X3 Ambulance! - XBimmers

sfax · 09-05-2012, 03:42 PM

London has a lot X5 police cars, an xBimmers member has an X3 running as a taxi, but this is the first X3 ambulance I've seen. Hope I never get to see the inside of it!

PAMidge · 09-06-2012, 09:32 AM

It's not an ambulance. It's what we call a "fly car" in the US - kind of like a first responder vehicle.

I'm surprised, in my few trips to europe I've seen a bunch. Nice find though

plob · 09-07-2012, 01:38 AM

It is an ambulance. In the UK, it is known as an RV or RRV (rapid response vehicle). It is sent to 'red' and 'purple' calls where the call taker has determined that an 8 minute response time is required as the incident is immediately life threatening.
It carries the same medical equipment and medication as is carried on a front line ambulance - but no stretcher or spinal immobilisation gear.

RRVs are occasionally used to transport patients. If we decide a patient needs to go to hospital, we can transport some of them in the back of the RV if they don't need to be 'attended' (i.e. no ongoing intervention or monitoring).

The ambulance service in my area generally use Skoda, Ford or Volvo cars as RRVs - but I'd love to drive one of these as well as my own. It would be interesting to drive one at speed routinely without running the risk of getting a ticket

Cheers
P

sfax · 09-07-2012, 02:17 AM

Interesting. I'm yet to see it in the flesh but it's Berkshire based so I'll keep an eye out

09-05-2012, 03:42 PM	#1
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09-07-2012, 01:38 AM	#3
plob Private Drives: X3 30d SE Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Deepest, darkest Cheshire Posts: 58 iTrader: (0)	It is an ambulance. In the UK, it is known as an RV or RRV (rapid response vehicle). It is sent to 'red' and 'purple' calls where the call taker has determined that an 8 minute response time is required as the incident is immediately life threatening. It carries the same medical equipment and medication as is carried on a front line ambulance - but no stretcher or spinal immobilisation gear. RRVs are occasionally used to transport patients. If we decide a patient needs to go to hospital, we can transport some of them in the back of the RV if they don't need to be 'attended' (i.e. no ongoing intervention or monitoring). The ambulance service in my area generally use Skoda, Ford or Volvo cars as RRVs - but I'd love to drive one of these as well as my own. It would be interesting to drive one at speed routinely without running the risk of getting a ticket Cheers P __________________ BMW X3 (F25) xDrive30d M Sport . . Carbon black . . Oyster leather . . Professional multimedia package . . Access package . . Visibility package . . DAB radio . . Professional speakers . . Sun protection glass . . Variable damper control (VDC) . . Reverse camera with top view . . Front seat heaters . . Black instrument panel embellishers . . Matt aluminium roof rails and window trim . . Panoramic sunroof . .and a partridge in a pear treeeee...

09-07-2012, 02:17 AM	#4
sfax Brigadier General Drives: BMW X3 2011 F25 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 3,791 iTrader: (0)	Interesting. I'm yet to see it in the flesh but it's Berkshire based so I'll keep an eye out __________________ BMW X3 (F25) xDrive20d SE . . titanium silver . . titanium front grille . . 309s . . xline . . xenons . . black leather . . alu trim . . professional multimedia package . . dynamic package . . climate package . . electric seats . . folding mirrors . . servotronic steering . . DAB radio . . business speakers . . sun protection glass . . split rear seats . .

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09-06-2012, 09:32 AM	#2
PAMidge Saving Lives Since 2000 Drives: 2011 335xi & 2013 X3 28i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Northeast Posts: 1,879 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 e90 335xi [3.57] 2013 X3 28i [0.00]	It's not an ambulance. It's what we call a "fly car" in the US - kind of like a first responder vehicle. I'm surprised, in my few trips to europe I've seen a bunch. Nice find though