For bull, watch yer' speed, hate for you to be stopped by 1 of these.

[472 R/T SE]

http://egov.oregon.gov/OSP/NEWSRL/news/04_27_2006_charger.shtml













The number of '06 Chargers I've seen in the Portland-Vancouver area:  I've honestly lost count!

[NHCharger]

State of New Hampshire just bought 44 of those to replace some of the crown vics. They are mean looking with the push bars.

[greenpigs]

One good thing is cops tend to wreck cars often for many reasons, which means HEMI drivetrains for some of us.

The cup is half full this time.

[Brock Samson]

here..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-DODGE-CHARGER-POLICE-HEMI_W0QQitemZ4638033196QQcategoryZ6199QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Crazy Larry]

The Crown Vic kicks that thing's ass - the light on the ebay one looks goofy and out of place.
I'm sorry but a Cop car should still look like a car - not like a snub nosed catfish pig.

Also, I don't see anything about the re-enforced suspension for high speed peruits - does Dodge even do that?
From what I understand the Crown Vics are far more apt for police use.

Any police officers on here that have used both?
I'd like to hear both sides.

I drive a former Detective's Crown Vic Police Interceptor - and it is a tank of a car, feels like I'm invincible in it.

[teddy1500]

if Michigan sy's its better than a crown vic, it is better. They have set the standard for the last 20 years

[haueter66]

We rarely ever do a pursuit because of liability... so, I see a move toward more fuel efficiency coming and that charger will probably lead the revolution.

[bull]

If I get pulled over I'll do a citizen's arrest on the cop for indecent exposure. Lol, I like your new signature, but remember to use your other hand when you count. And you can't count the ones sitting still at the dealership.

[472 R/T SE]

C'mon Curtis, I'm just helping a brother out by looking out for ya'.  I can't imagine the carnage of you having a nervous breakdown seeing one of those in your rearview mirror as it's pulling you over.  I'm sure to see you on the 5:00 NEWS.

[Orange_Crush]

The Crown Vic kicks that thing's ass - the light on the ebay one looks goofy and out of place.
I'm sorry but a Cop car should still look like a car - not like a snub nosed catfish pig.

Also, I don't see anything about the re-enforced suspension for high speed peruits - does Dodge even do that?
From what I understand the Crown Vics are far more apt for police use.

Any police officers on here that have used both?
I'd like to hear both sides.

I drive a former Detective's Crown Vic Police Interceptor - and it is a tank of a car, feels like I'm invincible in it.

Gets to 60 2 seconds quicker than a CV.

Gets to 100 almost 4 seconds quicker

has a 40 MPH higher top speed

Gets down the 1/4 mile 4 seconds faster

handles MUCH better

PLUS...I'llet you in on a little secret.  Engine and suspension wise...the CV police interceptor is EXACTLY the same car as your run-of-the-mill crown Vic HPP.

Talk to any cop driving a crown Vic...they all hate them.

[derailed]

The crown vics are pretty gutless for police cruisers. I have about a half dozen friends and a brother in law who are police officers and they all seem to pretty much say that the chevy caprices made the best patrol cars besides mustangs and camaros as far as power goes. what are some other opinions from the police officers on here.

[41husk]

The police department bought some of those in Pontoon beach IL and did not get the hemi?  what are they thinking?

[Orange_Crush]

The police department bought some of those in Pontoon beach IL and did not get the hemi?  what are they thinking?

Probably don't need it.  The V-6 puts out as much horsepower as the V-8 in the Crown Vic.

[41husk]

but we need the drive train after they crash the car.

[bull]

C'mon Curtis, I'm just helping a brother out by looking out for ya'.  I can't imagine the carnage of you having a nervous breakdown seeing one of those in your rearview mirror as it's pulling you over.  I'm sure to see you on the 5:00 NEWS.

There's no Charger emblem on the front. As long as I don't walk around back I'm fine.

[haueter66]

Tis true, in my opinion, that the caprice was a better running car... sadly they have all aged out of the rotation 

[SeattleCharger]

  Maybe if the cops are driving new Chargers, they won't be as likely to bust a classic Charger for speeding.  Or let you off with a warning at least, after checking out your car.   

[haueter66]

plus it would make a good photo op

[TheGhost]

The Crown Vic kicks that thing's ass

Not where it counts:  Performance.  The LX platform cars run circles around anything Ford and Chevy have to compete with them.  4.6 Crown Vic?  FWD Impala?  Jokes, if you ask me.

[Ghoste]

I may not like the look of the car but from everything I've heard about it, police and taxi use are it's ideal markets.

[Crazy Larry]

The Crown Vic kicks that thing's ass

Not where it counts:  Performance.  The LX platform cars run circles around anything Ford and Chevy have to compete with them.  4.6 Crown Vic?  FWD Impala?  Jokes, if you ask me.

So you've driven one of the "jokes"?

I haven't found a new-age Chrysler that could beat my Crown Vic Interceptor yet? You could argue that maybe it was the driver in the other car but when the new "charger" becomes the norm in police interceptors (like the crown vic is), you can talk - until then it is just a novelty.

Also there is the topic of looks - and you always will lose that arguement with the Chagnum. You know what's sad, the Crown Vic's look more retro than the new "Charger". If I want to drive a four door sedan, I'll drive one that looks like a classic car - not a pig nosed turd.

all in all - it saddens me to even speak the name "charger" in a thread concerning police cars, beacuse cop cars are usually 4-door sedans, so discussing the "charger" in this thread just reminds me of how much DCX squatted over their Charger fan base and took a giant steaming dump.

what a world, what a world

[Orange_Crush]

The Crown Vic kicks that thing's ass

Not where it counts:  Performance.  The LX platform cars run circles around anything Ford and Chevy have to compete with them.  4.6 Crown Vic?  FWD Impala?  Jokes, if you ask me.

So you've driven one of the "jokes"?

I have...I owned one of the "jokes" from 1998 until 2004.  They truly ARE jokes.  Slow (and I had the high performance package), ill-handling pigs with cheap-ass interiors, flexy bodies that squeaked like crazy anytime you took a turn, crappy idler and pittman arms that wore out after 10,000 miles and a tranny that gave up the ghost at 50,000 miles.

I haven't found a new-age Chrysler that could beat my Crown Vic Interceptor yet? You could argue that maybe it was the driver in the other car but when the new "charger" becomes the norm in police interceptors (like the crown vic is), you can talk - until then it is just a novelty.

You haven't been looking...hell...the previous gen. 'treps could keep up with them no problem....as far as becoming the norm...with the OSP Chargers costing only a grand more than the CVPIs, coupled with the fact that CVPI's have a tendency to slow-roast cops...I figure you're gonna see a LOT more Chargers in police fleets all over the country.

Also there is the topic of looks - and you always will lose that arguement with the Chagnum. You know what's sad, the Crown Vic's look more retro than the new "Charger". If I want to drive a four door sedan, I'll drive one that looks like a classic car - not a pig nosed turd.

I like the CVs looks...but I like the Charger better.

all in all - it saddens me to even speak the name "charger" in a thread concerning police cars, beacuse cop cars are usually 4-door sedans, so discussing the "charger" in this thread just reminds me of how much DCX squatted over their Charger fan base and took a giant steaming dump.

what a world, what a world

If this type of thing saddens you, you may want to seek professional help.  If you don't like the car, just don't buy it.

[TheGhost]

The Crown Vic kicks that thing's ass

Not where it counts:  Performance.  The LX platform cars run circles around anything Ford and Chevy have to compete with them.  4.6 Crown Vic?  FWD Impala?  Jokes, if you ask me.

So you've driven one of the "jokes"?

Yes.  I was thoroughly unimpressed.  The last good cop cars were the Caprices.  The Crown Vic is only so "popular" as a cop car, because there was no alternative.  What OTHER 4 door, V-8 sedan was on the market in the late 90s?  Hell, when the V-6 in the new Charger makes as much power as the V-8 in the Crown Vic, I'd definatly call the Vics nothing but a joke.

[Crazy Larry]

I have...I owned one of the "jokes" from 1998 until 2004.  They truly ARE jokes.  Slow (and I had the high performance package), ill-handling pigs with cheap-ass interiors, flexy bodies that squeaked like crazy anytime you took a turn, crappy idler and pittman arms that wore out after 10,000 miles and a tranny that gave up the ghost at 50,000 miles.

You must have had some bad luck with it - I had a '94 Dodge Intrepid, and took it to 200,000 miles, great car, very minimal problems - they only one was that it was a dog for a V6. Not much power at all.

Now, have a '99 CV (yes the saddening of the Dodge "charger" fiasco made me go to Ford for a bit - no help needed to make that decision) - well, I am just about to cross 100,000 miles in the Crown Vic and the thing runs quieter and smoother than ever before. Thoroughly impressed - and it's no slouch out of the gate either.

Then again I've heard some serious Intrepid bashing by those who's trannys went out on them after 50,000 also - I guess its all in the vehicle that you get. Of course, I do a TON of highway driving, and those miles roll-up on the dial fast - but they are good miles, not the sitting in traffic, jamming over pot-holes NYC miles.

[SeattleCharger]

   The car looks cool for a cop car, dodge at least, but ya, Charger tag isn't really what you want to associate with a cop car.  Don't really go together, oh well.

[SeattleCharger]

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[Crazy Larry]

 

[1fine69]

sweet 

[Darkness]

Ther thang gotta a Hemi?!?