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Peace out Ford Crown Victoria: New Cop SuperCar in 2012

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by tinman, Feb 6, 2009.

  1. JeopardE

    JeopardE Member

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    Well... if HPD ever starts buying these, y'all had better keep your car registration and inspection up to date, because this car automatically reads license plates of nearby cars and checks them out for violations.

    The shotgun holster is nice too.
     
  2. rimrocker

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    When both systems are engaged, those things motor.

    I was going to a fire in Montana and since I was in a marked rig, I set the cruise on 90 as I went through the barren parts of Utah. I looked over and a damn Prius blew right by me.
     
  3. fmullegun

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    Does the gas engine power the wheels and charge the batteries when the electric motor is also powering the wheels?
     
  4. KingCheetah

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    Why can't they drive Ford Focuses and save gas/ operating costs ?
     
  5. fmullegun

    fmullegun Contributing Member

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    most cops are to fat to fit in those.
     
  6. KingCheetah

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    We need all traffic cops driving Ford Focuses and they have to have that Euro siren.


    Make it so.
     
  7. fmullegun

    fmullegun Contributing Member

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    No one is pulling over for that crap.


    Seriously man they would get laughed at constantly. Thats far worse than a bike cop.
     
  8. RocketsPimp

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    LOL!! Hilarious :)
     
  9. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    lets not forget the criminals in europe don't carry guns and they are skinnier people.
     
  10. Kam

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    I'll let y'all know how the back of one looks like.
     
  11. TheBigAristotle

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    Lol at the Ford Focus comments. Do you know how much of a JOKE that car would be?

    Oh no! Run from the Focus!!! :rolleyes:
     
  12. fmullegun

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    The euro siren tops it off though.


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  13. KingCheetah

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    Ford Focus with Euro siren = pure win.
     
  14. Fatty FatBastard

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    Uh, what are you talking about? It was only discontinued for a few months in '07. In fact, find me a year that Ford didn't make a Taurus.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taurus
     
  15. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    i was listening to a car show once, they were saying the electric motors in the hybrid get better power becuase there is no gear shift when speeding up.
     
  16. fmullegun

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    Also their power is not as based on RPM as a gas engine is. Which is the reason gas engine even have "gears" to shift.
     
  17. tinman

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    my bad, i just never see them on the road.

    oh a friend of mine with a mustang has been complaining about it. I asked her why? she said after her 2 year warranty was over, the thing has been in the shop a billion times.

    I told her to buy a F150 .

    hahahahahahha

    *oh my bad fatty. I thought you were fmullegun , he's the F150 guy.
     
  18. tinman

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    Actually Fatty, from that same link.
    that picture you have looks like that Ford Five hundred.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taurus#Fourth_generation_.282000.E2.80.932007.29
    Initial discontinuation and revival


    Main article: Ford Five Hundred
    Taurus sales had slumped significantly in the years prior to its demise, losing significant market share to Japanese sedans.[8] Due to waning popularity and customer demand, Ford decided to slowly discontinue the Taurus. Production of the Taurus wagon was discontinued on December 8, 2004;[23] sedan retail sales halted after a short 2006 model year, and the Taurus became sold exclusively to fleets in the United States, while still being sold to retail customers in Canada. Production ended on October 27, 2006, as Ford idled the Atlanta plant, as part its The Way Forward restructuring plan.
    How can it go away? It's the best selling car in America.
    —Alan Mulally, 2006[24]
    The last mid-size Ford Taurus rolled off the assembly line around 7:00am,[25] destined for delivery to S. Truett Cathy, owner of Chick-fil-A.[26] Mr. Cathy's original restaurant was located across from the Ford Atlanta plant. There was no official event or function of any kind to mark the end of production.[27] Rather than investing in an older nameplate, Ford had decided to replace the Taurus with the fullsize Five Hundred and midsize Fusion sedans, as well as replacing the Taurus wagon with the Freestyle crossover SUV.


    The last mid-size Taurus sedan was an SEL model like this one.
    The discontinuation of the Taurus was controversial. While many believed that the Taurus was discontinued because it could no longer compete in the growing sedan market,[28] others believed that if Ford wanted to save the car, they could have easily done so.[29] Autoblog went as far as calling the Taurus the biggest fall from grace in history, and even blamed Ford's current financial problems on their failure to keep the Taurus competitive, as well as how they focused nearly all of their development resources and marketing on trucks and SUVs.[30] The Truth About Cars published a review/editorial also showing their disappointment at how Ford neglected the Taurus to the point where it became a "rental car"[31]
    MSNBC interviewed many Ford workers who felt that Ford unjustly abandoned the car that had done so much to revitalize Ford and the US industry. In an October 25, 2006 USA Today editorial, "How Ford starved its Taurus" it was noted that the Japanese stick with their winners and make them better (such as the Toyota Corolla, which has been in continuous production since the 1960s),[32] while Detroit automakers retires cars or entire division nameplates in search of "the next big thing".[33]


    The 2008 Ford Five Hundred prototype, which was renamed "Taurus" upon Alan Mulally's request.
    However, after Alan Mulally took position as Ford's CEO, rumors were rampant that he was interested in reviving the Taurus. These were fueled by the fact that he said in an interview with the Associated Press that he was baffled to find out that the Taurus had been discontinued when taking position as CEO at Ford, as well as stating that he believed that discontinuing the Taurus was a mistake, and that the Five Hundred should have been named "Taurus" from the beginning.[24] The rumors of a possible Taurus revival were confirmed in mid 2007, when the revamped versions of the Five Hundred and Freestyle were unveiled as "Taurus" and "Taurus X" at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show, a decision that was influenced strongly by Mulally.[24] In a later interview, Mulally explained that the fact that the Taurus was well known and had a positive brand equity associated with it strongly influenced his decision to revive the name.[34]
     
  19. kikimama

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    I thought they were using the new Acura TL's for a second...
     
  20. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    Its not built by any major detroit company, its custom built, you won't find any civilian models.

    kinda like a Mack truck.
     

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