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Cops Bummed as Ford Kills Crown Vic

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 29, 2009 8:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – In June, Ford brought the heads of the nation’s top police fleets to its Dearborn headquarters and had them test drive its latest Taurus. The goal: to convince them that there would be life after the Crown Victoria. The Crown Vic is the unrivaled king of cop cars, making up 85% of American police fleets. But Ford is pulling the plug on the lumbering vehicle in 2011, the Detroit News reports.

Most people would love to trade the badly outdated Crown Vic for a sleek new Taurus, but cops love the Crown Vic’s roomy interiors, rear-wheel drive, and body-on-frame construction, which makes the cars tough and easy to repair. Cops are also trained on the Crown Vic, and accessories like light bars are built specifically for them. “It will definitely cause us some grief,” says an LAPD official. “We would have to start all over.”

Los Angeles police officers point their weapons towards a suspect, Aug. 13, 2009. The LAPD has invested heavily in Crown Vic maintenance.
Los Angeles police officers point their weapons towards a suspect, Aug. 13, 2009. The LAPD has invested heavily in Crown Vic maintenance.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Crown Vics make up 85% of America's police cars.
Crown Vics make up 85% of America's police cars.   (Shutterstock)
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youngblood
Aug 30, 2009 11:27 AM CDT
atomick. LOL, where r u from, I have never heard someone calling someone dumb before by calling them goober...I like it! ! I'm going to use it! Thanks Goober!
youngblood
Aug 30, 2009 11:22 AM CDT
Wow, it must be a blast to cruise Italy with your donuts and coffee in one of those cop cars piyrwz!!! Thanks for the link.
paul123
Aug 29, 2009 5:07 AM CDT
Fuel efficient cars are one thing, but by and large, the police force is a respectable organization, and all of the officers that I at least know, don't fit your "profiling". If you think all officers are as bad as you have written, then you are just as prejudiced and you profile just as much if not more than those which you condemn.

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