Light blue '95, with 120,000 miles. $2,700. Former Ohio State police interceptor. Oh, I'm so tempted ...
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
Looky! No touchy!
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Did I mention V8 RWD? Fastest car on the American market. And better mileage then my Jeep!
Posted by The Antagonist (Member # 484) on :
Hmm, fastest car on the american market? Funny, I've never even heard of a crown victoria until now.
I dug up a few inside pics of it, I have to say that it has a very comfortable looking interior, especially if its leather. So is this sucker cloth interior or what?
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
But that doesn't matter to you. You just like it 'cause it used to be in the service of local law enforcement!
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Cloth. You've never heard of a Crown Vic? I'm sure you've seen one: just about every government law enforcement agency in the U.S. uses them!
And I'd hardly call OHIO local. More local then Texas, certainly, but ...
If I don't buy that one, I might buy one of this one.
[ January 23, 2002: Message edited by: Malnurtured Snay ]
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
If anyone remembers Enterprise, he has one of those. Crown Vic with interceptor package, that is.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
I must be missing something here, because I don't remember any cars appearing in Enterprise. Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
The poster, I assume, Siggy.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
We had a poster named Enterprise?
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Yes. Do try to keep up.
My parents used to own one of those. '84 wagon. HUGE car.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Not the wagon. I want the sedan ... or, I should say, the "boat."
Took a defensive driving course way back when I got my license, we drove mid-eighties Crown Vics. Ah, they were nice. We got to spin them, brake them (almost flip them!), and do various other amounts of damage (up to and including our 'final' consisting of running two laps on a race track while dodging assorted obstacles ... some moving).
Nice cars. They're a lot bigger then what I'm generally used to, but they're also a lot more powerful.
Not to mention people slow down when they see you in one Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
You should buy a car that Jon Voight used to own.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Why?
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
For the comedic potential.
Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
quote:Fastest car on the American market.
Uh, Ferarri? Viper?
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Oh, fine, be picky. One of the fastest, I should say. And people go real slow around them, because, hey, they think yer' a cop Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Huge engine, little power. That might be a V8 under the bonnet, but I doubt the thing will do more than 120 - in a push. They also suck up gasoline like there's no tomorrow (and you don't even get that old-style "muscle car" sound).
No, if you want a car that'll impress others and actually turn a few heads (the CV looks like a coffin to me), get one of these instead.
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
If you want get one of the fastest cars in the world which nobody will notice until you overtake them at 330 kph then get the BRABUS EV12. It looks like the Mercedes E-Class from the outside but it's a hell of a machine inside.
And still fitted with all the luxury you expect from a Mercedes.
It's my absolute fave.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
Ack! Cop car.
I can't believe you want one of those things.
Posted by Grokca (Member # 722) on :
Just about 95 or 96 my company van broke down and I had to rent a car for a couple of weeks. I was told to rent a midsize car. I got to the reantal agent we deal with and they said they had no midsize and then I was given my choice of an Escort or the Crown Vic. She said that the CV was $5 more a day, well as my boss likes to pay more for this kind of stuff I went with the CV. Wonderful ride, terrible gas mileage, pretty fast but I imagine the police specials will be even faster. This car was great on the highway, if you do a lot of highway driving, go for it, you will thank yourself.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
It gets better gas then my Jeep, so it's not a big deal.
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
Ford Crown Victoria Interceptor Special, eh? We don't need no stinking Crown Vic. I got you beat...
Now, for those of you who don't know, the Ford Crown Victoria is also sold as the Mercury Grand Marquis, although the Grand Marquis is NEVER used by government officials (good fact to know in case you suspect a car is an unmarked police car). The Grand Marquis is practically identical to the Crown Victoria, except you get more luxury on the Grand Marquis.
Now, the Crown Victoria also has another car it is identical to. And this one will outperform even your Police Interceptor.
Basically built with the same body as the Grand Marquis, this is something better. Featuring a 335hp supercharged version of the standard V8, the Marauder has ZR-rated high performance tires (ZR is the highest classification for a performance tire) on 18 inch aluminium wheels. You have your color choices of black, black, black, and black...
And that's not all, a concept version of the Marauder was unveiled just last week at the 2002 Chicago Auto Show. This concept is a 2-door convertible design for the new Marauder, but unfortunatly it is NOT coming to production.
[ February 19, 2002, 11:38: Message edited by: The359 ]
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
quote:although the Grand Marquis is NEVER used by government officials
INCORRECT!
I know for a fact that at least the U.S. Secret Service uses unmarked Grand Marquis. How do I know this? When I lived at home, my neighbor, a Secret Service agent, drove an unmarked Grand Marquis.
I was thinking about buying a Marauder ... but I probably won't. I heard its going to start at $34k. Bit high.
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
Was the Grand Marquis supplied by the government though? I mean, some cops use their own personal cars as unmarked cars.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
It was a government car, The359 -- complete with tags, and siren, and bulletproof glass and solid core tires.
Posted by Jernau Morat Gurgeh (Member # 318) on :
Looks like a pretty good deal to me, Snay. Do you get to test drive it?
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Er, no, I decided not to buy it. I tried to get my friend Alborz to let me drive his unit, but he could get fired for it ...
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