Why did Caprice exit Police/Taxi market?

[GMguy]

Originally Posted by hellraiser319

the 9C1 caprices are too imapala ss', their just marketed as the caprice classic. i, along with my friend have looked at at least 30 of these for his new car a while ago and the titles were all branded caprice/ impala ss on the titles i wasnt saying that impala's were 9C1's, im just saying 9C1 a hybrid between the two, and in essence, since the impalas continued past 96, the caprice probly would have had the same body style if it was continued. im well aware that 9C1 is the police package, just like the B4C on Camaro's is the special service package used by police departments.

The Impala SS's stopped in 96 along with the caprice. They came out in 94, 260hp LT1 and was essentially a civilian 9C1 caprice. Grill was diffent, all blacked out trim, small rear spoiler, grey leather interior, 17 inch rims, dual exhaust. 94's only came in black and there were 6,303 made. 95's were the same except the side mirrors were moved from the doors to the pillers and dark cherry and green/grey metallic colors were added, 96 was the last year and the best. Its had a floor mounted console shifter and analog guages.

[ryan2978]

i heard that police and taxi companies have to get new cars after the cars are 8 years old, but i still see some older cars as police and taxi's. i think it depends on where you are and how much money the township has to spend on newer cars. i have a 95 caprice 9C1, and i just got a 2000 impala police package. my capice is fast, but my impala is fast as sh*t too.