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I do think the Chargers look pretty cool in a police uniform, but I've yet to see one fitted with a cage that could transport anyone other than an adolescent midget. I'd use them for administrators, detectives, traffic control, etc., but I wouldn't use them for regular duty beat cars.
Well, I have no idea if this is enough of an indicator, but I saw my first ever Charger in PA State Trooper colors just within the last week. The PA State Police cruisers have been Crown Vics forever, I mean really all of 'em. I have seen the occasional SUV over the years but very rarely. I think they had some old Caprices back in the day, but even then it was predominantly Fords. This Dodge Charger stuff is going to take some getting used to! I'm already getting paranoid about unmarked Chargers coming up behind me, such as the black one this afternoon. I had seen a couple of local Chargers before, but even those are almost all Crown Vics.
If nothing else it signals some willingness not to just rubber stamp Ford's offerings, although it's also possible it was an interim purchase while Ford got their act together with a car offering.
I found one of the things I was looking for. A RWD high speed run that ends in a perfect 180 and aims back the other way. The driver just stopped the car but could have just as easy punched it and resumed speed again headed the opposite way.
I meant to check the Chevy caprice, but I hit other on accident.
I was thinking that there would be a 2013 Impala made into a police cruiser. Don't know what made me think this...I'm probably way off, but it seems chevy hasn't had their turn in a while.
From all the new tests I've seen, anything AWD is giving the best performance of all. Wet pad tests are cakewalk with them. I bet snow and ice would be too.
Here in Dallas, they mainly use Chargers. There used to be plenty of Impalas, but am seeing fewer nowadays. See Crown Victorias now and then too (primariy as sheriff cars).
In the areas of north Texas and southern Oklahoma that I spend my time driving around in, the Crown Vic still rules, but of those who have replaced the Vic, I see Chargers and Tahoes.
I do think the Chargers look pretty cool in a police uniform, but I've yet to see one fitted with a cage that could transport anyone other than an adolescent midget.
They could careless how much room is in the back seat of that car, they WILL find a way to make you fit. Trust me on this.
When I lived in NJ the mayor of my town owned a Ford dealership and for some reason all the police cars were Fords.
Here in NC most of the new patrol cars are Dodges, I guess the governor owns a Dodge dealership.
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I had seen a couple of local Chargers before, but even those are almost all Crown Vics.
