"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
06/16/2016 at 18:13 • Filed to: None
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"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
06/16/2016 at 18:13 • Filed to: None | 2
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One of my local police departments replaced three 2013 Chargers with older Crown Vics from 2007-10. I’m pretty sure the Crown Vics came from a neighboring department or were assigned to some special detail where they weren’t driven much, as all of them have under 50,000 miles IIRC.
The officer I spoke with was happy to get rid of his Charger. I would be too, they weren’t the most reliable cars.
S65
> jkm7680
06/16/2016 at 18:20 |
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What was wrong with the charger?
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jkm7680
> S65
06/16/2016 at 18:22 |
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Cheaply built, reliability issues, shitty V6 (Opinion) and not very durable.
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> jkm7680
06/16/2016 at 18:29 |
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The police spec ones didn’t get a v8?
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jkm7680
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
06/16/2016 at 18:30 |
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5.7 Hemi V8 or 3.6 V6
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S65
> jkm7680
06/16/2016 at 18:31 |
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Should have come with a V8
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jkm7680
> S65
06/16/2016 at 18:32 |
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They could have spec’d out the 5.7 Hemi, but the acceleration isn’t really necessary as they have a no-pursuit policy and don’t run code often.
kanadanmajava1
> jkm7680
06/16/2016 at 18:46 |
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Chargers look pretty intimidating in police spec. But this isn’t what police might be looking for in all places.
Ours drive nearly always with VW Transporters.
shop-teacher
> jkm7680
06/16/2016 at 19:08 |
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Wow, a police department buying used cars is very telling.
My local department just switched from Chargers to Explorers.
Frenchlicker
> shop-teacher
06/16/2016 at 19:15 |
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Ours has a mixture of vics and explorers. Actually we were one of the first three stations to get the explorers when they came out.