californiamilleghia said:was it run into ? or did they back it into a pole ?
Unknown, the CARFAX doesn't have a record of the damage which in my limited experience probably means there was no claim against them so it wasn't hit by a civilian that had insurance. Doesn't mean it wasn't damaged while in pursuit, or nailed in the station's parking lot.
Knurled. said:In reply to John Welsh :
The 3.7 makes the "Interceptor Utility" (Explorer) scoot amazingly well. It'd be fun in a Taurus, too.
Actually the Michigan State Police are nice enough to publish their annual Police Vehicle Test Reports on the internet https://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,4643,7-123--16274--,00.html The 2017 edition (https://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/2017_MY_Police_Vehicle_Evaluation_Test_Book-Final_544109_7.pdf) shows 0-60 for the 3.7 sedan at 7.4 sec compared to 8.0 sec for the Utility, the eco-boost sedan beats all competitors by a healthy margin at 5.7 sec. Some great data in their, including their lap-times under "Vehicle Dynamics".
Ottawa (Eric)... have you looked into the Rideau Auction sales held in Winchester just south of Ottawa (Bank Street at Hwy 43). They show a public auction to be held Saturday, January 18, that lists several ex-police Taurus (Quebec QPP) cars. Might be worth visiting (if the weather isn't crap).
http://www.rideauauctions.com/public-auctions
I've never attended or bought anything from them but randomly check their inventory out of curiosity.
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Gordon
I was chatting with Eric when you posted that link, and he immediately fell down the rabbit hole :)
Thanks Gordon! I never saw those before, really appreciate the link. I think I will check it out.
BTW I didn't win tha auction for the damaged Interceptor, it went for $1K above what I was comfortable with, but I'm a patient man and there are more auctions...
Eric... Good luck. BTW, I believe the Rideau setup has monthly (or bi-monthly) auctions, both dealer only and public...
edit... And to reply to Keith.... I’ve come close, but always chickened out when it came to actually going with $$ in hand...
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Gordon
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