I've seen a Falcon in MI w/ Manufacturing Plates, she's a beauty Vern. With the Eco-Boost and RWD, my guess it would be quite the machine. Just look @ it......
Posted on 11/13/2009 12:22:27 PM PST by taildragger
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. says it plans to sell a new police cruiser vehicle to replace the Crown Victoria once the sedan is phased out of production in 2011.
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They sure seem to have earned that reputation - even up here.
Well, if you have a million dollars, and want to quintuple it x10 in a few years, buy up a bunch of stripped down Crown Vics, and a heck of a lot of spare parts, and warehouse them.
Then, in a few years, you can have an auction, with about 200 police chiefs in cutthroat bidding to get their hands on “real” cars, not those [multitude of expletives deleted] “green” cars Ford is now making.
Of course, the top bucks will go for the “built like a tank” classic models, that are like battleship plate compared to the tin cans on the road today.
There are too many state cops in Ohio. Go south to KY or TN and you see few if any. In Ohio, they are everywhere and are really nasty if they pull you over.
If I’m speeding, write me a ticket but don’t act like a drill sergeant when you do it.
Why don’t they just re-badge a Lincoln as the Police Crown Victoria?
The Australians use the Falcon for police duty already and they’re tougher than the Crown Vics. Faster, too.
The Falcon is a modern RWD V6/V8 sedan that actually puts the BMW 5 series to shame in a number of ways.
(picture of Batmobile)
Taken at Michigan Speedway I assume... I was there... press creds...
Because the only Lincoln sturdy enough to serve as a police car IS a Crown Vic with a body kit, the Town Car.
And it’s just as slow.
Nice!
The Caprice they’re talking about is the Holden Caprice, a close cousin to the now-discontinued-but-missed-if-only-it-wasn’t-Government-Motors Pontiac G8 RWD V8 sedan. Not the old bathtub body-on-frame car. Or the recent Fail Wheel Drive abortion.
“And it’s just as slow.”
Don’t need stunning top speeds on a cop car. That’s what radios, aircraft and large numbers of cops deployed in various locations are for.
Handling and durability and crash survival and storage/passenger space are much more valuable than high top speed.
I've seen a Falcon in MI w/ Manufacturing Plates, she's a beauty Vern. With the Eco-Boost and RWD, my guess it would be quite the machine. Just look @ it......
The Town Car has the same problematic fuel tank design as the Crown Vic (since under the bodywork is IS a Crown Vic). It also has the same awful handling and braking of the Vic as well as the all the other problems that that particular 40+ year old chassis has.
The Vic is a Dino, may it rest in peace. The Auto & Police Blogs are pissed yes that it goes, but how do you make it 5 star crash? How do you bring it into the 21st century? If they go w/ the Falcon, they are starting with a really current chassis let alone suspension dynamics which have come eon’s in a subtle way.
Smartcopcar
See post 3 and 31..... TD
Retro, perhaps, but I have one with about 50,000 miles, and it starts, purrs, goes where I want, and can absorb the nasty road that ParcMan ‘maintains that runs by my home.
On the highway, it delivers 16/17 mpg.
You consistently post false information about American cars and motorcycles. What's your problem?
There was no "problematic fuel tank design" in the Crown Vic. The problem was with aftermarket police equipment installations in the trunk, when the companies would inadvertently drill into the fuel tank or leave screws that were too long for the location perilously close to the fuel tank. Add a 80 mph rear end collision, and the tanks punctured, sometimes igniting.
But you likely knew that there was no faulty design. It's just that you couldn't pass up an opportunity to bash American cars.
I love the Crown Vic. I find it odd that so many complain about its size, “poor” gas mileage, and acceleration/speed. I think it stems from the terrible products that American car manufacturers provided in the late 70s/early 80s.
The Crown Vic is a comfort ride. When I have relatives in from Europe they always remark about how roomy, smooth, and quiet the car is. It is also extremely safe and has 8 cylinders that really move the car whenever you really need it. The idea that every car needs to be a small, zippy, gas efficient, “coffin-on-wheels” is ludicrous. I’ll pay a couple of extra bucks for gas in order to get where I want in comfort and style.
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