by "Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'" (otto-the-croatian)
Published 10/06/2017 at 02:55
by "Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'" (otto-the-croatian)
Published 10/06/2017 at 02:55
Tags: ottointhestates
; turo
; crownvic
STARS: 9
(I rented one from Turo for a few days.)
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1. It sounds great. I have never driven a V8 before and it is a joy, so smooth. But press the gas and its just some noise, not much more movement.
2. It really is a boat. It wobbles around when going fast and it lumbers when going slow. Its like they did the dynamic power steering, but put it in the wrong way. When you go slow its heavy, almost like there is no servo. When you go fast, it is super light and pillowy. I dunno maybe its just my lack of experience.
3. It really is a cop car. A kid in philly screamed COP CAAAR! when I was going by. People let you into intersections and from driveways much more than they usually do. And the most fun thing ever, like Mr. Regular noticed, EVERYONE is behind you on the highway. They really cant tell if Im a cop but they dont wanna risk it. So all the time you just see people inching forward next to you at 66mph and checking if you are the real deal. Then they just puff and shake their head and floor it. This is the most fun I have ever had driving anything.
4. The gas tank is huge, it takes like half an hour to fill it up.
5. It feels like a classic car, in the way how the metal and plastic dont really feel like one piece, for example with the doors, but you can tell that the plastic is hollow and that it has been just slightly bolted onto the metal. Kinda strange, but I like how it all feels.
6. I love it. More soon, if you want my impressions of it I dunno
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
10/06/2017 at 03:33, STARS: 1
You have my permission to take it back to Croatia with you. Tell the owner “We all live in a Yellow Submarine” and he’ll understand.
"Audistein" (Audistein)
10/06/2017 at 06:02, STARS: 6
“...you can tell that the plastic is hollow and that it has been just slightly bolted onto the metal.”
This is a great description of the interior of just about every American car made in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. “Slightly bolted” is my favorite phrase.
"vondon302" (vondon302)
10/06/2017 at 06:39, STARS: 0
Sounds about right. The P71s don’t have as much sound deadening as a regular crown vic. They’re actually really fun in dirt with the limited slip axle.
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Even though they are slow their still alot of fun
"BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind" (briangriffinsprius)
10/06/2017 at 06:43, STARS: 0
Based on the body moulding, that’s a 2011, right? Turn off the traction control for the real experience.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/06/2017 at 07:00, STARS: 1
You’re getting the full experience then :)
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
10/06/2017 at 09:01, STARS: 0
This is all pretty much true (except the bit about power steering, since it has none) of my ‘63 Galaxie, which was the highest-sold cop car in 1963 by a huge margin. It has the same size engine as a Crown Vic, and is the same length.
"Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'" (otto-the-croatian)
10/06/2017 at 09:55, STARS: 0
That is correct. I would love to do that but I want to find an empty lot with gravel or dirt to do a few donuts, I will try to find something like that on my way north from new york
"CobraJoe" (cobrajoe)
10/06/2017 at 10:02, STARS: 0
1. It sounds great. I have never driven a V8 before and it is a joy, so
smooth. But press the gas and its just some noise, not much more
movement.
The joys of an understressed V8. It’ll run forever, but it might not be that fast...
Plus you found out first hand that cop cars don’t have some secret engine or chip or supercharger. Not even the “Corvette engine” someone thought my CVPI had.