outhere_i_m Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 (edited) Year: 2003 Make: FORD Model: CROWN VICTORIA Model Detail: Price: $5,000 Mileage: ------- km Date: 4/24/2006 Ad Type: Dealer Comment: White, ex-police, clean, 4D, auto, A/C, pw, ps, choose from four, $5,000. Dixie Motors, 1380 Cardiff Blvd., Unit 8, Mississauga, (905)565-1575 (CTNCRD) I am thinking about buying a used car, I am wondering what your opinion of ex-police cars ? any information or comments are great. Edited April 24, 2006 by outhere_i_m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going_Going_Gone Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Unless you could verify that the unit belonged to one of the "brass" who was the sole driver, you can count on the car being "used and abused" on a daily basis. It is usually true that when multiple drivers share a vehicle, no one takes accountability for not abusing it as there is usually no way to determine who drove it over curbs or used it to push a broke-down delivery truck off the road. Leave the used police cars to the cab fleets and look around for a car driven by the one making the payments on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewq4b Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 (edited) Since you are in Mississagua First thing to do is determain who owned it, was it the Toronto cops one of the regionals or the OPP. You may find stickers or engraving to help with this ID in the car, trunk, or under hood . The OPP cars see only hyway use and are not abused, the best ones to get by a long shot. The regionals proboly see the hardest use best to avoid them if you can. Toronto city police if it was supervsiors car it most likly was not driven that hard. It was an unmarked unit even better. These cars can usualy be identified by the lack of holes in the floor cause most did not have barriers installed. Or the lack of holes in the roof since most supervisiors cars and all unmarked units do not use cherrys. To look for sings of abuse, check the under carrige for signs of bottoming out. Primarily on the front crosmember, mufflers, bottom of the diff, and anything else that hangs down. Advantages of ex cop cars reg mait . Issues fixed as soon as identified Stored inside (some) washed daily, so all the salt and shit in the winter never gets a chance to get a foot hold to start rust The CV GM are tough cars the chassis is not an issue what is are the rear end, engine and tranny. Check the tranny for burnt fluid. Look in the oil fill to see how bad the engine is coke'd. Check the rear end, if you can, when test driving, on a loose surface mat it and see if the Limited slip is not burned outta it .Both tire spin not just one. (if equipped with limited slip) That alone is one of the biggest indicators on how the car was treated. If it is torched then it was drove hard. Do not hesitate to buy a used CVPI. The cabbies buy them then proceed to put anouther 3 or 400k KM on them in what amounts to a severe service appication. Just try to find one that is not beat to bad and has not multiple pukings or other body movments in . Ususally a funky not quite desernable odor is a tip off to that. Matthew Edited May 2, 2006 by matthewq4b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbletwo Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Since you are in Mississagua First thing to do is determain who owned it, was it the Toronto cops one of the regionals or the OPP. You may find stickers or engraving to help with this ID in the car, trunk, or under hood . The OPP cars see only hyway use and are not abused, the best ones to get by a long shot. The regionals proboly see the hardest use best to avoid them if you can. Toronto city police if it was supervsiors car it most likly was not driven that hard. It was an unmarked unit even better. These cars can usualy be identified by the lack of holes in the floor cause most did not have barriers installed. Or the lack of holes in the roof since most supervisiors cars and all unmarked units do not use cherrys. To look for sings of abuse, check the under carrige for signs of bottoming out. Primarily on the front crosmember, mufflers, bottom of the diff, and anything else that hangs down. Advantages of ex cop cars reg mait . Issues fixed as soon as identified Stored inside (some) washed daily, so all the salt and shit in the winter never gets a chance to get a foot hold to start rust The CV GM are tough cars the chassis is not an issue what is are the rear end, engine and tranny. Check the tranny for burnt fluid. Look in the oil fill to see how bad the engine is coke'd. Check the rear end, if you can, when test driving, on a loose surface mat it and see if the Limited slip is not burned outta it .Both tire spin not just one. (if equipped with limited slip) That alone is one of the biggest indicators on how the car was treated. If it is torched then it was drove hard. Do not hesitate to buy a used CVPI. The cabbies buy them then proceed to put anouther 3 or 400k KM on them in what amounts to a severe service appication. Just try to find one that is not beat to bad and has not multiple pukings or other body movments in . Ususally a funky not quite desernable odor is a tip off to that. Matthew Matthew knows.. :mellow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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