CHP Dumps Ford Patrol Vehicles

[Dibbons]

I wonder why, budget constraints?

 

[BigCountryMopar]

I can’t remember the last time I saw one of those on active duty in Mississippi. Everyone including MHP runs chargers and Tahoes. MDOT CMV enforcement run F150’s too. But crown vics have been phased out for awhile here.

 

[toolmanmike]

Ford quit building the Crown Vic in 2011. In the US anyway. Ford produced the last Crown Victoria on September 15, 2011, almost a year after Unit 2151 rolled off the Saint Thomas line. The Police Interceptor’s most important advantage wasn’t its performance or image, but the fact that Ford had been producing the things for so long that it could build them inexpensively. The CHP, like most law-enforcement agencies, buys the vehicle that meets its performance parameters at the lowest price.

 

[Don selleck]

chargers everywhere here, i was taunting a local constable in my local stomping grounds for about a year with my hellcat reving her up when i went by him. i was coming down a 25 mph speed area when my fuzz buster started going off, came up to the next intersection there he was in his charger our eyes met and he quickly turned to his left in front of me, i followed exactly 3 car lengths behind him, he accelerated to 85mph in a 55 zone, staying right behind him i let him lead the way, for several miles then he turned left tapping his brake lights and i went straight. was a very cool moment for me racing with a very cool police officer.

 

[Slap Stick]

Face it, those cars are getting very long in the tooth. I don't even see them as office vehicles any more.

 

[toolmanmike]

Face it, those cars are getting very long in the tooth. I don't even see them as office vehicles any more.

Yep, we might have one or 2 left. The city garage might use them to deliver people or pick up parts. They sift them through the system and get a few more miles of use out of them before retiring them. They are pretty shook when they are done with them.

 

[Photon440]

Ford quit building the Crown Vic in 2011. In the US anyway. Ford produced the last Crown Victoria on September 15, 2011, almost a year after Unit 2151 rolled off the Saint Thomas line. The Police Interceptor’s most important advantage wasn’t its performance or image, but the fact that Ford had been producing the things for so long that it could build them inexpensively. The CHP, like most law-enforcement agencies, buys the vehicle that meets its performance parameters at the lowest price.

Buying them inexpensively was one thing, but another consideration was reliability. Just like the taxi companies who used to use them around here. With a mixed fleet of Crown Vics, various other Chevies, minivans and Priuses, the Crown Vics and Toyotas were the only ones that didn't go into the shop to get fixed every week.

The full article https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33935623/last-ford-police-interceptor-sedans-california/

 

[Z-Man]

I remember going into a Ford dealership and seeing a bran new Crown Victoria Sport with console shift. It was a beautiful car, black. It cost more than a new Boss Mustang. Never seen one since.

 

[alfaitalia]

This a a CV Sport....

 

[66383]

This a a CV Sport....View attachment 1035938

Never seen one, but have seen Mercury Marauders.

 

[beanhead]

All that post mentions is Crown Vics....I can't remember the last time I saw one. I'm surprised they still have any considering it's an older out-of-production model.
However CHP is using LOTS of Explorers, so....Ford not going anywhere.
Chargers and Explorers are all over the place.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

All that post mentions is Crown Vics....I can't remember the last time I saw one. I'm surprised they still have any considering it's an older out-of-production model.
However CHP is using LOTS of Explorers, so....Ford not going anywhere.
Chargers and Explorers are all over the place.

Yup.. Thread is titled like the CHP has a problem with Ford, fact is they continue to buy lots of Fords.. They are retiring obsolete equipment....

Dibbons needs to get a job with the MSM.... Fake News!!!

<(Dibbons)

 

[Jessejames]

I miss the old crown vics. Our last one was a '12 and went to ford utilities( explorers) which were junk! We have Tahoes now which are much better.

 

[Budnicks]

Chargers & Tahoes up here

 

[Auggie56]

There is or was a company rebuilding the big Chevy sedans that were made up until 96" I believe. Total disassembly then built back up with rebuilt od new components. That was fifteen years ago or older perfect for departments where they need a big car for transport. Police equipped vans outfitted to haul people were close to a hundred grand in the nineties.

 

[Auggie56]

Yup.. Thread is titled like the CHP has a problem with Ford, fact is they continue to buy lots of Fords.. They are retiring obsolete equipment....

Dibbons needs to get a job with the MSM.... Fake News!!!

<(Dibbons)

I recall Ford announcing that they would still build the Crown VIC police cars after Chevy quit building the big model sedans just because the departments wanted big cars.

 

[sloinker]

Over the years most departments replaced their Crown Vic's as rapidly as they could, with anything else. Since the taxpayers were paying attention, the Barney Fife's of the various forces were relinquished to the dung heap of their agencies. Along with inheriting the Vic's they were also issued one bullet and a gift certificate for a pair of corduroy uniform pants. Sharp!

 

[Pops1967GTX]

the 1980's Dodge Diplomat And The Plymouth Grand Fury were the Best.​

 

[Kern Dog]

Over the years most departments replaced their Crown Vic's as rapidly as they could, with anything else. Since the taxpayers were paying attention, the Barney Fife's of the various forces were relinquished to the dung heap of their agencies. Along with inheriting the Vic's they were also issued one bullet and a gift certificate for a pair of corduroy uniform pants. Sharp!

I don't think that any of this makes any sense.

 

[64BEL]

For awhile we had a large number of Explorers. Now several of our deputies are running F150 trucks, but some are still running Explorers. 2 are running AWD Chargers, and there's one Tahoe in the fleet. The detectives and admins are running Rams.