Why does this look so good?

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 09/06/2014 at 22:32 • Filed to: None

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I am amazed our resident GM fanboy and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! hasn't posted this yet, and nor has the person !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Because damn, this thing looks badass. Probably useless at anything resembling a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but nevertheless.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 22:37

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NO CHROME!!! THAT'S WHY!

TheElephant > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 22:38

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Why does a local police force need this kind of equipment? What's wrong with the Impalas and Chargers and Crown Vics they run now?

That thing probably costs $5-10k more per vehicle. And the operating costs are stupendous. And they aren't that fast, and they aren't capable off-road, and they have Paddy-Wagons for prisoner transport.

So why do they need something like this?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/06/2014 at 22:38

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^dis^

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > TheElephant 09/06/2014 at 22:39

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Hauls more equipment.

Most police forces are 40-50% SUVs.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 22:40

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needs a real bull bar - but yeah its a handsome beast-

whoarder is tellurium > TheElephant 09/06/2014 at 22:40

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More room for equipment. Plus they just look sweet.

jkm7680 > TheElephant 09/06/2014 at 22:40

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Because they're cavernous, that means they can hold much more stuff.

Plus, K-9 units always will appreciate larger vehicles.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 09/06/2014 at 22:40

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It's for pushing cars, not running them over.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 22:41

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Nah. If you need bigger vehicle this works better

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 22:43

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hey, it'd certainly make ending high speed chases easier.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 09/06/2014 at 22:43

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That is even more awesome.

And very, very expensive.

TheElephant > jkm7680 09/06/2014 at 22:44

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But they don't need it. If they are using this to haul drones, or riot gear, or M-16's - they don't need it.

It's reckless spending. Stick with what you have, keep the operating costs low and enjoy the efficiencies of scale. Don't go after one-offs 'cause they're cool.

My tax dollars aren't cool.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 22:47

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There are plenty of them as border patrol trucks and also here is michigan as state park rangers.

jkm7680 > TheElephant 09/06/2014 at 22:48

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You can't cram all this in a Crown Vic.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > TheElephant 09/06/2014 at 22:48

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They don't NEED new Caprices either. They could save your tax dollars and do their patrols in old Cavaliers.

That doesn't make it a good idea.

GhostZ > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 22:52

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Gotta fight fire with Fire.

lonestranger > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 22:52

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'Twas on the FP months ago.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > lonestranger 09/06/2014 at 22:53

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Oh well. I just saw it for the first time.

TheElephant > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 22:54

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There's a middle ground between $50k+ police cars based on luxury vehicles and idiocy.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > TheElephant 09/06/2014 at 22:54

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Tahoe=luxury vehicle?

lonestranger > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 22:57

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Don't get me wrong, feel free to share. I just meant to answer your opening sentence.

Anyway, the old gen looks better.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > lonestranger 09/06/2014 at 22:59

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I prefer the new one. I find the old one boring.

TheElephant > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 23:00

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They stick leather and wood-grain in it and hawk it for north of $45k (average transaction price).

Seeing as that is FIFTY PERCENT MORE THAN MEDIAN, yeah, I'd call it luxury.

whoarder is tellurium > jkm7680 09/06/2014 at 23:04

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Dogs love trucks. Nissan said so.

lonestranger > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/06/2014 at 23:05

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Maybe I'll grow to like it once I see some PPVs in the flesh. I hated the Explorer Interceptors until I saw them with my own eyes, now I love 'em.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > TheElephant 09/06/2014 at 23:06

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The PPV doesn't retain the leather and wood.

Remember, those are add-ons from the factory. The Tahoe itself is just a body-on-frame SUV, a Silverado wagon, if you will. There's nothing luxury about the Tahoe PPV. Remember, the current cop cars are available on the mass market as these 3: