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Old 21st February 2012, 21:34   #1
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Saw the local Police driving a Skoda Octavia today... it was going down the on ramp to the M67 so dunno whether it was petrol or diesel though.....
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Old 21st February 2012, 21:41   #2
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Saw the local Police driving a Skoda Octavia today... it was going down the on ramp to the M67 so dunno whether it was petrol or diesel though.....
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I would imagine diesel as there's some new rule that all new police cars must be diesels
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Old 21st February 2012, 22:05   #3
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They also use them as unmarked cars
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Old 21st February 2012, 22:10   #4
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I would imagine diesel as there's some new rule that all new police cars must be diesels
well how are they gonna catch the criminals then?
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Old 21st February 2012, 22:12   #5
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How does the driver hide his face?
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well how are they gonna catch the criminals then?
Because modern diesels go like brown material off a metal scoop on a pole [thats a shovel to you]
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Old 21st February 2012, 22:13   #7
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well how are they gonna catch the criminals then?
Ahhh you dont need one of them there V8 thingies to make a car go fast you know

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Old 21st February 2012, 22:14   #8
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Because modern diesels go like brown material off a metal scoop on a pole [thats a shovel to you]
Brown material. Skoda. Ah..... rust you mean
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Old 21st February 2012, 22:18   #9
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As i hope to find out on saturday
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As i hope to find out on saturday
nee nah nee nah nee nah
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