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It makes me happy that there's a center console in it now.
My Crown Victoria police interceptor has nothing between me and the passenger😂probably a good thing that changed
I have the same charger pursuit, but. Switched out my center console for a subwoofer
@@theimaginativeskipper4381please post a video thats dope
@@theimaginativeskipper4381 literally based😂🎉
And it’s empty and has computer provisions. I’m thinking a nice cheap gaming desktop and 4k monitor. Then a supercharger to play nfs hot pursuit in real life lmao.
Fun Fact : It's only certified until you hit 1k mile after that you CAN have it recalibrated but departments don't do it.
That is a fun fact
@@HamburgerPizza666Especially if you use it to challenge a speeding ticket.
Had an 01 P71.. that car was still dead on at 280k miles.
It's only certified to be +/- 3 mph accuracy like the radar guns. That's why most officers, whom have a brain in their skull, don't pull people over for 2-3 mph over the limit. Take it to court, challenge the radar gun accuracy of +/- 3 mph and ticket dismissed.
@@Blackdog06019right but they aren't guaranteed past 1k. Loophole to easily get a ticket thrown out.
I drove cabs for 6 years and we used a lot of old Ford Crown Vic police cars. They had better brakes, suspension and engines and handled better than the Mercury version of the same platform. They made great cabs. I especially enjoyed the ones with the search light still on them, you can really find an address with them.
Your right about all that besides the engine part, the engines are the exact same, certain things are just better (SparkPlugs, Coils sometimes) for more power, nd the alternator.. the rest of the engine is the exact same
Yes but police cars get regular service like oil changes and other maintenance done at regular intervals with records to back it up. When you buy a car from someone you just have to take thier word on it which could be lies @@avoidingthotties8517
I want a police interceptor they use to be 2 grand but now they're over 6 grand 🙄🔥
@@avoidingthotties8517 . It’s the same 4.6L v8 motor and everything for the crown Vic. Just beefier alternator. There just tuned from factory slightly different for different shift points. They don’t put fancy j wiz upgrades to give it more power.
@@avoidingthotties8517like the Taurus and Explorer interceptors. They had the option of the mustangs 3.7L n/a v6 instead of the civilian 3.5 N/a THAT gives it slightly better HP but they also tuned it FROM factory for different shift points. And programmed the transmission differently.
My old car had a column shift and I miss it so much. She died of old age and worked like a beast untill her last breath.
That’s why I love my F-150, column shift front split bench seat. I can have both a bench or a fold down console. Best of both worlds.
Another fun fact, the police charger is the only model that can have a v8 engine AND awd together.
Edit: going to be more clear, I’m referring to 7th gen chargers. I know full well there are RT’s from the 6th gen that came with AWD.
You can get them as a Chrysler 300 v8 with awd
the 2010 hemi charger is a v8 and there is a awd version my buddy has one
@@Tonypisoni12 I was referring to the 7th gen chargers specifically
@@mybugatti100well we are talking about police cars not normal cars
i have a dodge charger rt awd…
The column shifter is really the only feature you can’t get on a civilian sedan anymore sadly.
Mercedes has something similar to a column shifter, at least in the W205 Generation. You use it like a column shifter but it’s electronically controlled.
Love column shifters. When it came time to order my F150, I was sure to equip it this way. So much more legroom without a console.
Column shifters are the best.
@@NoLuv505 Yeah but you can’t push it up the park you have to like press the button and it’s not that satisfying. But I prefer that for sure if that’s what’s out there.
@@42luke93 yeah I agree with you, it’s not as satisfying but it’s bout the best column like in the market atm so I’m pretty happy with it in my W205
Also drive is the bottommost position on the shifter, so that a cop can jump into the car and slam it in gear and go without worrying about overshooting and getting stuck in low or manual mode or whatever that model would normally have below drive
Generally true but not always - the Tahoe I'm assigned to right now still has low gear at the bottom, and I always selecting it by accident when I'm in a hurry. Very annoying.
Our upfitters also installed the radio with the mic right there, so the shifter always snags the mic cord.
Sounds like your department just sucks 😂 @@TheBulap
@@DCfreerunnerjust a Chevrolet thing
Speedometers on most modern vehicles produced in the last 20 years are bang on. My 98 and my 90 were a couple mph off.
Eh. Google always tells me that I’m a couple of mph slower than my 2008 & 2015 speedometers say.
@@MKULTRA_Victim_ gps isn't that accurate anyways. Now worth comparing to an actual tool unless it uses the phone accelerometer too
The ultimate feature a retired police cruiser has: 620,000 miles on the dash!
usually its the opposite of that. 60k miles. But 600,000 hours on the engine from idling lol.
I build and strip police cars and I've only seen a couple state troopers that get over 100k miles before they get retired, most of them get wrecked long before they mile out
What u talking about this one has 148k miles on it
We looked at dozens when my buddy bought one , not one over 150,000km . But yeah the one he bought was the lowest idle hours at 8k. Most were 15-20,000 hours.
Nope that's false most departments retire theirs around 100k or so and have been meticulously maintained and serviced regularly, I've owned several retired crown victoria police cars and they are solid as a rock and never left me stranded
bro forgot to mention the 500,000+ engine idle hours, and how hard these cars are driven.
My thoughts exactly
I was thinking that too.
Also they usually have larger radiators, oil coolers, and oil reservoirs to handle high speed driving, but you can get alot of that with a tow package.
How many hours has the engine idled?
How many hours since it rolled off the factory floor.
To be fair, most chargers are driven into the ground. I had a rental 2022 R/T and I drove it so hard it sounded like it had a supercharger in it.
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
Sounds like someone's been to the Mt. Prospect police auction.
Me in 10 years buying the US Navy F-250s that are factory emissions deleted by Ford. 😂
Fun fact: child safety locks have been on back door for decades 😂
The column shifter is the whole reason I want one of these cop cars
Teslas have them
Me too
@@salman42655fuck off wanker
@@salman42655not the same bro
chrysler has them
I had an ex-highway patrol car in Australia, it had an extra light above the speedo that was always on, so they could speed match vehicles at night with their lights off, sneaky.
Is it legal for cops to drive without lights on at night?
@@cholera4858 I would say yes, but it comes with a risk, if they cause an accident while doing it, they are liable for damages, same as when they drive at high speed.
@@DAVOPARKES wow that's wild. In Europe(pretty sure in most of the world) cops must drive in a way they would expect normal drivers to drive.
So in case of police driving behind me without lights on [at night], I'd call the police and report the police to the police. Obviously with sufficient evidence, they'd be screwed big time.
@@DAVOPARKESAh see in America, cops have no liability. They could do that, then get out and shoot you, and get a promotion for it
@@cholera4858Generally speaking, at least in the U.S., police can disregard traffic laws in the performance of their duties; I do not know if driving behind non-wanted individuals with no lights for the purpose of speed-trapping counts or not, sounds silly to me.
Driving behind a wanted person with no lights or a vehicle that matches a description of one used in a crime is another story.
My Mercedes-Benz also has a Column shifter or at least it’s similar. But it’s electronically controlled which makes it so simple to use.
I've had several cop cars, my first was a 1970 Dodge Polara. It had the plate on the core support that stated.
High Speed Pursuit package.
It had the 375 HP 440 and 2:73 gears, it shifted into second at 72 and third at 110 and would wind right past 140 and I measured the distance and marked it past 140 to 155, it would run 152 all day long if I came up on a hill it might slow down to 140 and down the hill, I'd be guess 160.
That one had a big glob of Bondo covering a bullet hole, I picked all the Bondo out and rattle canned the bare metal. I loved that bullet hole!
as someone who doesn’t have a car, every car has features my car doesn’t have.
Ya my hot wheels car doesn't have any of these features.
🤣!!
@@thejman3489wheels?
If that’s the hemi. That’s also the only way you can get the 5.7 and awd in that body style. It was around for a bit in the previous gen, but in my opinion this generation looks a million times better
I think this gen looks too much like a civic from the front
@@ichrised, you mean "this gen was what Honda based the Civic on".
I never got why people like these cars. They're just plain ugly with crappy interiors.
@@MiceliCreationspolice interceptor Taurus will remain supreme as the modern sedan police cruiser. But nothing will ever surpass the pursuit rated Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, or those sneaky FHP Merc Marauders with SVT cobra power trains 😂
@@AppalachianMountaineer1863 Agreed. I live near Detroit and when I was younger the gang/drug units had burgundy marauders with blacked out windows. Everyone knew better than to get their attention.
For many cars you can also notice the dash is thicker along with the a pillar trim in order to compensate for all the extra electrical stuff. Many models also have air funnels for the brakes to keep them cool under hard and excessive braking so they don’t loose grip or response time
Take a look under the front door trim. Some came equipped with Kevlar ballistic panels in the front doors to offer a little extra protection against small arms fire over just the standard door. It's meant mostly to protect the officer's legs when (s)he's standing up behind the door (their vest is still protects the torso).
I imagine they take that stuff out probably costs a pretty penny no?
@@blackkennedy3966Kevlar has a shelf life apparently so if they have it installed it’s likely past it’s expiration date. Which doesn’t mean it’s still not effective. I have old Kevlar that is still ballistically sound
My 2016 Caprice ppv has 17000 hours on it and 11000 of those are idle hours
What engine? How’s she run?
@@VladmirVorkeshky perfect
Hemis + idle hours what a wonderful combo
@@Handle_gravelcaprice is a Chevy
@@ichrised yes, but the subject of the video is a dodge. Probably with plenty of idle hours, as is typical with police work
The column shufter is for muscle memory too. When things go sideways the last thing you want to be doing is fumbling for gears.
idk, i drove a truck with a column shifter once and i was constantly looking how to put it in drive, half of the time i'd put it into neutral or something
floor shift you just pull it until you can't, don't need to look
@@oliviersavard8676I was pretty confident with my old Taurus column shifter, my truck shifter too until the neutral and drive bulbs on the PRND321 indicator went out. Now I have to count incase I drop it in neutral lol
@@oliviersavard8676yeah I drive one with a column shifter at work and it’s kinda annoying
@@oliviersavard8676truck column shifters are often “prindle style” with low gears below drive, leaving you hunting for drive. police style column shifter hits drive at the bottom and park at the top so you don’t have to think about it.
@@oliviersavard8676
You must’ve had a ford with a loose shifter.
Don’t forget the vinyl floor covering, which makes it easy to hose out that busy back seat
Imagine how many guys bleed or shit or piss in there!!
Depends on department and what it’s used for, there are some cruisers that have regular back seats that are pristine because they never are used for transport like some highway patrol vehicles
@@AppalachianMountaineer1863 yeah I have two charger pursuit cars one Atlanta detective car and a federal marshals car and both have perfect rear seats.
@@Formerlywarmer yep. Detective cars are 100% the go to, or a fed car. Usually not that many idling hours either
@@AppalachianMountaineer1863 absolutely
I like the shifter up behind the wheel like that. My work truck is a 2500hd and 3500hd Chevy and I'm always reaching for it even in my bmw or jeep😅 that'd be a options I'd pick if I could. ❤
As long as I don’t end up in the back of that mug, it’s all good
My ex dog loved riding cop cars
I have a 2013 ford Taurus police interceptor… a lot of similar features… very clean and comfortable.
I love the looks of the Taurus PPV mad quick for the size of the engine, the car that I always wanted was the CVPI and in then they had that trunk lock by steering wheel. But I just recently fell in love with the Caprice PPV
That was a good patrol car, no damn leg room in the Inpala's for anyone who 5'10" up at 6'1" plus it really hurts the knees.
@@DB-yj3qcuncle worked for DC Metro and they hated the impalas with a passion for being uncomfortable they’d intentionally take them over speed bumps at high speed during responses just to knock out the alignment so they would get issued something else temporarily 😂.
He said things were better then the Ford Explorers showed
Some cars do actually have the small lock on the rear doors when you open it, it's either a button or a switch which stops the door from being opened from the inside
i miss column shifters like crazy especially since it's all digital not mechanical anyways. they're the perfect auto.
@@retiredbore378 I've seen those but they're just stalks sadly. I'd love it if they would make em like the ford/gm ones from not that long ago too. They make parking and manouvers effortless.
been in the back of one of these a number of times, can confirm this video is accurate 👍
What
@@Queenalfa995bro livin that thug life
@@jersey3686well ya can’t blame him, he is buster scrugs after all. legendary outlaw.
I quit getting in the back when they were still mostly crown vics lol. Been about a decade at least since I've had anything worse than a speeding ticket.
I’m 6”4 ish comfortability 0/10 that alone is enough to keep me out of one of those things:
That first one is standard on all cars in some capacity. It's the child lock. I used to build cop cars for various departments and that was never a feature we had to add. It was factorofor all of them even on the now "Police" base models we started with.
Yes except child locks are inside of the rear doors, not accessible from the drivers door. It’s just a convenience thing for the cops.
I've had many 02 Intrepid (3.5L)PP's, and I've had an 09 Charger (5.7L)PP. They've all had that knob that looks like an old carburetor choke knob to open the rear doors.
I had a couple of those old "carb choke knobs" which were broken. I tried to buy replacement rods & knobs, and they were absurdly expensive. I don't remember the exact price, but I do remember it was between $50 & $100 each, then, which was far too expensive for my wallet.
Column shift is awesome, no clumsy center console to get in the way of things and room for a bench seat. My first car in 1987 was a column shift manual and my current is a column shift auto, with several others in between, both sedans.
I worked at Ford as a lot of attentive, naturally we had a lot of police vehicles including explorers and a few smaller vehicles. They always had a relocated PRNDL lever. Fascinating
I had an old decommisioned crown victoria cruiser. That thing was a beast, and had the most trunk space of any vehicle I've ever seen. Even still had the kevlar trunk pack for transporting weapons without blowing the car up
Wow, I need to make my Chrysler 300 an SRT and a cop car🚨
Chrysler is up on the black community.
don't, you can get punished by the police
@@freethinker3716lmao indefinitely ( i’m black)
I bought a former state patrol Plymouth, about 78? model. It had the largest alternator I ever saw; Even the mechanic was in awe of its size. I sold it for lack of AC, and got a 74 Chevy Impala with AC, but it was worn out in ten years and less than 100k miles.
I love the Column shifter/red light.
The locks very sneaky also. Might be good for kids…
Honestly why in the hell did manufacturers get rid of column shifters? They just make SO much more sense!!
Cheaper, considering the column shifter was actually mechanical, and now it's just an electric sensor. Also steering wheels are outsourced to Nexteer, so that's less middle man costs.
Cars aren't designed for user experience anymore. Used to be able to hug your gf on long drives. Now? It's like they hate blowjobs and anyone who gets em 😂
Hell, give me a three-on-the-tree manual like I learned on! 🤣
yep I learned on a 1966 galaxy 500, three on the tree. two years from getting it as a hand me down and a drunk driver total it as we sat at a red light.
People want console shifters because they feel sportier. Column shifters remind people too much of their parents/grandparents car.
I tow trailers a lot and I prefer console shift for manuevers. It's in an easy to reach location where I can easily stay leaned back and watching my mirrors while shifting back and forth, and the movement feels more natural to me.
My 2011 Chevy Impala LT does have the colum shifter actually lol. The original owner that I bought it from paid the dealership to have the bench seat option installed so I have a bench in the front like older cars and the column shifter. Love my car.
Also, don't forget your keys. The doors lock behind you when you close them...at least on the Crown Vics (Interceptors).
No they don't.
@@michaelreed1380Mine did.
The chargers also have a lock out feature, called secure park. if someone tried to steal it while it’s running and that system enabled they would be unable to get the car to get it into gear
So if I get pulled over by a cop for going over the speed limit, I can tell them well it's off by a few?
Well yes, it just won't do anything.
in the unlikely event you get a ticket for only 1-3mph over the speed limit then you can present your argument in court. Arguments or defence is for the court room and not roadside with the cop.
Speedometers can only show that ur going faster tahn u are, not the other way around
@@lazarskrbic Not if your wheels are larger than stock or some weird gearing mod is made.
@@wob6776 could be, i was talking about stock cars, afaik they can't make cars which show less speed
I love column shifter
They also have a high performance computer. It jacks up the rpm’s if you are accelerating and brake suddenly.
They are also always all wheel drive, thats why they will always catch you on snowy roads, or why they never hesitate to cross a farm field.
Had a P71 Crown Vic with a lot of the same features, loved it!
Except the door lock feature😢
Fun fact. There's 3 ways to lock the rear doors in a normal car, 1 making it only openable from outside. Some cars have a little switch on the side of the door under the latch, and most you can lock and unlock from the driver seat and from whatever seat you are trying to lock/unlock
i have a 2020 retired police charger. specify one from the iowa highway patrol. there are alot of features that are on some police charger and not on others based on the way that the police agency ordered the car. so for example i dont have a bar under my rear bumper for towing the car. i also don't have the back door child lock. it is cool to mention that getting a cop charger is the only way to get a v8 charger with AWD. except a very specific model year that happened to have it.
Column shifter? Wow thats a dream. Ive always wanted one of these bad boys. Didnt know they had column shifters now i need one. I love column shifters. Until i got a pickup, my favorite vehicle i owned was my 01 marquis. Loved the column shifter. Now i have an f150 with a column shifter and its just so nice having nothing but a massive arm rest next to me.
I had the pleasure of test driving a patrol unit for a Colorado county that was in for service when I worked at a Dodge dealer in college. People don't notice the "Out of Service" badges, they see the light bar and push bumper, and immediately start acting nicely. Real interesting to watch
When I worked at the ford dealership a long time ago the techs used to give me rides and we would scare the ever loving shit out of people just haul ass right up behind them and then turn around or laugh they would sometimes get pissed when they saw a couple of goof ball techs in there and not cops absolutely friggin hilarious
I mean , Most speedos now are digital , No more Dial , just a Screen.
@@derekdreke4990they should’ve charged you dumbasses with impersonating an officer.
No one here mentioning the MPH Certification is crazy.
What is crazy? I dont know
And obviously fake.
Imagine thinking you are going the speed limit and get pulled over for going 2-3 mph over.
😂🤦♂️
Every single car has a so called “certified” accurate speed gauge!!
@@Acidburn3141no they don't. Most cars intentionally are off by 2-3 mph/kmph so when you try to do the limit you don't trip a radar or a cop. This on the other hand is precise to each mph
I've used GPS trackers and never had a car that was perfect with ether of my trackers.
@@silverclover7107I have. Both my daily Ford and my mother's daily Subaru. On the other hand a rental Kia that I had read 2MPH slower than actual.
It also has a reinforced front end to conduct PIT maneuvers. Great for deer impacts, not so much for head on collision.
The column shifter is also in these as well as Explorer Interceptors too because many police officers that have worked for a while may have used Ford Crown Victorias, which came with column shifters from the factory.
I have this now 2018 AWD police charger, I have never seen that door lock before on the inside of the car, or this magical tow hook
The Pursuit Model gets excellent gas mileage on the highway.
No such thing as excellent gas mileage with a V8, let alone a dodge. lol
@@ThatWolfWithShades some dude strapped a lawn mower carb to his ford 302 and got 40 something mpg, it's definitely possible and the technology exists to make it happen. although I can imagine you'd lose some power
I once had a Pursuit Dodge Intrepid that had the same modifications. Wonderful car. Man I miss it.
The column shift was used to eliminate the need to retrain where the shifter is located, as LEO's were driving Crown Victoria's for many years.
I have a 2016 5.7 AWD. First upgrade you need to make to her is get a Zautomotive Taser. Let’s you flip it from AWD to RWD and unlocks the SRT pages on your display. They are really fun, I’m cranking about 510hp out of her right now and the transfer case is starting to go from the extra power but it’s worth it.
"Dont use your phone while driving! Also, ignore me while I read my laptop while speeding down the highway!"
Policeman is educated and experienced to do so, an average civilian is not.
@@Getoverhere666 that's a load of BS
@@catman2261 fine!
Reminds me of my first car; a 1987 Jeep Wrangler that had the column shifter.
Nice watch!
Looks to be a mission to Jupiter.
Column shifters are superior and they should be in every vehicle, change my mind.
My 2011 Chevy Impala LT has a bench seat in the front and a column shifter. I love it.
@@mostdopecaptain3350 I’ve got a 2010 Malibu and I’m super jealous. Floor shifters are such an inefficient use of space in any vehicle’s interior. Plus it’s not as satisfying to use as a column shifter lol.
@@charlesbrown4483I disagree. I prefer console shift or floor shift. Console shift preferred. I like driving manual. So resting my hand on the gear selector feels more natural. And to me in my opinion, I feel like I have more control of the car. Feels more durable. But that's just me.
@@jamesthekid6609that would be the only thing anyone would like it for lol my homie had a BMW 750Li and he always kept his hand on it cause all his cars before that was manual
The county dept I work for gets old sheriff cars for work vehicles. I use one that was an unmarked impala. The door locks always give me a hard time.
I love my column shifter. It's also easier to play with when I'm not sitting. Wtf I don't remember why I liked that. It's gonna be a year since I've been in it soon.
Nice watch
Thanks
Man every time I see a new video about this dodge cop car makes me want one😅 it is a cool car👍🏻
If you drive one, people will slow down and move out of your way.
Make sure you get a white one, and then tint the windows. 👍🏻
I bought on in October and I love it. The performance, new car features, and its durability have me smiling every time I drive it. One thing though, on back roads you get slowed down by the cars in front of you who will slow down thinking youre a cop.
Cool video! Never knew about this stuff! Now this is quality content right here.
I love my police package charger. It deserved a new life. Great video my 2009 column shift is a 5 speed as opposed to most that are 4 speed.
Aside from the high idle hours, a cop vehicle is definitely a good car for a hotrodder imo. Pursuit/law enforcement packages usually give a stiffer suspension, bigger brakes, and non-typical engine and drivetrain setups.
Basically if you're already planning on rebuilding an engine a cruiser isn't a bad base. Taking this charger as an example, AWD 5.7 hemi, you can't get that in a regular 7th gen charger. AWD gonna give that thing some great handling in all types of weather not to mention it'll launch hard af and that 5.7 hemi has tremendous amounts of aftermarket support.
You sure about that? Police packages always add an extra inch or two of ground clearance from what I know.
@@ThatWolfWithShades idk they don't seem that way from the outside. Maybe because they're usually full of gear and that's loaded ground clearance. All I know is they handle way better due to stiffer suspension.
Changed my comment to reflect that
Edit: just checked the interceptor package for a 2021 charger is the same as SXT at ~5.1 in minimum and the Ford explorer interceptor is almost an inch lower at ~7.2in min than the XLT at ~8.2in min
My 2015 kia forte had those locks for the back door. I’m pretty sure it’s just a child safety lock.
Child safety locks don’t lock from the outside. That’s a specific feature for cop cars so no one will try to free the buddy in the back..
Don't forget the large bumper in the front of the car. This is used to perform the "pit maneuver" on bad guys.
Been in LE for almost 30 years and soon to retire. Back in 2006 I was a traffic officer and we got in a 2007 Dodge Charger which I got is a traffic car love that thing and nobody had them back then. I recently purchased a new 2023 Dodge Charger GT Mango very fun to drive.
Column shifters are superior, but manuals are even more superior
Had a '67 Ford econoline van with "3 on the tree" column shift manual. Had a '70 'Cuda with a slant six engine the same way. "Cuda looked tough but with the little inline 6 it was a pussycat.
My car also hasnt idled in park for hours on end
Cool! I prefer the old school shifter and bench seats. You can slide over easily.
The white and red dome lights are my favorite feature in the fire engine
You can use the GPS on your phone to measure your speed very accurately, and therefore also to check the accuracy of your speedometer. The speedometer in modern cars is often spot on. In older cars it's often not.
Does your car have new lifters and cams? What about a new transmission? You're gonna need those.
Especially on a cop car. Hemis can last forever when they’re driven right, these just prey..
Column shift is goated, wish more new cars would do that
The column stalk shift could potentially be the greatest improvement to cars with automatic transmissions in my humble opinion which I deeply respect
That's not the only reason for column shifting, bud.
what else?
@Matthew_Removeafterwashing the main reason is for muscle memory, when crazy stuff goes down the column shift is better
Nice Moonswatch!
Also: Push bumper; extra long rear seatbelts; barriers between front and rear seats; tiny hubcaps from the forties; rear doors do not open from inside unless set. Also, smells of puke and pot and other nasty things after some months carrying perps. Did I forget the AR in the trunk?
I love cop cars. Had 67' Fury1 and 77' Lemans, both fun useable cars.😊
I love my 2009 impala police intercepter . They are so much fun . I would love to own one of these
Also the fact that these vehicles are always maintained meticulously and most are decommissioned before 100k miles but some are used for county DPW and code enforcement when they are decommissioned from police department use
Consumer cars also used to have that rear door locking feature for rear doors. It was a child locking feature.
I wish more cars had kept the column shifter, my truck has the dial but my older one had the column style and i still reach for it sometimes :P
The best thing is no governor. You can go until the engine can't, no limits. I've driven a million Interceptors as a Ford mechanic when they were fresh from the factory. You have to do "Pre-Departure Inspections". Anyway they're really cool and they actually have to go to a 3rd party after the dealership to get lights, pushbars, etc., but the PCM is already programmed and the external spotlight is there from the factory. These were special PDIs because there was much more to check and ensure than other vehicles before shipping it out.
I wish more vehicles would go back to column shifters as a standard. It's probabaly just nostalgia, but damn do I miss them.
Dammit! Loving that column shifter! 😍
I've driven a few of these Chargers (with all the equipment inside), and because of how the computers are installed the main infotainment system is largely blocked off visually. That being said, these cars still need a reverse camera (arguably *moreso* than normal cars given the major distractions likely to be in the rear seats lol), so the camera is actually under the climate control area.
Discovering that made driving those cars *so much easier* in the winter.
Also, as one might expect, there are no doorhandles *at all* in the rear seats. Maybe newer models are different, but the only way to ever get out of the back (non-destructively of course) is to have someone open the door from the outside.
I miss the shifters in steering wheels. It’s rare to see them now. I noticed gmc moved to buttons on the center console
It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
That’s a sick looking cop car, the coolest out there IMO!😊
had a 2002 ford taurus until last year with that column shifter god i miss that thing
Also most of the time the rear seats don’t get put back and you’re stuck with the plastic seats or no seats at all. And sometimes you can have everything missing from the center console.
The column shifter is superior when it comes to mobility 💯
You forgot about the spotlight, and the AUX buttons on the steering wheel for activating lights and sirens.
I remember the time when we couldn't wait to get the shifter off the column and into the console area for a sportier look😮
That front row spaces is for one thing! DONUTS! 😂