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[Timbuk]

Must be because i only look 18

:-?

 

Maybe 21 then

[tunnie]

got a clean licence now  

My close call was going along in a 40 zone.... at 40. Cop car went past in the opposite direction (was plod megga) i looked in my rear view mirror to   see it do an emergancy spin around and come after me   He was 1 car back in a lane to filter left, as soon as we filtered he pulled over the clapped out ford escort behind me!

Scary moment there.

Here is a question for the resident plod members, an Omega towing a professional trailer (straps, twin axle, the lot) with another Omega on the trailer, would you pull that over??

As technically it would be about 400kg over the limit of the cars official towing capacity.

[Timbuk]

got a clean licence now  

My close call was going along in a 40 zone.... at 40. Cop car went past in the opposite direction (was plod megga) i looked in my rear view mirror to   see it do an emergancy spin around and come after me   He was 1 car back in a lane to filter left, as soon as we filtered he pulled over the clapped out ford escort behind me!

Scary moment there.

Here is a question for the resident plod members, an Omega towing a professional trailer (straps, twin axle, the lot) with another Omega on the trailer, would you pull that over??

As technically it would be about 400kg over the limit of the cars official towing capacity.

I guess that would be a yes Tunnie, when EP went to hire a trailer to bring the MV6 back they wouldn't let him tow it with his Elite with another Meega on the back, he had to hire a tranny

[Darth Loo-knee]

got a clean licence now  

My close call was going along in a 40 zone.... at 40. Cop car went past in the opposite direction (was plod megga) i looked in my rear view mirror to   see it do an emergancy spin around and come after me   He was 1 car back in a lane to filter left, as soon as we filtered he pulled over the clapped out ford escort behind me!

Scary moment there.

Here is a question for the resident plod members, an Omega towing a professional trailer (straps, twin axle, the lot) with another Omega on the trailer, would you pull that over??

As technically it would be about 400kg over the limit of the cars official towing capacity.

No bother for the Daddy Range Rover though Tunnie

[Elite Pete]

got a clean licence now  

My close call was going along in a 40 zone.... at 40. Cop car went past in the opposite direction (was plod megga) i looked in my rear view mirror to   see it do an emergancy spin around and come after me   He was 1 car back in a lane to filter left, as soon as we filtered he pulled over the clapped out ford escort behind me!

Scary moment there.

Here is a question for the resident plod members, an Omega towing a professional trailer (straps, twin axle, the lot) with another Omega on the trailer, would you pull that over??

As technically it would be about 400kg over the limit of the cars official towing capacity.

I guess that would be a yes Tunnie, when EP went to hire a trailer to bring the MV6 back they wouldn't let him tow it with his Elite with another Meega on the back, he had to hire a tranny

As in the van not the other type

[HI2DVY]

Clearly not. Only had my meega 2 days before it earned me 3 points. Its was 5 days with the S-type Jag!

[elvin315]

In my neck of the woods the police use the last of the full sized RWD sedans. The Ford Crown Victoria. A 4.6L 250HP V8 pushes 3780 pounds worth of car (believe it or not the Catera weighs more). How big is full size? If you could hollow one out you could probably fit a Cat inside the Crown Vic bodywork. They are readily available used and I must admit I considered buying one before I came to my senses. The civilian version is down 25HP and minus the heavy duty suspension, and electrical and cooling systems.



Many are operated unmarked. No lettering, badges, or lights so when you see the familiar grille in your mirrors you move over instinctively. Most of the time it's a false alarm but better safe than sorry.

[jamie]

"when you see the familiar grille in your mirrors you move over instinctively"

They are what the Volvo  T5 is to most of the UK motoring public and before that the White Omega (Catera).  If only we had those fishtail bumpers (fenders?) in Wales  ......

I remember reading that the Ford Crown Victoria was one of the more sophisticated US Fords from the point of view of electronic integration (multiplex).

[tunnie]

i went in a crown vic to the airport in Miami.... soooo bouncy going up a slip road at 50mph the back end felt very unstable!

The driver was saying how he loves the crown vics compared to the chevvy's....

Seams police world wide like big RWD saloons!  

Sorry Elvin but going to have to point this out..... 250bhp from a 4.6L!!!!  

The 3.0 Omega pushes out 212 ish... few mods and its more like 220...

[Martin_1962]

A V6 Omega does weigh less than the under powered for enginse size Ford

Just had to convert to kg first

[hotel21]

My brother recently retired from being a Cop in Canada for the past diddlydump years.  He told me that the Crown Vics were to be discontinued by Ford some years ago but there was such a mojor outcry by law enforcement agecys in Canada and the States that they were forced to reconsider and (as far as I know) continue to make them.

They are solid, robust, rear drive and virtually Police proof.

For Police Proof, read the situation where your 3 year old is able to drive.  And push buttons.  And pull levers.  And open things that say 'do not open'.  And play with things that you otherwise would not look twice at if it were your own car.  Generally fiddle and twist anything on the car that can be fiddled or twisted.  And still the relevant knobs, buttons and levers in the car keeps working......  

Thats the Crown Vic, apparently.....

[elvin315]

Everything you've all said about the Crown Vic is too true. In production since 1992, with a facelift in 1998, Ford sells these behemoths mostly to police departments and taxi fleets. Softly sprung in taxi guise and heavy duty suspension for the police. And yes, that's 250HP from 4.6 liters. 54.34HP per liter versus the Catera's 66.6HP per liter. And that's in police tune. Ford only gives us citizenz 225HP or less. Pitiful. Still, with their radio network and helicopters, the police don't need high performance autos. Just a strong chassis, a wide back seat, and a big trunk to carry the gear. It's true about the LEOs screaming bloody murder at the prospect of losing their Vics. All the carmakers have tried convincing them to switch to FWD. Some urban depts have added FWD sedans to their fleets but use the Crown Vic for highway duty.

Now the pendulum is swinging back. What's old is new again. After 20 years of forcing FWD down our throats, RWD is making a comeback as musclecars. Dodge's new Charger is a RWD sedan with a 340HP Hemi V8. It's been purchased by a few depts nationwide and I've seen one in NY State Police service. Most still aren't sold on them though. too small and expensive compared to the big Ford.

[Bo Bo]

When I got done for speeding about 3 years ago all the Police went about was how lovely my motor was & what a great car the Omega is, still did me though  

[Lawman]

I've been pulled twice...3 days apart.
First time round, I had a marked 5 series turn round and chase me....talkin' on my phone apparently....itchy neck!! He was gonna do me for it aswell, before the tougher penalty though!!
Next was up a country road, came to a cross roads and I went straight on, noticed what appeared to be a transit or similar behind me, got to the 30 sign, I slow down to 30, they start flashing their headlights....through into the 30 limit, blues on. Had me in the back of the car for a good 20 mins (marked traffic 5 Series), searched me a bit much for my liking! Apparently a lot of my car have been getting stolen, lies! Was just out and out targeting!!

The other week about 1.30am there was a marked Focus estate about 3 feet off my bumper for ages as I was doing 30, I out accelerated it from a mini roundabout then when we got to some chevrons after the roundabout he over took me at aprox. 50mph in a 30 zone, I was not impressed at all by this!!  

[Danny]

nothin annoys me more than COPS not obeying the rules, I deliberately didnt give a van a chance to turn earlier purely because he didnt indicate, as far as i'm concerned, if they're not responding to a call and not using lights/sirens, they should stick to the limits we stick to

overtaking at 50 in a 30, i'd have taken the reg down, along with time and place of incident, and reported him/her, mentioning any possible hazards to confirm his/her stupidity