So, it seems you've gotten a ride in one :troll:

It's a long story... Don't really feel like airing my dirty laundry but i will say that "all charges dropped without prejudice" Including a $412 speeding ticket dropped.

LOL, Timpo is either RS's most epic troll or something is really wrong with his head. :haha:

^ I think it's a little of each...

Carbon is always out of business. Not sure how smart they really are.

http://www.auto123.com/ArtImages/143...e-back_i01.jpg
It is very cool in black actually.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8211/8...17658a8e_z.jpg
Looks badass with a bullbar.

Washington State Patrol Replacing 600 Crown Vics With Caprice PPV - News - Government Fleet

Edit: just read your reply...ouch

Not liking the fact that its no longer one standard car they're using across different departments. Used to be pretty easy to spot a Crown Vic, no matter where you were.

They had 2 black Taurus and 2 chargers running around the city for a couple months to let patrol officers see which one was better.

I think the charger are a good choice for city driving because of the V6 and the fuel shut off switch which cuts fuel but keeps electronics running. The paint scheme is iffy; they just followed the body line of the charger...other vehicle would be full black and white. They also have the paddy wagons running on bluetec 3.0L turbo diesel engine.

I think the city had a say though. I've notice COV ain't sticking to fleet Ford anymore. Instead they are buying anything with the words hybrid, electric, or fuel efficient. I just saw a by-law officer driving a Nissan leaf and a construction worker driving a tundra...

the chargers are intimidating lol

Car looks pretty sick, but not a big fan of the new design. Something closer to the Victoria Police Charger Design that Timpo posted would probably look better

:rukidding: front push bar...radio antenna...silver hub caps are dead giveaways regardless of make.

chargers really? :crazy2: way to make the city look ugly :)

agreed with the Taurus comments prefer them much more


They should all be using Prius' :)

These look mean. Definitely a lot more aggressive than the Crown Vics
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Love this new feature :fullofwin:

there was an all black unmarked taurus patrolling the south van-marine dr area a few months back, so it around sw oak a lot. no light bars or bars anywhere

I pretty much had a case for a unlawful arrest lawsuit aswell, but it's truly just not worth the trouble.

Based on aesthetics alone, the Taurus looks like a cheap non-intimidating car. I prefer the Chargers.

chargers > taurus. Taurus looks more like a family car, not for hauling around criminals.

Believe it or not, the rcmp developed their cars and uniform colours in an attempt NOT to be intimidating...

same here. there was an entire row of detective units parked out front the other day when i was going to work... maybe they were being used for evaluation/testing on the field and will eventually be taken out of service when their time is up?

Vancouver spent all that money on bike lanes why not just give every cop a bike.

lol. I just don't want our police force to be like the British. No, I don't want them to be all intimidating and shit, but neither do I want them driving around in Vauxhal Astra diesels with a terrible siren. If I ever got arrested by something like that, I'll still be laughing as they shove me into a jail cell.

Don't get me wrong; I'd still respect the police regardless of what they drove, but I just think life should be slightly more like the movies where police forces actually drive cars that look the part.

Keep in mind that VPD patrol officers do not transport their prisoners. They call for the Paddy Wagon.

RCMP vehicles do have a cage in the back and they transport their own prisoners. Also if RCMP struck a deal with Ford it's probably to help accommodate all the Northern detachments which would use Explorers and not just the Taurus.

From a purely aesthetic point of view, the Dodge Charger is much more appealing.

I don't know man, the Taurus Ecoboost is a beast in a police officer uniform. Boost when u need to catch the perps, fuel econ when the boosters are asleep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...tAQr500#t=149s