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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
EM 12:28PM (8/17/2007)
Wow, if that isn't the car of a cop with a trust fund, I'd be marching down to city hall with a pitch fork and mob in tow.
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Mike 1:58PM (8/17/2007)
Ummm, I call bullshit. This is either a Photoshop or a promotional ride.
Why does the front fender say 411 on it? In case of emergency, call INFORMATION?!
Bo 3:22PM (8/18/2007)
I think the 411 is the unit number. If you look at the back quarter panel it say " 911"
Esemtee 2:58PM (8/17/2007)
Um......I believe that is the squad number for the vehicle. The rear fender does have 911 on it.
matt 10:44PM (8/18/2007)
is it me or is the police on the front bumper upside down?
Nick Fox 2:29AM (8/18/2007)
Are we sure that it isn't a seized car? A lot of counties have taken to throwing police badging on cars seized from former drug dealers...especially if the cars are tough and/or fast...or just cool.
cowboy bob 12:28PM (8/17/2007)
So, how do you put the drunks in the back?
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RickCA 1:34PM (8/17/2007)
HA right! and my question is how to you put the top down with the lights up there?
Not sure that I agree with this as a police car..but my question would be, how do they determine the Lucky SOB who gets to drive this thing as their daily "cruiser"?
BartMack 2:08PM (8/17/2007)
If that's a police cruiser then clearly they just call for a limo when it's time to make an arrest lol..
biggins 12:34PM (8/17/2007)
that's so bad ass!
except you couldnt use the retractable hard top because of the light bar.
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iamhoff 12:44PM (8/17/2007)
I was thinking the same thing...either ditch the light bar and go with strobes in the headlight/taillight clusters, or mount the lightbar off of the windshield frame. That absurdity being said, it is probably either a drug-seizure car or a PR car donated by a dealer or manufacturer. The police dept. in Brawley, CA (in the southeastern desert, in between San Diego and Yuma) has an old Super Beetle done up in black and white livery, light bar, 5 slot mags, etc., as a youth/community ambassador car. Likewise, I remember the City of Santa Ana (or the OC Sheriff, I forget which) had a "box" Caprice that was an ex patrol car that they dipped in metalflake, flames, hydraulics, strobes, Daytons, etc., that was their combination DARE and lowrider/cruiser interaction vehicle. Although who they're trying to reach with an XLR-V is beyond me.
etmc 12:29PM (8/17/2007)
The vast majority of these cars are temporarily donated by the automakers to the communities.
About two years back, I saw a batch of new Jeep Wranglers and Libertys adorned with community police logos three weeks before the cruise.
Sure enough, on the day (OK, more like week) of, there they were, out flashing strobes and helping ticket those who chirped any amount of rubber.
It seems to be the case this year, too. In addition to your XLR-V find, I've also seen at least three H2 SUT's running around with police insignia.
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Alex Nunez 12:35PM (8/17/2007)
I have to agree with etmc. Probably a Woodward show pony that will go "home" after the cruise.
J.Crew 12:49PM (8/17/2007)
Now that makes sense...and fun for both the Police and Dream Cruisers...
dondonel 12:52PM (8/17/2007)
Yes, exactly, I saw the same thing last year in August. It's just for fun during the Woodward cruise. On the other hand, Bloomfield Hills is not exactly one of those places where you go to observe how (badly) Michigan economy does at this time.
StinkyPete 12:53PM (8/17/2007)
I concur, this isn't anything new...
Purdue University had a Pontiac
Firebird donated from a local car dealership for an alcohol awareness program. (http://www.purdue.edu/police/programs/types/asap.htm)
Dean 2:05PM (8/17/2007)
I have to agree, the manufacturers most likely lent this car out in order to promote it, as well as establish better community relations. It could have also been a confiscated car, drug forfeiture car, put into use as a public outreach program such as D.A.R.E.
amp 10:28AM (8/20/2007)
I'm surprised it didn't take longer for someone to call Sam out for not really researching his post correctly.
J.Crew 12:30PM (8/17/2007)
That is pretty disgusting.
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Takeo 12:33PM (8/17/2007)
Too bad it isn't black, an F-117 on wheels.
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