Swedish Police Using a Ford Econoline

"jkm7680" (jkm7680) 10/22/2015 at 07:24 • Filed to: None

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Looking through the news and I found this gem. Swedish Police using a Volkswagen, Mercedes and a Ford Econoline?!?!?!?

V8 American vans FTW!

pjhusa > jkm7680 10/22/2015 at 07:26

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If I'm not mistaken, they have multiple Econolines.

jkm7680 > pjhusa 10/22/2015 at 07:27

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Strange, I thought they’d use Ford Transits or something.

Svend > jkm7680 10/22/2015 at 07:43

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We don’t have any Econolines in the British police forces as far as I’m aware but the Metropolitan Police in London have Ford F450s/Jankels.

kanadanmajava1 > jkm7680 10/22/2015 at 07:56

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I was wondering about the same thing when I saw the sword attack news. In Finland even authorities have problems getting non-EU market or special vehicles registered.

Couple of years ago our military purchased couple of really expensive armored Land Cruisers. When they were registering them it was noted that the empty mass of the vehicles’ had exceded the maximum allowed mass. So they were sold away (probbaly very cheaply) to some other country where such things can be overlooked.

Chinny Raccoon > jkm7680 10/22/2015 at 08:15

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Swedes seem to love their American cars. I saw more Mustangs & Camaros in a week than I’ve ever seen here.

Ash78, voting early and often > jkm7680 10/22/2015 at 08:25

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Someone has to drive the cops around while the Touareg and Merc are in the shop...

X37.9XXS > jkm7680 10/22/2015 at 08:42

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Don’t be all snotty

Econolines once kept you safe at night

Cé hé sin > jkm7680 10/22/2015 at 09:04

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They often use these things and I’ve seen them in some kind of American 4wd as well.

EU regulations mean that they are not allowed to favour any particular country’s vehicles when buying but despite that 85% of the cars are purely by coincidence(!) Volvos.

Tohru > jkm7680 10/23/2015 at 22:59

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The Econoline is a superior people-mover.