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505 H.P. 198 MPH Cop Car ! (Deputy Actually)
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Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
I bet he is caught drunk soon enough or has it stolen.
One can only hope. :angels:
One can only hope. :angels:
E-Ann-Hilden
I changed my middle-name to Freeones
Some place down south used to have a Lamborghini back in the day, very similar
Vanilla Bear
Bears For Life
In Italy they also use some Lamborghini Gallardo.
And we have some Porsche police cars here in Germany.
Booyah...look at this
The fasted police car in the world!
Its just a show car though. Its not used by the German police.
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Here is a link of some pretty cool cop cars, including mercs, lotus, dodge Viper, nissan gtr and even some cool Aussie muscle:
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...san+skyline&gbv=2&ndsp=20&hl=en&sa=N&start=20
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...san+skyline&gbv=2&ndsp=20&hl=en&sa=N&start=20
Hot Mega
I'm too lazy to set a usertitle.
I see a lawsuit in their future.
If I go purchase a firearm, occasionally take it to the range and use it for home protection that's one thing because I assume the risk of ownership. If you issue one to an individual who possesses it in an official capacity then that person ought to be required to obtain specific training and certification.
No different IMO with this. I wouldn't hand over the keys to a machine like this for an official duty like police find themselves without them having taken specialized driving classes for that type of car.
With respect to costs.....wait until it's time to change out the tires and it's realized they must also change the wheels because you can't simply change the tires with run-flats.
With the type of driving that is likely to be done with this vehicle, the maintenance and repair costs will probably be 4 times as much as the old Crown Vic...
If I go purchase a firearm, occasionally take it to the range and use it for home protection that's one thing because I assume the risk of ownership. If you issue one to an individual who possesses it in an official capacity then that person ought to be required to obtain specific training and certification.
No different IMO with this. I wouldn't hand over the keys to a machine like this for an official duty like police find themselves without them having taken specialized driving classes for that type of car.
With respect to costs.....wait until it's time to change out the tires and it's realized they must also change the wheels because you can't simply change the tires with run-flats.
With the type of driving that is likely to be done with this vehicle, the maintenance and repair costs will probably be 4 times as much as the old Crown Vic...
shayd
If you wish to live wisely, ignore sayings including this one.
:1orglaugh
The Hummer with the chrome rims made me rolling laughing. And as a techie, so did the last picture.
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
The states, individual departments, town & city councils make those decisions here. A lot of state police agencies use Dodge Chargers now. And the Mustang used to be pretty popular as a pursuit vehicle. A pony car or a muscle car I can buy. But this...
This is going to sound really weird coming from me, because I absolutely love (love, LOVE!) hot, fast cars. But this is a waste of money. This is nothing more than showboating at the expense of the taxpayer, IMO. What's the purpose, to catch up to all the Porsche 997's and Ferrari F430's that race through Raleigh on a daily (weekly? monthly?) basis???
Hot Mega
I'm too lazy to set a usertitle.
Doubtful but why would you want to? A performance car which has gone through the rigors of police duty probably wouldn't be worth much but large repair and replacement costs...even though maintained on a proper schedule.
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
I'd say different areas have different rules. But where I used to live, the Sheriff's office bought a small fleet of Harley motorcycles and two Mustang GT's. At the end of their duty lives, they'd strip the lights and equipment off and sell the vehicles at public auction.
Hot Mega
I'm too lazy to set a usertitle.
I thought in most cases like this members of an organization which stands to benefit from such auctions are prohibited from participating in them. Wouldn't that be a prima facie conflict of interest as those members could simply drive up bids.
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
At least in my area, neither the cops nor other county employees can buy the retired vehicle, unless it is a "no bid" at auction.
I know of one deputy who used a strawman to buy a retired Harley. But he was dismissed shortly after that - I believe for reasons other than buying the bike... but I'm sure that didn't help his cause.