Ford: Ford to Police: get lost!

I was LMAO at the City of Dallas when I heard on the local news about a week
ago that Ford basically said to take your business elsewhere if they don't
like the Crown Victoria. The representative for Dallas was whining about
how the CV is the only choice left since the Caprice is gone and that
Officers will be forced to drive "older model Crown Victorias" and pointed
to a 1997 model. Well hell, I drive a 1992 Geo Metro with 245k miles on
it - I'd love a 1997 Ford Crown Victoria! Maybe cities will start taking
better care of the cars and rebuilding them instead of spending so damned
much money on new cars every year.




BOB URZ <"sound(remove)"@inetnebr.com> wrote in message
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Maybe they should quit plowing them into the cars the chase after.

Matt


"Bob" <org> wrote in message
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C. E. White opined in news:com:
 


I'm with Ford on this... they should just show them the video of the Chicago
rear-ending.. where was the fire, the explosion?


AND MAYBE someone ougt to do a survey on how many cruisers using the old
flashers got hit, vs the ones who use strobes...
Huh?

In article <supernews.com>, org
says... 

Exactly. I don't think there is a car out there with a rear mounted fuel
tank that wouldn't rupture the tank.

But if those PD's are so concerned, and Ford wants to sell - which they
should right now as the market isn't exactly great - then install fuel
bladders inside the tanks. It might add a couple hundred to the price of
the car but then a rupture wouldn't be a problem.

In article <com>, com
says... 

And isn't it interesting that Ford had another car that had disastrous
results when hit from the rear. Alot of the problem is the media - when
I saw the initial reports I thought to myself that at 70MPH ain't much
isn't gonna go up in a collision.

But police departments need to learn the old addage 'you can't outrun
Motorola.'

Rhode Island has had a no-chase rule in effect for several years now and
most every department violates it. Just recently I saw a bunch of North
Providence police cruisers deep into Providence via secondary roads at
rates of speed well in excess of the posted limit. And for what - a
stolen car. I have no sympathy for an officer who violates a no-chase
rule and gets himself killed in the process.

Re: Ford to Police: get lost!

Group: alt.autos.ford Date: Thu, Jul 24, 2003, 4:18am (EDT+4) From:
com (Matt)
Maybe they should quit plowing them into the cars the chase after.
Matt
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You should really read the story before you mouth off. It's not about
police cars running into other cars. It's about police cars getting hit
at highway speeds when they're pulled over on the side of the road.

Eric

When did they move the tanks? My '95 CV has the tank above the axle and a
trunk so deep I can't see the bottom <g>.

Paul E


"Robert Hancock" <ca> wrote in message
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"KiloDelate" <chat-admin@cox dot .net> wrote in message
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You know, the police work for US and are subject to the law just like
everyone else. The next time you see this type of activity, it's entirely
within your rights as a citizen to follow THEM and issue THEM a citation.
Sounds like speeding and C&N would do nicely in the case you mention here.
If you don't want to get that close and personal, record the plates and make
sure you call your state legislator with the information *every* time you
see it happen. Follow up with a list to your state attorney general every so
often. Hell, around here, going home is license to speed - if you're a cop.