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Originally Posted by GSB
When I started driving, a Vauxhall senator was synonymous with one thing...
“Police”.
Usually unmarked, though often seen in full jam sandwich livery too, but always ready to tug a young tear-away and check his tyres for him... The police were it seems the only people buying senators in my neck of the woods. So, perhaps you were a member of Her Majesties finest?
I saw a Senator in Majorca last year, and even though it must be 2 decades (or more) since the police last used a Senator in the uk, I still instinctively checked my speed and tried to look innocent...
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The 24v were good cars and very popular with the police forces. Every force and training college got a long term demonstrator from Vauxhall with the option to buy. There was a fatal accident in Lothians involving their demonstrator and my force wouldn't purchase ours. They were fast and handling was great. I bought a Police College car at auction and kept it for a few years. Loved the car. Sadly we continued to use the 4x4 Granadas, 2.8, which I truly disliked. Now collectors items. There is one runs about here but the guy doesn't really look after it and that is a shame.
The Volvo T5 overtook the Senators and then Omega and turned out to be a great police car. I couldn't believe the performance of them. I was overtaken by one and I wasn't sitting about in my Senator but I couldn't look at the T5.
My everyday patrol car was the BMW 525i, 24v. Good and reliable but not very comfy.