Saturday, March 10, 2012

How come the police version of the Ford Crown Victoria are taxi's? (See below)?

So I was in Chicago yesterday and I notcied a taxi. It was a ford crown victoria. I noticed the "Police interceptor" badge on the rear of the taxi. Then I saw that lightbulb on the drivers side thats above the rearview mirror. Why would a taxi have one of those lights on their cars that police use for finding fleeing-foot suspects? COuld this have been a donated car that was previously a taxi?How come the police version of the Ford Crown Victoria are taxi's? (See below)?
Because the Police Interceptors are built with heavy duty components (suspension, engine, cooling, etc.). Rather than having Ford build a separate model for taxi service, they just used PI models. I don't think the spotlights are really used, they just come on the PI models.
Tough car, easy to fix, tons of room, and a used Police car, maybe only 2 years old, are relatively cheap. Plus, at Police auctions, you can buy ten or fifteen of them at once.How come the police version of the Ford Crown Victoria are taxi's? (See below)?
Because Police Departments only use their cars for so long. Then they are auctioned off. Taxi companies like to buy them because they... Are cheap,Very Reliable, and they know the previous owner most likely followed the maintenance schedule.
probably retired car sold at auction and taxi co bought itHow come the police version of the Ford Crown Victoria are taxi's? (See below)?
ok what alot of ppl dont know is cab co. the drivers and there cars are contracted out. like take for instance yellow cab as long as my car is some what economic i can be contracted to be a driver for them. when i left houston tx my cab to the airport was was a yellow cab it was a chrysler 300c on 24's with flip down tv's and a sound system. i said all that cuz almost any car can be a cab

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