Random Thoughts... [Automotive Edition]

All it takes is a bit of fuel to hit the hot exhaust and it will ignite, or fumes to find a bad spark plug wire.
 
I have mentioned the cities cobbled roads before and they are fabulous to use when in a stupid car. I had to use them today and I believe I have no chassis left. It scraped the shit on something, its raining and I don't want to get wet.
 
CraigB said:
Mustang II stolen, sometime in the last 20 years.

Very odd story. The weirdest part is they want to find a Mustang II.
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Having owned one before, they're not bad cars... if you're little people.

Those cars werent made to fit adults i think, my head was in the roof, and the steering wheel was resting on my thighs... and that's in an american car... :p
And the speedo was weird, i only had the 90hp 2.8 V6 version.. and i still bottomed out the speedo, so the top speed i could reach with the car was unleaded fuel only.
 
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Hemily said:
Having owned one before, they're not bad cars... if you're little people.

Those cars werent made to fit adults i think, my head was in the roof, and the steering wheel was resting on my thighs... and that's in an american car...
And the speedo was weird, i only had the 90hp 2.8 V6 version.. and i still bottomed out the speedo, so the top speed i could reach with the car was unleaded fuel only.
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So it's like a Miata, just far, far worse quality.

Let me guess, 85 MPH speedometer?
 
CraigB said:
So it's like a Miata, just far, far worse quality.

Let me guess, 85 MPH speedometer?
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i had a '78 Sedan version, it literally looked like a Honda Prelude around the same year, it's a tiny car.
And yeah, 85mph speedo, i think it also ended at 120kph.

'78 Prelude
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'78 Mustang II (though a Ghia, so got the vinyl too)
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laxmax613 said:
Just saw this on wikipedia. The country of Georgia is buying Ford Taurus Interceptors? Why?

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Look at the other vehicles available to them for police service and the answer will be quickly apparent.

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European makers don't even reinforce their cars for police service over there - and it isn't because they don't need it, just ask any UK officer who's had to do a PIT (or the TPAC counterpart.)

For those countries that can get over various prejudices, American police vehicles seem to work very well. Just ask Russia - the Moscow Militsya (civilian police) absolutely love their Crown Vics.
 
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Yeah, my sister has an ex police Volvo V70, it's not improved from a normal V70, it's even detuned from how it was as a police car, as they're not allowed to sell it on with the police tune.
 
Did it come with cop shocks and cop brakes?
 
Spectre said:
Just ask Russia - the Moscow Militsya (civilian police) absolutely love their Crown Vics.
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I've never seen one of those but I'm on the hunt for a picture now. I mostly saw larger Russian-made vehicles and small european hatches when I was there.

EDIT: Wow. These are wild. They wold make sense on that streetscape for sure though. Seems like they're all out of service now though...

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They're not overly common, but they are out there. Most picture's I'm finding are AeroVics.

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My guess is that they were never imported new, and bought already decommissioned here then recommissioned there. Some have even already been redecommissioned
https://www.drive2.ru/r/ford/547050/
https://www.drive2.ru/r/ford/288230376151899397/

Then theres this one that made it over in full NYPD livery
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And a Caprice or two also in the ??? (Russian Road police) service
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Hemily said:
Yeah, my sister has an ex police Volvo V70, it's not improved from a normal V70, it's even detuned from how it was as a police car, as they're not allowed to sell it on with the police tune.
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V70's built as police cars are improved in terms handling components compared to a standard V70. They are taken off the normal assembly line and moved to the special vehicles division for completion.

https://youtu.be/fyh2-sQbSHs?t=3m2s
 
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AiR said:
V70's built as police cars are improved in terms handling components compared to a standard V70. They are taken off the normal assembly line and moved to the special vehicles division for completion.

https://youtu.be/fyh2-sQbSHs?t=3m2s
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It's probably a bit amusing from an American's point of view that the TV presenter hadn't driven an automatic car before she got to try the cop car on the track.
 
Random Thoughts... [Automotive Edition]

Tonight I find myself at the local metal parrot farm.





Specifically, in the parrot hospital part of the facility. :p
 
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