Police WRX (chatswood area)

[DJ984]

they prob abandoned them because they kept pulling each other over.

HA HA! that's gold! and racing each other off the lights...

[Flaps]

The one at WSID last year was an STI and it do numerous 15 second passes with 2 different drivers. They unfortunatly were not giving it a redline launch instead they just took off as if you would from your driveway.

[Hiroshima Screamer]

only fairfield police has them.. for driver education purposes, they were at drag combat last year spreading their message it was a STI though 2003

old news the thing still driving around crusing up T ways ect.....

fairfield police has them.. for driver education purposes :uh-huh:

[SAWAKITA]

NXTIME, the one i've seen had the same decals... though its not the same car (it had the AA11AA number plate...)

I'm sure I saw the same car ur talking about on Fullers road the other day..

but didn't see the plate.. will keep an eye out next time

[SAWAKITA]

Are those WRX cop cars Automatic or manual, being auto probably explains its slow 1/4 mile times.

Don't think there is AUTO STi

[nissaner]

yeah... whats the go with cops driving manual cars??? i thought they were only allowed to drive autos coz of all the radio equipments and stuff... (as in no disruption from shifting gears in manual cars...)

[smok74]

That Rex does indeed belong to the Fairfield police, they use it to promote racing in a controlled environment at WSID.

If anyone actually remembers, this is not the first time the coppers have used a Rex, back in 1998 - 99, the cops from central (Sydney) had a couple of the rare 2-door MY-99 STI's. I remember there was a big story about the coppers wanted to use them for ages but they couldn't until the automatic was available - Coppers are not allowed to drive a manual vehicle.

[FriniK]

I saw one about 3 months back in smithfield...things got no zorst...very quiet car for sneaking up onto unsuspecting vicitims...

[Tracka]

Coppers are not allowed to drive a manual vehicle.

pitty you don't know what your talking about!!!!!!!

to drive a manual police vehicle you just need to do a 2 day manual certification at Police driver training centre at goulburn.

[mini2]

I thought all cop cars gotta be auto due to OH&S regulations?

[Tracka]

I thought all cop cars gotta be auto due to OH&S regulations?

not correct. I assure you that all you need to do is do the course