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Hope the link works - right cool cars!

I use the 's vocab. I love the use of pratmobile .. chavmobile .. plodmobile .. repmobile

Unique ! Wildcatism! Move over "Gene Hunt"

Why I chose the title. I could not think of "catchier claws"

Hope the linky works - did not test it.

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Take with a chuckle or a grain of salt
Drive without COAST and it's all your own fault!

A SMILE is a curve that sets everything straight (P Diller).

A Smiley Per post
FINES USfor our COAST!

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon - but driving with a smile and a COAST calm mind.

hmmm.. yeh the caparo is well known for it's reliability!

i always like the cars from the judge dredd film.

I humbly nominate the '94-'96 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 9C1 Police Package.

Four officers in full SWAT gear fit easily in 114 Cubic Feet of passenger space. 20 Cubic Feet of trunk space also lets them bring a hell of a lot more stuff.

With a 5.7 Litre V8, it'll accelerate from 0-60MpH in about 6.5 - 6.8 seconds, cross the 1/4 Mile in about 14.8 - 15.2 secs, and top out around 150 MpH.

It's capable of 16 MpG during realworld highway patrol duties - provided the driver manages to keep his foot out of the throttle during his entire shift.

It can even tow 5000 Lbs without breaking a sweat.

Having owned three Caprice 9C1 saloons, its larger cousin, the Cadillac Fleetwood R1P livery package, and now a Caprice Classic Estate, I am perhaps biased.

The feather in this car's cap [IMHO] is that, with about $1500 in thoughtful aftermarket modifications, it is capable of matching or exceeding the road and track performance of the Dodge Charger Hemi Police Package - a car that has had 12 years to learn from the Chevy Caprice's successes and the Ford Crown Victoria's mistakes - with superior ergonomics and passenger and cargo capacity to boot.

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The Rules for ALL ROAD USERS:
1) No one gets hurt
2) Nothing gets hit, except to protect others; see Rule#1
3) The Laws of Physics are invincible and immutable - so-called 'laws' of men are not
4) You are always immediately and ultimately responsible for your safety first, then proximately responsible for everyone's
Do not let other road users' mistakes become yours, nor yours become others
5) The rest, including laws of the land, is thoughtful observation, prescience, etiquette, decorum, and cooperation

sorry i can't help but comment on that

you guys are so sweet.

Like fuel consumption, only worse

I'd like to see a Crown Vic v Evo driven by crims, failing that @ 16mpg a MKV Golf GTD 140 would be a good getaway car with a Crown Vic in pursuit, the little it loses in out right speed, it would claw back in agility and fuel range. One might not get enough booty in the boot mind, so two trips to the bank then

My Caprice Estate has already narrowly outperformed three 2003 Crown Victoria Interceptors on a gymkhana-type course. I made dealership-available modifications to the PCM (timing advanced with 93 Octane, higher redline), the intake, the brakes, the suspension, and the tires; I was competing against unmodded CV P71s (87 Octane), but then again, the youngest P71 had 100K miles, vs my 190K miles, so I'm happy .

I also got slightly better fuel economy than any of the P71s. We all filled up at the same station before and after participating on the course, and when the tanks were full (we all ran the course four times), I had pumped almost a gallon of gasoline less than each of the P71s (we all pumped to five clicks).

I'm sure a Caprice 9C1 [saloon], which is lighter by 400lbs, mostly in the rump] in good condition would make mincemeat of a P71.

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The Rules for ALL ROAD USERS:
1) No one gets hurt
2) Nothing gets hit, except to protect others; see Rule#1
3) The Laws of Physics are invincible and immutable - so-called 'laws' of men are not
4) You are always immediately and ultimately responsible for your safety first, then proximately responsible for everyone's
Do not let other road users' mistakes become yours, nor yours become others
5) The rest, including laws of the land, is thoughtful observation, prescience, etiquette, decorum, and cooperation