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Old 20-04-2010, 08:51 AM   #1
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Thumbs up French Highway Patrol Get 5 Aston Martins

Unlike some banks, the French Highway Patrol does get their bonuses paid this year! Since the ‘flashers’ installed in recent years their speed ticket business has taken off in a big way. This is the first Aston Martin prepared for the French highway patrol. They will have 5 of them! € 200.000 a piece with 800 HP under the hood. Nice business to get into don’t you think?

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Old 20-04-2010, 08:58 AM   #2
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It would almost be worth being doubly hated by the rest of the world (once because youre French, twice because you're HWP) to drive that.
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Old 20-04-2010, 09:21 AM   #3
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Now where did I put that Gendarmerie application form.....
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Whoa even James Bond would love that one lol....
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Old 20-04-2010, 10:39 AM   #5
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What a croc- that's a doctored image. Here's where the original came from.

http://www.astonmartins.com/aston_ma...eam_modena.htm

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Old 20-04-2010, 11:26 AM   #6
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What a croc- that's a doctored image. Here's where the original came from.

http://www.astonmartins.com/aston_ma...eam_modena.htm
Thats the photo from the news article.
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Old 20-04-2010, 01:06 PM   #7
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Wheres the article? It looks bodged up to me.
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Old 20-04-2010, 02:22 PM   #8
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It's bodged alright and poorly at that- the markings don't even try to follow the contours of the panels (bonnet and doors/quarter panels).

How any media outlet could fall for this is beyond me.
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Old 20-04-2010, 03:15 PM   #9
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One would assume it's a mockup, no highway patrol cars would have racing stickers on the windshield. That said it doesn't really matter, a stock Aston as a highway patrol car would be awesome in it's own right.
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Notice the rollcage inside the vehicle too. That picture is definitely a race car not road.

Unless they come std like that lol (/sarcasm)
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Old 20-04-2010, 06:12 PM   #11
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Its an Aston DBR9 racer. No police force is going to use a carbon fibre panelled LeMans racer as a HWP vehicle.

That huge front splitter would probably be ripped off before it even left the police carpark.
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Old 20-04-2010, 09:26 PM   #12
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Thats one way to attract more people to join the police force.
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Old 20-04-2010, 09:41 PM   #13
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Should keep up with the Peugeot's and the Citroens!
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Old 20-04-2010, 09:45 PM   #14
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and how could i forget the Renaults!
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Old 21-04-2010, 11:05 AM   #15
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If it were true (which obviously it isn’t) it would be an honour to be pulled over by one of them, I would of course insist on being arrested and driven to police station, the long way....
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