RE: Ford Interceptors: Fastest cop cars in the US

[Triumph Man]

Matt UK said:

...I lent them my old e39 BMW 530i ...'steering wheel always wiggling'...

Sure it didn't have "The Shimmy"

[mph1977]

irocfan said:

mph1977 said:

which of course is absolutely nothing to do with the pressure the HA had from the recovery operators to hobble the capabilities of the TO service when it came to roadside assistance and recovery capabilities ...

TO service?????

given that it is the TO ( traffic officer) service that has the responsibility for traffic and incident management on the HA managed roads , and they have been hobbled in their ability to undertake roadside assistance, recovery and vehicle movement tasks due to pressure from the recovery industry, despite the fact this has created a situation where risk are increased becasue it is disciplinary offence for a member of the TO staff to undertake 'roadside assistance' tasks or to move/ tow a vehicle which is not all four wheels on the road pointing in the right direction and then only to move it out of a live lane to the hard shoulder ...

Roads Policing on the motorways is to enforce the law and investigate crime along with the preservation of life ... ( something mrs May seems to have forgotten is a primary function of the police)

[powerstroke]

skyrover said:

rm163603 said:

I had a Taurus rental a couple of weeks ago in the US.... basically the civilian version of the saloon in the pics.

It was absolutely woeful. The handling was dangerous!

Taking your eye off the road for a second even to check the rear view mirror was a bad idea. The steering is so vague you drift off line in a moment. The inevitable correction you then need to make just highlights the horribly understeery nature of the thing.

The brakes were far too small. After grabbing it by the scruff of the neck and doing some spirited driving through the hills of West Virginia (more out of frustration than genuine interest) the disks had warped and there was a nasty wheel bearing sound emanating from somewhere.

On the plus side it did have some blue mood lights in the footwells so you could see your shoes while driving at night....

To give some context, I hired a new shape transit van this weekend and it handled, rode and stopped far more nicely than the Taurus did!!

What a load of utter crap.

You do realize the Taurus is built on the Ford D3 platform which was designed by Volvo and underpins the S80 and S60?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_D3_platform

Never mind !!! Never let facts get in the way of another american cars are terrible post! Next he will be telling us BMWs have comfy seats and a compliant ride!!

[irocfan]

mph1977 said:

irocfan said:

mph1977 said:

which of course is absolutely nothing to do with the pressure the HA had from the recovery operators to hobble the capabilities of the TO service when it came to roadside assistance and recovery capabilities ...

TO service?????

given that it is the TO ( traffic officer) service that has the responsibility for traffic and incident management on the HA managed roads , and they have been hobbled in their ability to undertake roadside assistance, recovery and vehicle movement tasks due to pressure from the recovery industry, despite the fact this has created a situation where risk are increased becasue it is disciplinary offence for a member of the TO staff to undertake 'roadside assistance' tasks or to move/ tow a vehicle which is not all four wheels on the road pointing in the right direction and then only to move it out of a live lane to the hard shoulder ...

Roads Policing on the motorways is to enforce the law and investigate crime along with the preservation of life ... ( something mrs May seems to have forgotten is a primary function of the police)

cheers dude - didn't know what TO stood for

[Clivey]

The Ford is the least appealing / endearing of the current US cop cars. - I fear for future cop shows, films etc. if the American police start going down the "ecobox" route.