Thread: my 04 crown vic police interceptor
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Old 10-12-2012, 08:43 PM
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I think Ford made a mistake discontinuing the Crow Vic rather than giving it a serious update. I don't know of any agency that is going over to the new Interceptor. I realize the top of the line model is AWD, but how many agencies can justify purchasing the "top of the line" model at budget time? Most will end up with one of the two FWD models. We had the TAURUS in the 90s and it was a horrible mess.

I only know of one local agency that is purchasing the new Caprice. It is an awesome vehicle, but very pricey and so far they've had problems with parts availability.

We made the choice for the Charger. Amazingly, our agency let the deputies choose. We didn't even entertain the Ford. We all (about 200 deputies) were given the opportunity to check out both the Caprice and the Charger. Then we voted, and the Charger won by a large margin. They arrive in about 3 months.
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