Re: Saw the new '07 Sebring Thursday

The problem with the Chevy and Dodge patrol cars is the inherent handling
and maintenance problems of FWD cars in general, hence the vast preference
for the CV even at $2,000 more a copy. Every state and local department for
whom we did service eventually went back to the CV after buying FWD patrol
cars


mike hunt


"DeserTBoB" <desertb (AT) rglobal (DOT) net> wrote

M-bodies were THE hardy car of the late Chrysler Corporation.

I replaced my OE exhaust on my '86 5th with 2" aluminized behind the
converter, which instantly caused highway fuel economy to jump up and
the cats to run cooler with lower emissions. These cars weren't
"pretty" like the gussied up crap from Roger Smith's GM, but they were
far, far more reliable cars. Even in the darkest days and during the
Iacocca-led charge toward FWD, Chrysler could still build a rugged,
dependable vehicle. That's why a vast majority of municipal fleets
and police fleets across the country stuck with the M-body right to
the end. When the M-body was retired in '89 and they were forced to
go to the "vitamin pill" Caprice from GM, maintenance expenses and
failure rates skyrocketed. After one fleet, most never went back to
GM for anything, and GM was excluded from many bidding competitions,
leaving the Crown Vic the '90s' "cop car" by default.

In article <rMydnRjEJbxTZabYUSdV9g (AT) ptd (DOT) net>,
"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2 (AT) mailcity (DOT) com> wrote:

The problem with the Chevy and Dodge patrol cars is the inherent handling
and maintenance problems of FWD cars in general, hence the vast preference
for the CV even at $2,000 more a copy. Every state and local department for
whom we did service eventually went back to the CV after buying FWD patrol
cars

Still on the FWD hunt!
Too bad you haven't owned a FWD car in significant winter weather.

The fact is police often ram into cars they are chasing and RWD is
cheaper to repair.
So for those who ram into other cars, RWD is obviously better.

Just Facts wrote:

Too bad you haven't owned a FWD car in significant winter weather.

I have and now will only drive RWD cars in the white stuff. Nothing
eats RWD + weight in the trunk. FWD really begins to show its ugliness
on hills in the snow. (when you start off, all the wight is shifting to
the rear wheels.)