LAPD's 2012 Chevy Caprice cruiser

[jakesford]

When I've done ride a longs with my buddy, he always takes a Tahoe. He said that the chargers have been big POS for their department and are constantly down for maintenance.

This would be badass

[ThreeFingerPete]

I don't know about you guys, but I think police departments spending $70,000 on EACH CAR is a little bit ridiculous. This car, those tahoes, etc. You have to be kidding me.

[Silverback]

I dunno, 70K doesn't sound that outrageous if it comes with all the adidtional equipment added, onboard computer system, cages, lights, sirens, safety equipment, etc...

[helosailor]

What's an even bigger POS than the Chargers? The Durangos that Richland Hills has. They are turds and are constantly having problems. The one Tahoe they have has had no problems.

[03trubluGT]

I don't know about you guys, but I think police departments spending $70,000 on EACH CAR is a little bit ridiculous. This car, those tahoes, etc. You have to be kidding me.

Just go out and supplement the tax base with some good ol' revenue generation!

[Mach1]

Just go out and supplement the tax base with some good ol' revenue generation!

Right, with it automatically reading plates, it will pay for it's self in no time!

[kingjason]

Love my Tahoe. Oh and they were just a hair more then the Crown Vics.70k LOL try twenties.

[David]

I think the car is great and well thought out. However that license plate reader borders on scary..

A lot of agencies already have them in use.

[Mr_Fiux]

This is why California is in a defecit. They spend like crazy.

[SlowLX]

I thought Cali was broke...?

[dville_gt]

A lot of agencies already have them in use.

just talked to my bro in law, he said they have them but they only read plates for warrants/stolen. said when they patrol a good area it routinely picks up 2 stolen cars a day. he also said that it stores information for a month, they can type in a plate and it'll tell them each time it has read that plate, when, and where the plate was read (based on gps). that is kinda scary imo.

[Ratt]

just talked to my bro in law, he said they have them but they only read plates for warrants/stolen. said when they patrol a good area it routinely picks up 2 stolen cars a day. he also said that it stores information for a month, they can type in a plate and it'll tell them each time it has read that plate, when, and where the plate was read (based on gps). that is kinda scary imo.

Chicago and Detroit -- as well as many other major metro areas I'm sure -- use the plate readers for booting/towing purposes.

[FastFord19]

My patrol car has an ALPR. It's looking for stolen vehicles/plates, our cities warrants, felony warrants, local sex offenders cars, and narcotic offenders we've arrested.

[jw33]

A 355 HP 6.0L in a car that size?

I'll take two.


I'm getting sick of Ford still putting that anemic 4.6L 2V in "Police Interceptor" packages.... I have a 2011 Crown Vic that still uses the same 260 HP motor my 2003 Mustang GT had.

It kept Ford paying the bills and don't think for a second this isn't a form of bailout for GM from the government.

[JamisonFRC]

We are about to have Tahoes on the streets, just waiting on stickers. We had a few for some of our specialized units and everyone seems to like them.