American Police Cars

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jbi

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12,668 posts

203 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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The perps can sometimes do the ramming as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ou61QvIDJg&fea...

DoctorX

7,240 posts

166 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Cotty said:
Wonder why they need those?



Oh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-jR6aOoDow
That's pretty impressive driving from the perp!

Number 5

2,748 posts

194 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Nickyboy said:
Number 5 said:
But in answer to your original question they are better.
Bit of a stupid answer when in reality they are out of reach for American Police forces. Anything can be better, whether you can buy, repair and run them for the same cost is another matter.

I read somewhere a while back the Crown Vic cost less than $12k in Police guise. I'm willing to bet an unstressed lazy V8 will last longer in Police use than one of our engines.
The question was: Is there a better car, someone replied by posting a image of a 5 series estate, in my opinion a better car than any of the listed Police Cars.

The question was NOT is there a better car for the same money or budget!

You stupid boy

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croyde

22,707 posts

229 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Those V8 mpgs are better than my E36 2.5L 6 pot once adjusted for an English gallon. Pretty good when you are already used to 17 in town.

croyde

22,707 posts

229 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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DoctorX said:
Cotty said:
Wonder why they need those?



Oh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-jR6aOoDow
That's pretty impressive driving from the perp!
Makes my blood boil when when the crook rams and risks the lives of innocents out on the road.

Hope he fell down a number of flights of stairs on the way to the police HQ.

GC8

19,910 posts

189 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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corozin said:
Obvious but omitted so far:
9th reply...

GrumpyV8

138 posts

153 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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How about an Ozzie V8......??


Nursing a hemi

2,173 posts

145 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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wst said:
Pretty appalling figures, yeah. Surely there's some better cars available for the job? OR at least, better cars could be made for it... I know they like their body-on-chassis construction for cop cars so they can use the PIT manoeuvre without twisting everything up, but considering that life isn't actually like Grand Theft Auto most of the time, I'd have thought the 'average' Police Cruiser could be something a bit more modern, maybe have a few V8 Interceptors of the Crown Vic. sort lying around if they need to stop someone more violently...
Speaking of Grand Theft Auto...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGMoP9srA2c&fea...

J4CKO

41,287 posts

199 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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There is a sort of simplicity and honesty about the Crown Victoria, its like the dictionary definition of Saloon car, would love to see an American Police mechanic with a Tri Turbo BMW engine in bits, the BMW is to specialist and doesnt offer them anything additional and loses a lot of what they need, too small inside, too fragile, too complex and it isnt American, they do still do the patriotism thing over these quite well.

I would quite like a Crown Vic as a daily, its a pity our government and oil companies like to meter fuel out in smaller and smaller thimbles for more and more money, the eco side is a sham, it is just control and a captive market, one side to pay for massive profits and the other to shore up a welfare state whose scope has crept and turned into a monster.

jbi

Original Poster:

12,668 posts

203 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Number 5 said:
Nickyboy said:
Number 5 said:
But in answer to your original question they are better.
Bit of a stupid answer when in reality they are out of reach for American Police forces. Anything can be better, whether you can buy, repair and run them for the same cost is another matter.

I read somewhere a while back the Crown Vic cost less than $12k in Police guise. I'm willing to bet an unstressed lazy V8 will last longer in Police use than one of our engines.
The question was: Is there a better car, someone replied by posting a image of a 5 series estate, in my opinion a better car than any of the listed Police Cars.

The question was NOT is there a better car for the same money or budget!

You stupid boy

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AHH... But the 5 series is NOT a better car when it comes to police requirements wink

GnuBee

1,272 posts

214 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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EDLT said:
Because hurr durr mericans are stoopid. They should all drive BMWs and Audis for the imagine.

That's what you want to hear, right?
Wow that's a huge leap; from genuine question based on curiousity to a full blown accusation of xenophobia. Nice...

I'd have asked the same question if the title was "English Police Cars", "Pink Police Cars" or "Martian Law Enforcement Saucers".

smileymikey

1,445 posts

225 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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DoctorX said:
Cotty said:
Wonder why they need those?



Oh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-jR6aOoDow
That's pretty impressive driving from the perp!
+1 Nice driving getaway fella!!

ambuletz

10,692 posts

180 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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GnuBee said:
How do they manage to obtain a combination of huge engine, appalling MPG and poor performance?
Duno, but the way I see it is that you can have 2 things..

1- a cheap/unstressed engine that can run for lots of miles and is very reliable.few parts to go wrong.
2-a more expensive. higher stressed engine which although achieves higher mpg, requires more maintenance, has more things to go wrong.

This is currently the case with the new ecoBoost engines for the F150.

supersingle

3,205 posts

218 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Cotty said:
Wonder why they need those?



Oh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-jR6aOoDow
I'm not sure I'd want my stolen car back after it had been through that!

oj121

1,548 posts

171 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Man id take almost any of the above. I get to drive the might of a 1.9 derv Octavia!!!! Plus im not allowed to ram stuff lol!

jebus

278 posts

174 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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It is a shame that such a big part of police programs will have to end it will be way to expensive for them repair the cars after ramming them into cars, trucks and each other that the yanks seem to enjoy.

I can't see their really being that much of a need for an american police car to handle all that well, since they do not often have the roads that need a car to handle that well, and who wants to see a police chase were the cars grip as they fly around a City? tail out and smoking tires all the way lol all brought to you by the country that is even more anal on H&S than this one biggrin

Wafflesmk2

1,347 posts

153 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Need more of these

redtwin

7,518 posts

181 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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jebus said:
I can't see their really being that much of a need for an american police car to handle all that well, since they do not often have the roads that need a car to handle that well, and who wants to see a police chase were the cars grip as they fly around a City? tail out and smoking tires all the way lol all brought to you by the country that is even more anal on H&S than this one biggrin
Oh the need is there, it's just that the easier (cheaper) option is to just not drive as fast. hehe

You may need clean pants after just watching this!.

http://youtu.be/d2dDVPBloB0

The big boat cruisers are comfortable and even fun to drive as long as you are aware of their limitations and don't ask them to do something they can't. I drove a Crown Vic (well it was a Grand Marquis, but same thing) for a while and you would have to be driving very silly for it to get properly loose. Certainly in a manner you shouldn't be driving on public roads regardless of the capabilities of any car.

k-ink

9,070 posts

178 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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At least USA have a manufacturing economy and can support their own. All the UK have is bailed out banks and bankers for an economy.

enioldjoe

1,062 posts

210 months