2012 Kia Optima 1.7 CRDi 3 [TF]

2012 Kia Optima [TF] in This Country, TV Series, 2017-2020 Ep. 3.02

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
SM99 ◊ 2021-10-02 19:45	Link to "ukfilmlocation.com" Cheap police cars that have used in many productions
Exiv96 ◊ 2022-09-13 15:52	SM99 wrote https://ukfilmlocation.com/locations/kia-optima-police-cars-available-for-filming-LON2694 They have FIVE of them !? And they all wear the same "CFZ" police fleet code. Maybe that's why those Optimas appear in every other film and TV series in the UK...
dsl ◊ 2022-09-13 17:36	Seems logical for a fleet to be available: - Kia UK seem to have tradition of using film/TV exposure as a marketing strategy, and successfully - so they'd be happy to provide a batch of identical examples to agencies supplying production companies - agency suppliers can then offer production companies a full 5-star service, quickly replacing anything that gets damaged or breaks with a replica so on-set filming delays are minimised - also allows simultaneous supplies to different productions being filmed at the same time, so no queuing system Maybe Kia are better at doing this than other makes?? Although Jaguar Land Rover seem another make who are on the ball here.
Exiv96 ◊ 2022-09-15 02:52	I wonder if there are multiple examples of the other one, the lesser seen "jam sandwich" police Optima.
SM99 ◊ 2024-04-25 23:52	Exiv96 wrote I wonder if there are multiple examples of the other one, the lesser seen "jam sandwich" police Optima. bit late to this but i think they all the same with updated liveries