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Jay!
04-05-2001, 05:43 AM
Would it be the "Police Interceptor" Crown Victorias, Or the slightly older Caprice?

Or maybe the CHiPs 5.0 Mustang GT that used to patrol the interstate on the way from L.A. to Vegas.

Or (my favorite)the brand new BMW motorcycles?

Or something else...

GOD
04-05-2001, 10:41 AM
around here where i live they have these souped up camaros . And theirs some regular ones that look like any plain camaro that tires to get u to race so they can pull u over after u win and give u a ticket or maybe even arrest you . I thought thats called entrapment :(

Porsche
04-05-2001, 05:14 PM
The best one by far was an M5 that South Carolina got for letting BMW put a plant there. I'd hate to get in a high speed chase with that guy!:cool:

Carguy
04-05-2001, 07:26 PM
:D Well I hear they'll all soon be driving souped-up Pontiac Azteks.

Seems GM can't sell them so they're offering them to Cop shops with a free supercharge kit.

While they may not be fast, they expect criminals will be easier to cuff when they're rolling around on the ground laughing histerically!

Carguy

Racer 20
04-05-2001, 07:39 PM
They have Skylines and RX-7s in Japan. Camaros and Corvettes in America. But what do European countries have? 911 Turbos?

igor@af
04-05-2001, 07:41 PM
beemer m3

enzo@af
04-05-2001, 08:20 PM
I'll say the Diablo cop cars in Need for Speed III.:D Yeah, I've seen pics of RX-7 cop cars.

There are camaro and Mustang cops around here. That's gotta be fun:cool:

GOD
04-05-2001, 09:06 PM
Originally posted by Porsche
The best one by far was an M5 that South Carolina got for letting BMW put a plant there. I'd hate to get in a high speed chase with that guy!:cool: hey porsche have u been throught south carolina or somthing ??? just wondering i live in sc :D and i never see an M5 Cop . Ive seen some of the motorcycles and stuff but not that . And their are also some suburbans and ford explorers .

MBTN
04-05-2001, 10:46 PM
My cousin in Jersey is a cop, and he's got a ws6 Ram Air. I guess if he loses the race, he can pull the guy over!:D

Porsche
04-06-2001, 06:29 PM
No, GOD, I haven't been through SC, I heard it from CF. The city that has it is where the BMW plant is.

As for european countries, Italy recent ordered 1300 328i's and Germany uses Audi A6 2.4's, BMW 3 series and they have 5 or 6 new (996) 911's for the autobahn. Read MT magazine, they did a high speed chase in the 2.4. I also heard from a friend who went to Germany who said that they have some C-Classes as either taxis or coops, I forget. Canada uses Impalas, some Camaros, M-Classes and Crown Vic's.

John98R/T
04-26-2001, 05:12 PM
98 Mustang GT....
Jet Black paint and black five star rims....

Peace.....
:frog:

kris
04-26-2001, 05:30 PM
I have seen some UHP driving the new Chevy impala's, They look kind of funny to me. :p

Heep
04-28-2001, 12:29 PM
Around here I've only seen Crown Vic, Caprices, Impalas, and Cherokees. We have a silver Impala ghost car that always scares the livin' bejeepers out of me. But it's the only silver Impala with black side mirrors, that's how you can tell it's the cop.

Rosco P. Coltrane's car is the best cop car.

carz4life
04-28-2001, 04:07 PM
They have some useless DARE units in NY that are Vettes, Mitsubichi 3000GTs and lots more.

Jay!
05-25-2001, 12:51 PM
Cooj, cooj, cooj!!!

Them Dukes, them Dukes!

edit: dead pic

lancerz
05-30-2001, 07:22 PM
Evo VI Lancer Police Car

Probably one of the craziest and scariest ideas ive seen...A Street based rally car with police Badging...

Two Words: F**king Scary.

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Jay!
06-02-2001, 12:16 AM
San Bernardino County Sheriff usually roll around in all-white Ford Crown Vics, but today I saw one with all the same markings, but it was an all-black Infiniti Q45 (previous model). Thought that was neat.

enzo@af
06-02-2001, 03:29 AM
Originally posted by Kris94G20
I have seen some UHP driving the new Chevy impala's, They look kind of funny to me. :p

I've heard that of all the US cop cars (the regulars...Crown vics, blah blah blah) those are the fastest! Top speed over 200! Somehow I doubt that though. Never seen good evidence for it.

Porsche
06-03-2001, 06:47 PM
I don't believe that, how come they don't catch everyone who speeds on TV then? Those beasts would also be pretty unstable at 150mph, forget 200mph.

hermunn123
07-17-2001, 11:01 PM
what does the police do to the normal police cars(caprice, etc..)?? do they drpp a blower in there or what? i've always wondered what they did.

Jay!
07-18-2001, 01:28 AM
Originally posted by Porsche
I don't believe that, how come they don't catch everyone who speeds on TV then? Those beasts would also be pretty unstable at 150mph, forget 200mph.

What are you watching?

I don't see many people get away. I don't often see the cops having trouble keeping up, either. It's just that the general police procedure in a chase is to let the suspect stop, or run out of gas, etc... If the suspect is endangering pedestrians or something, the police will go ahead and take 'em out, usually by hitting the rear of the car in a turn, so it spins out, or maybe by boxing it in and slowing it down.

The only time I saw the cops having trouble was on one of the FOX "World's Wildest Police Chase" shows where the suspect had a souped-up Mercedes that could outrun the police cruisers. So then the local P.D. got out their 5.0 Mustang Interceptor. That chase didn't last long after that; the Mercedes lost it and wrecked or something.

YogsVR4
07-19-2001, 08:35 PM
The best police vehicle is the one parked outside the bakery. At least parked there, they aren't pestering the drivers or shooting unarmed black men in the back.

VTEC V6
07-20-2001, 12:29 AM
automobile mag tested one of the new crown vics a while bak
it did 0-60 like 8.2 quarter in the 16's and it topped out at 120mph, 115 with the light bar

so its not very fast but they put more heavy duty parts on it like battery, brakes, suspension

one time i saw a truck load of state trooper cars at a gas station they had the new car sticker on them and all

it had a list of heavy duty parts on it but no speed performance parts :D



jus 2 wks ago i saw an old early 90's 5.0 mustang with a blower (huge hood scoop) then i saw the state trooper badges on the side, i was like wtf!!!:eek:

S Brake
07-20-2001, 01:32 PM
The coolest cop car would have to be in Denver, a red Lamborghini Countach. I have a poster of it in my room and it makes me scared to death to ever visit Colorado. Around here they have the new Crown Vic's and some Impala's. I heard that the reason the Cop Crown Vic's are so fast is that they are made form a completely separate factory from the stock Crown's.

gang$tarr
07-26-2001, 11:48 PM
yeah in canada we have the new impalas, i think they have corvette engines in them...... never seen anything else except for the crown vics and patty wagons

Porsche
07-29-2001, 09:02 PM
I not sure if I said this before cause if getting slow but Italy has got 1300 BMW 328i's in the force. As for my point about the cars getting away, you think it's good publicity and good TV to show the people getting away? It says to people that when you break the law, assuming your not drunk and a Dumb-Ass, you can get away. That it why they don't show it, I've seen some failed police chases before involving British Police and their way better than american Cops, No offence. The Us cops just ram the rear fender sending the car into a spin, the Brits do that rarely and manage to take less damage than Americans. (This is what I have assesed and watched over the years, I not trying to start a flame war or anything so don't give me negative feedback that will start something , it is merely my opinion and not a fact.)

VTEC V6
07-29-2001, 10:30 PM
how do the europeans stop the fleers?

Jay!
07-29-2001, 10:36 PM
I get what you're saying, but you have to remember my end. I live in L.A., where every police chase gets televised live. Maybe I can't speak for law enforcemnt in America as a whole, but I can say that LAPD, L.A. County Sheriff and California Highway Partol are doing all right.

We averaged about a chase a month for a while. Two weeks ago there was a chase that lasted about two hours, from about 4pm to 6pm, so it preempted the evening news on some channels.

Darkwing
07-30-2001, 10:52 PM
here we have the crown vic's and cherokee's, and some new Impala's. People don't speed much in Arkansas! lol! but we have the motocycle cops too. and alot of off road state policemen cuz we got alot of backcountry here. But the big thing here is undercover cops. People in everyday cars like Z3's and camaroes, and even those new celica's. No markings at all, they just drive around and nab speeders and lawbreakers. VERY scary. gotta watch what you are doing all the time. I h8 'em.

VTEC V6
07-30-2001, 11:22 PM
Originally posted by Darkwing
here we have the crown vic's and cherokee's, and some new Impala's. People don't speed much in Arkansas! lol! but we have the motocycle cops too. and alot of off road state policemen cuz we got alot of backcountry here. But the big thing here is undercover cops. People in everyday cars like Z3's and camaroes, and even those new celica's. No markings at all, they just drive around and nab speeders and lawbreakers. VERY scary. gotta watch what you are doing all the time. I h8 'em.

Do those undercover cops have the gov. plates? that is so unfair do they have the lights inside?

if they dont have any blue and red lights inside or out and no gove plates i wouldnt pull over

Darkwing
07-31-2001, 06:23 PM
Originally posted by VTEC V6


Do those undercover cops have the gov. plates? that is so unfair do they have the lights inside?

if they dont have any blue and red lights inside or out and no gove plates i wouldnt pull over

no, that's how they are so sneeky, they have a little light on the inside that they set on the dash. Invisible unless they set it up there and turn it on. gov plates, not sure.

Porsche
08-01-2001, 05:58 PM
SS2K; If you live in LA that's different everything gets televised and American Cops are doing it right. As for the answer to the Question after my previous post, the British have it a bit easier, most people aren't crazed Psychos that are on crack or something. They usually end up making a mistake or get the Stinger. IR on the choppers helps the 50% of them that get out of the cars and run off. The British I feel are less aggressive and don't have to hit the cars nearly as much. One of the rules for Cops and Law Enforcement is let them make the first mistake. The Americans have to hit more cause like in LA, there are people walking around and are potential victims Britain is a little bit Different. (Smaller cities- Less People & 50% of chases are on M Class highways and backroads) Hope that answers your question.

Jay!
08-01-2001, 06:01 PM
Cops here will wait-out a chase, too. Unless the suspect is recklessly endangering civilians. That's why the chases last so long. :rolleyes:

We also have slow-speed chases, which are laughable, but they let them go until they screw up. Some guys use their turn signals and everything while they're being chased. LOL!

What's an M-class highway?

Porsche
08-01-2001, 06:05 PM
From what I've gathered it's a British Interstate they call them "M" for Motorway I think. (Ex. M1, M4, M25) Ask Austin Powers or someone, he'd probably know a bit more about this.

gang$tarr
08-01-2001, 10:51 PM
how would you get away if you got a helicopter on your ass?

VTEC V6
08-01-2001, 10:56 PM
Originally posted by gang$tarr
how would you get away if you got a helicopter on your ass?


get in a tunnel or a long bridge and get the fuck out
change cars or whatever

they wont know until they see the car empty on the side of the road. but the cops would have to be way bak not to see u do it

gang$tarr
08-01-2001, 11:07 PM
damn that'd be hard as hell

Jay!
08-01-2001, 11:29 PM
Originally posted by gang$tarr
how would you get away if you got a helicopter on your ass?

In L.A., at least, you don't. Not only do you have a police heilcopter on top of you, there will be 5 or 6 news copters above him, so that's six cameras on you. The closest I've seen to anyone getting away is when they get out and run through backyards in a neighborhood with lots of trees. But still, with six helicopters looking, where are you ever going to go?

gang$tarr
08-01-2001, 11:39 PM
dig a hole to china

primera man
08-02-2001, 06:07 AM
Originally posted by hermunn123
what does the police do to the normal police cars(caprice, etc..)?? do they drpp a blower in there or what? i've always wondered what they did.

here's what they do :p :p

thaa
08-02-2001, 06:43 AM
here's the pic...

Porsche
08-02-2001, 05:02 PM
That is real scary. as for the Tunnel solution, Choppers don't always "Hunt" down suspects but they are the "Eyes" of the ground units. Choppers tell the Ground units where the suspects are and where they're headed. If you stop in a tunnel, they will get you with the cars. They have a good system going and rarely do people ever get away. It's worse at night if your a suspect, you stand out like a whit dot on a black background with the Infra Red.

primera man
08-02-2001, 05:08 PM
That infra red shit is awesome.
Watch that C.O.P.S show and you really dont have a shit show in getting away once they pick you up with that.

gang$tarr
08-02-2001, 06:56 PM
damn, i guess i should pullover when i hear the chopper

Bean Bandit
08-05-2001, 09:49 AM
In Switzerland the police drives Volvos and souped up BMWs and some Porsche 911 for highspeed driving!:bandit:

Bean Bandit
08-05-2001, 09:53 AM
Good chance to get away is beeing a race driver and owning a Hajabuza:D The chopper wont have a chance to follow you:bandit:

Porsche
08-05-2001, 10:18 AM
Assuming you could unleash the Hayabusa of course. Traffic is a bitch in high speed chases. The only "Good" getaway vehicle is a tank, and it has been done before. oh ya, Spike Strips aren't much fun either.

gang$tarr
08-05-2001, 01:39 PM
this reminds me of need for speed games :D

McLarenFan
08-05-2001, 01:45 PM
if you think the evo is scary, wait till you see this bitch.....

gang$tarr
08-05-2001, 01:50 PM
what bitch?

McLarenFan
08-05-2001, 01:55 PM
i'm trying to figure out how to post the damn pic!!!
Hold on....
Lemme try again....

McLarenFan
08-05-2001, 01:56 PM
shit! how did you post a pic?

McLarenFan
08-05-2001, 01:59 PM
ah, here we go....

thaa
08-05-2001, 02:12 PM
the xj's photoshop:d right? but that would be real scary!!

the evo's photoshop:d, I know (promocampaign from Mitsubishi). but there are cars like that out there.... I know the swedish cops has had Ford Cosworths of all flavors and a few 911's, incl one of the first 911 copcars ever.

McLarenFan
08-05-2001, 02:15 PM
i dunno, looks real enough to me:)

ales
08-05-2001, 03:51 PM
I know that the Dutch have Imrezzas in civil colours which sort of provoke you to race them...

Lizard King
08-05-2001, 04:43 PM
That Jag must be photoshopped. No police force would ever need such a car or be able to afford it.

Plus, those police decals don't look like they're real, no police force in the UK has anything like that.

Jay!
08-05-2001, 04:46 PM
The XJ220 has the same license plate as the car in the XJ220 "Wheelie" pic. It's posted in the burnout thread.

olds88
08-21-2001, 09:25 PM
the all time HIGHWAY pursute vheical were the old 60s thru70s dodges with the bigblocks in them you could stand on the gas all day doin 150mph with a 440 and not have the slightest worry that the motor would fail or overheat

Steel
08-22-2001, 12:21 AM
Actaully, and older freind of mine who is a police officer, bought a used highway patrol crown vic, with everything but the markings and lights (bulletholes included)
Let me drive it....that is one fast car....

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