Victoria Police H3 Hummer

Nice waist of money too.

I think it is also a bit of a PR thing with Holden/Hummer - would cost heaps more for you or I.

Yep GM did the same with the Monaro, did a yellow one up with the walloper badges etc etc etc wasn't sposed to go out of the Melbourne CBD

True, and most probably they will do as every other govt department or big company: get a BIG fleet discount, only keep it as long as it's under warranty, belt the c..p out of it and sell it to an unsuspecting owner as "as new condition only one owner"

The again maybe I'm too cynical: my vehicle is ex-defense, bought from the auction, and I can't complain :-)

"so what's wrong with a Hummer". Well set up as a Police 4x4 they would have very little storage space, minimal towing capacity & with a load capacity of only 430kg they would have trouble putting 4 donut eating coppers in there anyway ;-) Not what you'd say would meet the usual police needs. I too suggest that PR is the name of the game as it's being set up just like the Jeep Wrangler used last winter throughout the Alpine resorts. Unlike the CSI Miami crew, the Vic members I know in the Search & Rescue & Water Police would want nothing to do with them.
Cheers Craig...............

Doug,

I'm not saying they wouldn't be any good as a police vehicle - this one hasn't been setup with radios etc. It's purely for show.

All the 'off-road' 4WD's the police use are diesel. I think there are a few petrol ones - LC100 V8's but these aren't used by the general duties police.

Crackles raise some good points re space/storage etc although I know there are a few Pajeros and Prados in use too.

Have to wait and see if the Patrol get's beefed up and too dear for a police dept.

Migth be H3's in a few years.....


Tim

We had quite a few Hummers up here in our tour industry as well as Suurbans when they first came out. Both sounded fantastic on paper but in the real world they were very unreliable and extremely expensive to maintain.
Cheers,
Rob Berrill
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We need it all, haven't you seen the recent news and how tough our Melbourne teenagers are....

Sorry, couldn't resist it....

Hytam,

No worries - they aren't my mate's photos - he had them sent to him by someone at the Police Transport Branch - I'm sure they wouldn't mind the PR.



Tim