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Royal Tiger · 03-03-2018, 08:06 AM

I know that’s no surprise on this forum, but I’m at work and my 2016 Ford pos exploader with 15k miles is dead. This is different than the one I wrote about before as I retired from the city and am working part time at two small borough departments. The back up ford garbage exploader is a 2011 with 82k so I took that. It just died. I called the other borough I work at to see if their mechanic was in and both of their Taurus cars are down. My god who do I have to kill to get a Tahoe so I have a police car that actually works???

frankwjr · 03-03-2018, 08:33 AM

ha ha easy killer...lol....the '18 PPV is nice but the SSV gets my vote...be safe! peace.

HyperspaceTurd · 03-03-2018, 08:55 AM

No Chargers for you guys?

Royal Tiger · 03-03-2018, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by HyperspaceTurd

No Chargers for you guys?

No one liked them. We had Impalas in the city but the county all jumped on the Charger when they came out but their reliability was terrible so everyone switched to ford, including the city this year as we couldn’t get the impala anymore.

ssrs2lt · 03-03-2018, 02:25 PM

Hahaha correct terminology exploder ..wife had one and yeah....good luck and start packing a bike lol

HyperspaceTurd · 03-03-2018, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Royal Tiger

No one liked them. We had Impalas in the city but the county all jumped on the Charger when they came out but their reliability was terrible so everyone switched to ford, including the city this year as we couldn’t get the impala anymore.

Hmmmm, so Ford sucks, Chevy sucks, and Dodge sucks...

FenwickHockey65 · 03-03-2018, 03:11 PM

The Charger Pursuit may be the most cramped, unreliable POS that ever had a light bar and push bumper strapped to it.

Explorer seems to be a close second.

Royal Tiger · 03-03-2018, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperspaceTurd

Hmmmm, so Ford sucks, Chevy sucks, and Dodge sucks...

No, I really liked the Impala and love the Tahoe. I never got a chance to try the Caprice based on the G8/SS sedan.

Donald · 03-04-2018, 05:34 PM

Caprice PPV was crampt according to the officers that tried it out when I was working at a local city. The chargers sucks, but were cheap, so budgets could replace them more frequently. Ford's were and always have been garbage. As a technician for 10 years Ford's were always good for business ;-)

TWOFORTYZ · 03-04-2018, 06:28 PM

That's funny because the crown vic is one of the only cars departments are willing to rebuild. That hasn't happened since the 9C1. Also, the crown vic P71 did .9 G's on stock 225 width all seasons.

Almost all new vehicles are trash, if you are seeing an abnormal amount of issues I believe the issue is your mechanic. You know the automotive market has gone to shit when you resort to buying an SS camaro to commute because everything else looks the same and is unreliable.

Royal Tiger · 03-04-2018, 07:27 PM

Crown Vic’s had issues as well, mainly transmission and brakes. The 4.6L was garbage. We’d replace motors because the rest of the car was still good.

The 94-96 Caprice with the LT-1 was awesome!!!!

SSJ455 · 03-04-2018, 07:32 PM

Water is wet.

shaffe · 03-06-2018, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Royal Tiger

No one liked them. We had Impalas in the city but the county all jumped on the Charger when they came out but their reliability was terrible so everyone switched to ford, including the city this year as we couldn’t get the impala anymore.

Which year Impala? Buddy of mine is LEO and he said the Impala's they had were the absolute worst police vehicle he had ever been in. Those were the early 00's ones.

He like the crown Vic for the space inside, but said the best vehicle was the Tahoe.

Royal Tiger · 03-06-2018, 10:19 AM

We had Impalas from 2007 or 2008 until the Taurus for 2017. The small departments I work for now only have ford’s. Either Taurus or Explorer.

The biggest issues with the Impala was weak front brakes and they overheated if sitting too long. That’s why police cars need to be specific like fire trucks, not converted passenger cars. Small grills help fuel economy on the highway, but don’t move enough air when sitting in the summer.

03-03-2018, 08:06 AM	#1
Royal Tiger Account Suspended Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 3,873	Ford sucks I know that’s no surprise on this forum, but I’m at work and my 2016 Ford pos exploader with 15k miles is dead. This is different than the one I wrote about before as I retired from the city and am working part time at two small borough departments. The back up ford garbage exploader is a 2011 with 82k so I took that. It just died. I called the other borough I work at to see if their mechanic was in and both of their Taurus cars are down. My god who do I have to kill to get a Tahoe so I have a police car that actually works???

03-03-2018, 08:33 AM	#2
frankwjr Drives: 2010 SS 2SS M6 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Smithsburg, Md. Posts: 2,445	ha ha easy killer...lol....the '18 PPV is nice but the SSV gets my vote...be safe! peace. __________________ 2010 SS 2SS M6 - Tune by RDP dynoSteve!(Woot) - Daily Driver - *150K!* - All work by me...

03-03-2018, 02:25 PM	#5
ssrs2lt Drives: too many Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: oh va pa ma tx Posts: 3,046	Hahaha correct terminology exploder ..wife had one and yeah....good luck and start packing a bike lol __________________

03-03-2018, 03:11 PM	#7
FenwickHockey65 General Motors Aficionado Drives: 2023 GMC Canyon, 2020 Colorado Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 37,371 View My Garage	The Charger Pursuit may be the most cramped, unreliable POS that ever had a light bar and push bumper strapped to it. Explorer seems to be a close second. __________________ 2023 GMC Canyon Elevation 2020 Chevrolet Colorado W/T Extended Cab (State-issued)

03-04-2018, 06:28 PM	#10
TWOFORTYZ Drives: 2015 Camaro 1SS 6M Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: The Freeway Posts: 238	That's funny because the crown vic is one of the only cars departments are willing to rebuild. That hasn't happened since the 9C1. Also, the crown vic P71 did .9 G's on stock 225 width all seasons. Almost all new vehicles are trash, if you are seeing an abnormal amount of issues I believe the issue is your mechanic. You know the automotive market has gone to shit when you resort to buying an SS camaro to commute because everything else looks the same and is unreliable. __________________

03-03-2018, 08:55 AM	#3
HyperspaceTurd Drives: 17 1SS 6MT, 09 Tacoma TRD Sport Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Colorado Posts: 149	No Chargers for you guys?

03-04-2018, 05:34 PM	#9
Donald Drives: Just a dream... Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lewisville TX Posts: 140	Caprice PPV was crampt according to the officers that tried it out when I was working at a local city. The chargers sucks, but were cheap, so budgets could replace them more frequently. Ford's were and always have been garbage. As a technician for 10 years Ford's were always good for business ;-)

03-04-2018, 07:27 PM	#11
Royal Tiger Account Suspended Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 3,873	Crown Vic’s had issues as well, mainly transmission and brakes. The 4.6L was garbage. We’d replace motors because the rest of the car was still good. The 94-96 Caprice with the LT-1 was awesome!!!!

03-04-2018, 07:32 PM	#12
SSJ455 Drives: "Kara Zor-El" 2017 2SS HBM Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lower Hudson Valley Posts: 2,036 View My Garage	Water is wet. __________________ Lead me not into temptation. I already know the way. Lana? Lana? LANA! LAAANAAAA!!!! What? Dangerzoooooone.

03-06-2018, 10:19 AM	#14
Royal Tiger Account Suspended Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 3,873	We had Impalas from 2007 or 2008 until the Taurus for 2017. The small departments I work for now only have ford’s. Either Taurus or Explorer. The biggest issues with the Impala was weak front brakes and they overheated if sitting too long. That’s why police cars need to be specific like fire trucks, not converted passenger cars. Small grills help fuel economy on the highway, but don’t move enough air when sitting in the summer.