once.To be honest I love it, have had it since July 2012, and absolutely love driving it.I think the Brembo and FPV wheel combination really do allot for the car...I also have a BF Mark II XR6T, which was the Mount Druitt 201 car, bought that with 60,000KMS and can't say I have had any major problems with it, apart form the usual diff bushes etc...now done 225,000KMS, and I'm tossing up wether to update it with another ex chaser FG Mark II or wait for the FGX.If I come across one of the superintendents cars such as the "Traffic 3 XR6T" at the auction, which I'm keeping a look out for I will definitely be bidding on that. (as these cars are generally used for the superintendents to cruise around in) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sct911 Member 848 Member For: 12y 9d Gender: Male Posted 14/09/14 10:33 PM Share Posted 14/09/14 10:33 PM how can you tell if it's a Traffic 3 xr6t? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 5m 28d Posted 14/09/14 11:17 PM Share Posted 14/09/14 11:17 PM I do know someone in the force, who knows one of the traffic services sergeants, that has given me basic details on cars I have been interested in the passed, that were coming up for auction.Usually they tend to know about the cars driven by the big bosses etc... as there's only a handful of these cars...I believe the current Traffic 3 car is an unmarked FG Mark II, in the edge colour, from what I have seen from photos.The first thing that would arouse my attention is that the when the car does come through to auction, it will generally have much lower kms than the other ex highway cars. (and they are generally much cleaner looking)...this is probably an obvious point...The car also doesn't have radar gear etc...as its literally used as basic transportation for the superintendent.(though it does have the dash mounted strobe lights etc...)Otherwise it's hard to know if its one of these cars, unless someone can confirm this for you, as Police Fleet Services don't tell you anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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