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Our 2015 Highlander with a V6 engine gets 17 in the city. CV is 20 years older.
That's why I don't understand the appeal of SUV's.
I know it's not about MPG's, but I have a V8 Camaro that gets better gas mileage than a Crown Victoria while making over 100 additional horsepower.
I'm not sure what's attractive about a car that is as quick as a 3.8 V6 Impala of the early 00's. The Impala and Charger are pretty superior in the engine department compared with the Crown Vic.
There are many, but in this day and age it has a lot to do with cargo space.Big Station Wagons have pretty much died out. Sedan trunks have tiny mailbox sized openings. If you want to have cargo space and not a minivan, there really isn't much other game in town.
True story: Upon finding out that Ford was going to discontinue the CV, LAPD's fleet bosses flew to Detroit and made them a deal: LAPD would buy several thousand Crown Vics (like three thousand, I think) with Ford's agreement that they would not start the warranty clock on each car until LAPD put the vehicle into service. Ford agreed, LAPD bought them and then they warehoused the cars. Every couple weeks they put a few into service and the warranty period starts.
So you'll continue to see them in LA...
I don't know what the service life for a patrol car is but haven't noticed any fresh looking Crown Vic patrolling, maybe detectives are getting them? Like the other local departments LAPD seemed to have tested some Dodges and Chevys before going to that SUV/minivan as the new standard cop car like the Manila Philippines police went to a decade ago. Some of the smaller suburban police forces seemed to have skipped the Dodge tryout and are also getting the SUV/minivan.
I don't know what the service life for a patrol car is but haven't noticed any fresh looking Crown Vic patrolling, maybe detectives are getting them? .
When I drove Yellow Cab, all of the "new" taxis were retired police cruisers with 120,000 to 150,000 miles on them when they were painted yellow and rechristened as part of the taxi fleet. Of course those were all Chevy Caprices 20 years ago.
Everyone says police cars are abused. Is that really true? Seems to me they would be serviced by the book. Something that most private owners can’t claim.
Everyone says police cars are abused. Is that really true? Seems to me they would be serviced by the book. Something that most private owners can’t claim.
It's not the servicing of the maintenance units, its the heavy loads carried. Low speed creeping followed by high speed sprints to an intersection, hard breaking because others don't hear a siren then punching it again to speed to a call.
I wonder what kind of cars you've driven to think the 4.6 is "quite a capable motor". The 4.6 is the reason the Mustang was stomped on by the 90's Camaros for years. It wasn't until Ford went back to the 5.0 that things got interesting again, and putting a 4.6 in a 4,000 lb sedan makes it that much less capable.
perhaps if you dealt with more than just stock engines, you might have a clue what i am talking about. the racers are making some serious power from the 4.6, on the order of 1000-1500hp depending on how they are built. check out the offerings from sean hyland motorports, and read his book on building the 4.6 engine.
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