Crown Victoria P71

[Motorrad]

Ex police obviously, does anyone have any info or comments good or bad about these?

Going to be using it in the US and I fancy one of these as a cheap shed I can park anywhere.

[Twin Turbo]

I know bu66ger all about 'em, but I think they so uncool they're actually very cool. If I could afford the fuel bills, one would make a great daily driver.

I'd want to keep the nudge bar too.

[bob1179]

They are the last of the old style Yank Tanks.

Seperate body and chassis construction, leaf springs, four speed auto and a low power, high torque V8 engine. They don't go round corners and wallow when going over bumps, ultra light steering, crappy interior plastics and trim.

As mentioned, they are so uncool they are actually pretty cool!

If it's an ex police car, they are even better as they have a bit more power and beefed up suspension.

[Hybrids]

We brought a Police spec (P71) over from Texas about 3 years ago, never used it as a daily driver but did a fair few miles hiring it out and promoting it.
For a big bus it goes well and it's great on a long drive.
Economy was quite good with the O/D box.

[Matt Harper]

They've usually had a very hard life. By the time the cops and taxi drivers have done with them, they're invariably shagged-out. Dirt cheap in the US mind...

[Hybrids]

Matt Harper said:

They've usually had a very hard life. By the time the cops and taxi drivers have done with them, they're invariably shagged-out. Dirt cheap in the US mind...

I would half agree with that statement, we looked at some NY cars and they were knackered, as were most of the State cars we encountered. The one we ended up with was from a small PD outside of Dallas that one regular driver had the use of.
It used to tow one of the "Your Speed Is" trailers
117k miles, non smoker and and did not live up to the "vomit comet" reputation of many

[LaidesMan356typ1]

You can get these cars pretty cheap. about $3,000(us) cant get you nice one. I would mainly look for P71 in the VIN alot of our goverment use these cars all the time. I thnking about getting one my self, I wont have drive fast. People will just move out of your way!

[KevF]

I was going to bring in an Impala Police car but when I posted up on a US/UK forum, all I got was posts saying that you cant run around with Police written on the side....

Those that run these cars, Have you had any experience like that? What does the SVA or Mot guys say when it goes through?

[Hybrids]

KevF said:

I was going to bring in an Impala Police car but when I posted up on a US/UK forum, all I got was posts saying that you cant run around with Police written on the side....

Those that run these cars, Have you had any experience like that? What does the SVA or Mot guys say when it goes through?

SVA we had to take all the toys off/out, partition, search light, push bar, console etc.
MOT time, they loved it.
We had a master switch to make sure you didn't accidentally put on the lights or siren...

When we did hired jobs we fitted clear light lenses to the light bar and we had some magnetic sheet printed with the letter T in the correct font, so when on the road, the word POLICE read POLITE.

I think some guys buy or replicate something that does not scream POLICE down the side, LAPD, NYPD or Sheriff.
Ours was a bit too obvious when it came in, hence the NYPD scheme:

[Captain Cadillac]

Yeah I know all about em, see one in your rearview mirror and, well....

[fandab3473]

ebay 160315402943

not a p71 but is a v8

[Motorrad]

Update: I bought a 2005 P71 for $5K and it's probably one of the best 'fit for purpose' cars I've ever owned:-

Shrugs off wrecked road surfaces
Has a trunk big enough to fit in 2 'whack jobs' at once
Has a spotlight I can use to illuminate the area around my garage to make sure there are no stab crazed crack heads lurking in the area
Burns up cheap gas at a reassuringly fast rate
Makes a whizzy fizzing induction noise when you boot it
Can be parked anywhere without fear
Amusement factor when other road users falsely believe you're a member of the law enforcement community and dive out of your way/brake hard/freak out/jettison their stash.

Can't recommend them highly enough when used in the environment they were designed for