YELLAHEEP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Littleton, Colorado
First, I'm a cop, so most of this probably won't concern you guys..... but this kind of crap just bugs me even as a general car consumer...... I'm speaking of annoying "features" that I have no clue why car engineers think they're a good feature.
Ford had "decent" thing going with the last few years of the Crown Vic. Then they go and frick it all up with the new Interceptor Taurus. Other than the fairly impressive twin turbo power plant and all wheel drive...... the car is completely useless for police work. The average 6' tall cop can't get in or out of this car without folding in half, and then, when you're in, the "B" pillar is several inches forward of your shoulder. You literally have to pull and climb out. The windows are small and your field of vision is GREATLY reduced over the Crown Vic. The trunk is a joke and with a cage/divider in, the back seat is incredibly cramped unless the car is outfitted with the plastic aftermarket seat and even then there's still no knee/leg room for the average sized person. Ford claims they had a focus panel of cops put in their ideas toward making the Interceptor a good police vehicle........ Unless all the cops on their focus panel were 5' 6" and 150 lbs and carry no duty gear...... I call B.S.
The Interceptor is useless as a cop car.
The police package Expedition isn't bad. Decent power and ground clearance for a 4x4 SUV. The brakes on the other hand are the suck. Rotors will warp easily after spirited driving and after a full on pursuit or lengthy emergency run, they pulsate so bad it's unsafe. Additionally...... who's the asshat at Ford that thought having the external lighs (turn signals and tail lights) come on everytime you open a door, or lock/unlock the truck using the key fob???? Seriously, a cop car isn't supposed to announce it's arrival or location for crying out loud. Sure, you can disable the DRL's and turn the horn off from beeping when locking/unlocking......... but no ability to disable the dadgum "Illuminated Entry" feature???? That guy needs fired. Oh, and you can't drive around with your seat belt off for even a few seconds without the warning light and chime constantly going off. WTF! To defeat that, I have to pull the passenger's seat belt over and plug it into mine.... Seriously, the police package for an Expedition consists of steel wheels, a spot light and rubber floors. Big friggin deal.
I hate Fords. Gimme back the ugly but effective '96 Chevy Caprice. Now THAT was a cop car. Lots of power, good brakes, handled very well considering it's size and plenty of room to stuff crooks in the back and your gear in the trunk with a full size spare tire.
Rant off.
:looney:
Ford had "decent" thing going with the last few years of the Crown Vic. Then they go and frick it all up with the new Interceptor Taurus. Other than the fairly impressive twin turbo power plant and all wheel drive...... the car is completely useless for police work. The average 6' tall cop can't get in or out of this car without folding in half, and then, when you're in, the "B" pillar is several inches forward of your shoulder. You literally have to pull and climb out. The windows are small and your field of vision is GREATLY reduced over the Crown Vic. The trunk is a joke and with a cage/divider in, the back seat is incredibly cramped unless the car is outfitted with the plastic aftermarket seat and even then there's still no knee/leg room for the average sized person. Ford claims they had a focus panel of cops put in their ideas toward making the Interceptor a good police vehicle........ Unless all the cops on their focus panel were 5' 6" and 150 lbs and carry no duty gear...... I call B.S.
The Interceptor is useless as a cop car.
The police package Expedition isn't bad. Decent power and ground clearance for a 4x4 SUV. The brakes on the other hand are the suck. Rotors will warp easily after spirited driving and after a full on pursuit or lengthy emergency run, they pulsate so bad it's unsafe. Additionally...... who's the asshat at Ford that thought having the external lighs (turn signals and tail lights) come on everytime you open a door, or lock/unlock the truck using the key fob???? Seriously, a cop car isn't supposed to announce it's arrival or location for crying out loud. Sure, you can disable the DRL's and turn the horn off from beeping when locking/unlocking......... but no ability to disable the dadgum "Illuminated Entry" feature???? That guy needs fired. Oh, and you can't drive around with your seat belt off for even a few seconds without the warning light and chime constantly going off. WTF! To defeat that, I have to pull the passenger's seat belt over and plug it into mine.... Seriously, the police package for an Expedition consists of steel wheels, a spot light and rubber floors. Big friggin deal.
I hate Fords. Gimme back the ugly but effective '96 Chevy Caprice. Now THAT was a cop car. Lots of power, good brakes, handled very well considering it's size and plenty of room to stuff crooks in the back and your gear in the trunk with a full size spare tire.
Rant off.
:looney: