Originally posted by TGO:
Originally posted by sigma:
Some departments are using Chargers, but they've still got a long time to go before they've got the proven reliability that the Crown Vic has. It'll never be as cheap to buy, cheap to repair, and have the ease of maintenance that the Crown Vic has though.






yeah, but the new v8 impala is more expensive to buy and repair than the current one no??




Because of the Crown Vic's fire problem, some departments now will not buy a Crown Vic at all. What probably happened is that the department wanted new V8 interceptors but didn't want a Crown Vic. The V8 Charger would be an alternative but is more expensive and not nearly as proven as the Impala is as a police vehicle. And being that the SS Impalas aren't selling very briskly they probably got a nice deal with GM to take a few off their hands.


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