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The prisoners are not suppose to be comfortable. That's why Ford never put a wet bar in the back seat!

Who told these people a prisoner cage will not fit in an Impala? Deparrtments nationwide use the new Impalas with cages every day.

Being shipped on a "fleet order" doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be a rental car. It could be an unmarked car in a police department. Could be going to the Secret Service. There's thousands of agencies who buy fleet cars.

1974 was the first year I couldn't help but notice that the smog equipment was making dogs out of the Mopars. It was all downhill from there, IMHO! And even so, no Crown Victoria has ever come close to running with the older Mopars. This is not a major problem though, police chiefs and sheriffs didn't want their troops running 140 to 150 mph any longer anyway.

The only real police car I have ever driven in my life was a 1973 Plymouth Gran Fury 440. Anything from 1974 up was a "wannabe cop car". Sadly enough though, I never had the pleasure of driving any of the pre-1973 Mopars. Ford has NEVER had any power to the rear wheels. NEVER.

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FACT--> very few cops want to be seen driving a front wheel drive V-6. It's just not real macho.

That's sad. They killed the Excursion. They're killing the Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis. The only thing Ford has left that would interest me is maybe a E250 conversion van or an F250 truck. And if they stick the 6.0L diesel in either of them, they couldn't give 'em to me free of charge!

The ice blue metallic? I never sold it. I backed out at the last minute. I have now twice backed out of selling it. It's in the garage with 19,000 miles on it. I drive it once a month now, just enough to keep the fluids circulated and the seals moist. My daughter claimed she wanted it the first time I had a sale lined up, but she ended up with a new 4x4 Eddie Bauer Explorer. (I hate her Explorer, it feels like a sardine can after driving my Excursion!) I'm just not sure what I want next. If I don't buy a Lincoln Town Car, I'm probably going to end up buying a new leftover 2009 CVPI shortly. A police fleet dealer in Virginia has dozens in stock and unsold. When and if I decide on the color and options I want, I have a brand new set of Marauder wheels I purchased a few years ago to go on.

Ohh, I'm still alive and kicking butt! The most current lawsuits are progressing fine. A local deputy sheriff settled out of court recently. Two Alexandria cops just settled out of court this week. Another lawsuit against a local cop is still pending. He is retired as of May 1 and has to contend with this during his retirement. We anticipate a very large jury award against him, won't be any settling of the lawsuit against him. These people just never learn. edit: Almost forgot.... also have judgements against two women.... with interest until paid. One is a former cop in Pennsylvania, and one is just a citizen in Louisa County, Virginia. No rush in collecting these, I like the accumulating interest.

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Ohh, no backup needed, I can recap it for you easily. I condemned snot nosed kiddies for buying old used P71 Crown Victoria cop cars at public auction, and then their attempting to look like real cops with their baby center caps mods, DARE license plate on the front, pushie bar mods, police interceptor emblem addition, and tissue boxes painted black so as to look like police radar in the windshield about 3,496 times. Could have been as many times as 3,526 though, I lost count at one point. The sad part about it though, there seems to be adults doing it now as well. And doing it to the Mercury Grand Marquis of all cars! Can you imagine anything goofier looking than a Grand Marquis with baby center caps, a police interceptor emblem, a DARE license plate on the front, and a pushie bar? :lol:

A dedicated customer base? You are kidding, right? Only two kinds of people buy the panther any longer. 1) Cops, and 2) kids buying old used cop cars.

Of course he isn't. Don't you recall a few morons claiming victory in supposedly having him banned? :cheerleader:

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