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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:26:49 PM EDT
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We're getting caprices in the coming years.
I can't wait. I liked the Vic.. but it didn't have any 'go' when I needed it. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:29:13 PM EDT
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I'll take the Ford with the 3.5L Turbo please.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:30:29 PM EDT
[#3]
Tahoe.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:31:07 PM EDT
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Tahoe. 4x4 isn't pursuit rated. 
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:32:54 PM EDT
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We used to fight for the old Caprices.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:33:31 PM EDT
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Don't care as long as the PPV is available at auction in a few years.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:34:27 PM EDT
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We're getting Caprices.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:34:59 PM EDT
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We used to fight for the old Caprices. That got me a ticket once. I was driving my '96 Impala SS, and tried to talk my way out of the ticket. The trooper's response: "Don't bullshit me son, I know exactly what these cars can do. I wish I still had mine." 
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:38:13 PM EDT
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A lot of the local agencies here are running Chargers, some with Hemi's.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:40:07 PM EDT
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Politics aside it looks like that Caprice totally outclasses the Taurus.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:44:45 PM EDT
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Screw a car. I want a patrol.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:47:02 PM EDT
[#12]
the Ford looks bad ass.
that would get my vote |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:50:58 PM EDT
[#13]
Charger:
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:51:25 PM EDT
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I forsee temp problems with the turbos in my AO, but I doubt that's even a consideration among the egghead administrators. They'll buy whatever's cheaper and make sure the contract includes a 3 year guaranteed maintenance clause, ignoring any potential downtime penalties it will create.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 1:53:29 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:06:07 PM EDT
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Quoted: We used to fight for the old Caprices. tasers at high noon?  |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:08:07 PM EDT
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I suspect we are going to get the Ford for our newest vehicle.
Edit: With turbo? Surely, you jest. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:09:47 PM EDT
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Quoted: Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Those seem to be replacing a lot of vics out here in SWMO. A while back the car club I'm in had a big cruise/toys-for-tots event and the cops used their new chargers to escort us out of city limits. They would block off intersections for us, then as the last guy in our line would pass the chargers would fuckin' floor it to the next intersection. We had chargers flying by on both sides of our line, lit up and haulin' ass, was pretty sweet. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:10:14 PM EDT
[#19]
I'll take the Ford please.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:11:07 PM EDT
[#20]
The Taurus is Fail Wheel Drive so looks like the Chebby wins in my eyes.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:11:42 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Those seem to be replacing a lot of vics out here in SWMO. A while back the car club I'm in had a big cruise/toys-for-tots event and the cops used their new chargers to escort us out of city limits. They would block off intersections for us, then as the last guy in our line would pass the chargers would fuckin' floor it to the next intersection. We had chargers flying by on both sides of our line, lit up and haulin' ass, was pretty sweet.
I have one sitting in the yard. They ain't slow. 
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:12:29 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg This |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:13:58 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. All the complaints I hear are that they have NO trunk room, With the Radio,Camera, and the Spare tire there was no room for a Rifle,Riot gear or much else. Plus the rear seat room with the cage installed left no leg room for prisoners. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:16:11 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. All the complaints I hear are that they have NO trunk room, With the Radio,Camera, and the Spare tire there was no room for a Rifle,Riot gear or much else. Plus the rear seat room with the cage installed left no leg room for prisoners. Reasonable gripe. Sucks for them, shouldn't have committed a crime. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:18:09 PM EDT
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We used to fight for the old Caprices. lol, yep. LT1 I think it was. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:21:10 PM EDT
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We tested a few Toyotas a few years ago. Not much room.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:22:09 PM EDT
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Tahoe
They come up with more shit to haul around every year. Kharn Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:22:35 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. All the complaints I hear are that they have NO trunk room, With the Radio,Camera, and the Spare tire there was no room for a Rifle,Riot gear or much else. Plus the rear seat room with the cage installed left no leg room for prisoners. CVPIs had 21 cubic feet of trunk space. Chargers have 15.4 Impalas have 18.6. Fold the seats down.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:24:39 PM EDT
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As far as I'm concerned, running traffic in any fullsize SUV sucks big time. Slow, poor handling, and gas hogs.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:29:31 PM EDT
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Meh... don't they make real cop cars anymore?
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:31:55 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. All the complaints I hear are that they have NO trunk room, With the Radio,Camera, and the Spare tire there was no room for a Rifle,Riot gear or much else. Plus the rear seat room with the cage installed left no leg room for prisoners. Reasonable gripe. Sucks for them, shouldn't have committed a crime.
Easy to say that but they're handcuffed so you need to stuff them in there. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:43:07 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. I know one of the local sheriff offices had tranny problems with them. But I think that was due more to the drivers than the cars. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:48:10 PM EDT
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IMHO, RWD>>>>>>AWD>>>>>>FWD
My wife has the Pontiac G8 GT with a 6.0L(Holden Commodore) from which the Caprice is derived from. The car has balls....for a 4 door family car. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 2:50:29 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. All the complaints I hear are that they have NO trunk room, With the Radio,Camera, and the Spare tire there was no room for a Rifle,Riot gear or much else. Plus the rear seat room with the cage installed left no leg room for prisoners. Reasonable gripe. Sucks for them, shouldn't have committed a crime.
Easy to say that but they're handcuffed so you need to stuff them in there. Isn't that where you get " CUFFED & STUFFED "
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Posted: 10/28/2011 3:00:10 PM EDT
[#35]
this..
or this if, not a truck 
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Posted: 10/28/2011 3:04:10 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/28/2011 3:10:39 PM EDT
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Quoted: Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg FIAT Charger?? No Thanks. FOAD Fiat and GM. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 3:14:27 PM EDT
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Tahoe. 4x4 isn't pursuit rated. 4X2 is |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 3:15:05 PM EDT
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Chevy FTW!
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Posted: 10/28/2011 3:15:44 PM EDT
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IMHO, RWD>>>>>>AWD>>>>>>FWD My wife has the Pontiac G8 GT with a 6.0L(Holden Commodore) from which the Caprice is derived from. The car has balls....for a 4 door family car. Thats what I have. Mine is an 09. A blast to drive. Will be even more fun when the supercharger goes on it next summer
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Posted: 10/28/2011 3:15:56 PM EDT
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We used to fight for the old Caprices. tasers at high noon?
It was before they tamed electricity. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 3:17:50 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Those seem to be replacing a lot of vics out here in SWMO. A while back the car club I'm in had a big cruise/toys-for-tots event and the cops used their new chargers to escort us out of city limits. They would block off intersections for us, then as the last guy in our line would pass the chargers would fuckin' floor it to the next intersection. We had chargers flying by on both sides of our line, lit up and haulin' ass, was pretty sweet.
I have one sitting in the yard. They ain't slow. True story. Buddy walks out of a country store with a case of beer just as the sheriff pulls in on his way home in a Charger. While he's inside, buddy ices up the beer in a cooler in the bed of my truck. It's hotter than Hell outside. Cop comes out and sees us getting ready to roll and says "Hey, I'll run you for one of those beers." Buddy looks at him and asks ,"What do we get if we win?" Cop says, "No way that'll happen." Buddy looks over at me and I just grin, look at the cop and ask if it's gonna be a drag race or are we goin to town? (road race) Cop is now starting to wonder if we're serious. We're dead serious. He comes over and we start bullshittin and the hood goes up on the truck. 
Cop forgets all about racin. 
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Posted: 10/28/2011 3:18:01 PM EDT
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Charger for the win in the car class, my brother drives one for his agency and he says it is well rounded and will flat haul ass.
What will be interesting is to see how many of the agencies in the US will purchase or lease one of the new AWD Chargers. AWD + Charger power will be much safer and provide much more control. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 3:37:41 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. All the complaints I hear are that they have NO trunk room, With the Radio,Camera, and the Spare tire there was no room for a Rifle,Riot gear or much else. Plus the rear seat room with the cage installed left no leg room for prisoners. The visibility in those cars SUCK. Even with the newer models, they didn't fix it well. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 3:38:47 PM EDT
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Tahoe. 4x4 isn't pursuit rated. 4X2 is No point in having a SUV if its not 4x4 for winter reasons.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 6:58:16 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. All the complaints I hear are that they have NO trunk room, With the Radio,Camera, and the Spare tire there was no room for a Rifle,Riot gear or much else. Plus the rear seat room with the cage installed left no leg room for prisoners. The visibility in those cars SUCK. Even with the newer models, they didn't fix it well. It's not a problem after a week or two of driving it. I went from a jeep wrangler and mustang gt to my 2010 charger, It ceases to be an issue pretty quick. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 7:01:54 PM EDT
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fuck those, i'll stick with my charger
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Posted: 10/28/2011 7:14:39 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. All the complaints I hear are that they have NO trunk room, With the Radio,Camera, and the Spare tire there was no room for a Rifle,Riot gear or much else. Plus the rear seat room with the cage installed left no leg room for prisoners. The visibility in those cars SUCK. Even with the newer models, they didn't fix it well. It's not a problem after a week or two of driving it. I went from a jeep wrangler and mustang gt to my 2010 charger, It ceases to be an issue pretty quick. I know PDs that have it, and can't stand the visibility. To each his own, I suppose. |
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Posted: 10/28/2011 7:17:58 PM EDT
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Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. All the complaints I hear are that they have NO trunk room, With the Radio,Camera, and the Spare tire there was no room for a Rifle,Riot gear or much else. Plus the rear seat room with the cage installed left no leg room for prisoners. The visibility in those cars SUCK. Even with the newer models, they didn't fix it well. It's not a problem after a week or two of driving it. I went from a jeep wrangler and mustang gt to my 2010 charger, It ceases to be an issue pretty quick. I know PDs that have it, and can't stand the visibility. To each his own, I suppose. All the agencies here have em, I only hear the complaint from short people.
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Posted: 10/28/2011 7:19:22 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Charger: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/charger_cop_car_1280_17_opt.jpg Best looking patrol car ever IMHO. No issues reported out of the guys around here, some arfcom guys have spoken of brake issues though. All the complaints I hear are that they have NO trunk room, With the Radio,Camera, and the Spare tire there was no room for a Rifle,Riot gear or much else. Plus the rear seat room with the cage installed left no leg room for prisoners. The visibility in those cars SUCK. Even with the newer models, they didn't fix it well. It's not a problem after a week or two of driving it. I went from a jeep wrangler and mustang gt to my 2010 charger, It ceases to be an issue pretty quick. I know PDs that have it, and can't stand the visibility. To each his own, I suppose. It can't be too bad. My only traffic citation came from a DOD Civ in a Charger that supposedly saw me roll a stop sign... In the dark... Through his rear view... Through some bushes... While he was rounding a curve... |
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