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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by JmanS2k,Feb 12 2009, 01:11 PM
It's in case they have to head out suddenly. Yes, it's a huge waste of gas and yes, it makes their cars easier to steal. However, they're under the mindset that no one is stupid enough to steal a police car, but it happens occasionally.
Yeah, because that extra five seconds to start the car makes all the difference.
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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Good, cops will be easier to spot
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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The cop SUV thing was supposed to happen in Phoenix ages ago, and it never happened. We have a few, but they're certainly not EVERY cop car, and maybe 25% at most. I doubt this will happen, unless GM struck a local deal with the Janesville plant to dump unsold SUVs into police departments or something. If it does happen, it won't be good. But I've heard about these total conversions before, and they never happened.
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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I've seen one or two locally, part of the anti-road rage squad, so they're unmarked.

last year when I took a road trip to atlanta, I recall seeing a few tahoe units somewhere between alabama and georgia.
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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you should hear about our governors........
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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11 mpg? what kind of performance numbers do crown victorias put out (0-60, quarter mile)?
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by s2k aok,Feb 12 2009, 07:47 PM
11 mpg? what kind of performance numbers do crown victorias put out (0-60, quarter mile)?
and i hope to hell i don't hear it's not a straight line car but made for the twisties...
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by pdj,Feb 12 2009, 04:16 PM
Good, cops will be easier to spot
exactly! i haven't been back in awhile, but hopefully more people are driving sedans now, so these cop SUVs will stick out like a sore thumb. also, one annoying thing before was half of the white crown vics in the city *aren't* cops...lots of false alarms haha.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 06:54 AM
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theyve been doing that down here in south florida for a few years. alot of the cops down here drive durango's, although you dont see them as often as the crown vics.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 09:53 AM
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i cant remember the name of that new car the is specifically for the police, and wont ever sell to the public.

its bugging me.

but whatever it was i thought it was supposed to come out in like 2010 or something, could they not wait?
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