boinky 0 #1 December 30, 2004 OK, we all know I work at a car dealership. We also have a service department which repairs cars and they have contracts with police departments to do their repair work. Today, a police car needed to be taken back to their precinct. I was having a really crappy day, so the service department manager let me drive it back!!! It's not that exciting of a car, as it's just a Ford Crown Victoria, but it has a pretty awesome engine. Just touch the gas pedal and it takes off! There were so many buttons for the lights, sirens and even had a mobile vision thingie, that when the police officer pulls someone over, they can record the whole incident. The weirdest part was the back. HUGE bars across the back of the drivers seat. Wire mesh on the windows. Metal seat. Man, I get the willies just THINKING of the claustrophobia issues I'd have in that! Vision is limited through those bars/mesh, so I had to be really careful backing the car up. I'd sure hate to wreck a government vehicle. I told him that any time they need one shuttled, I want to do it. Next time, I want to get on an expressway and fly!!! NinaNina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #2 December 30, 2004 And here I thought you'd gotten busted for "lewd and lascivious" for living up to your nickname.... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #3 December 30, 2004 You have a Police car......I have handcuffs. Hmmmmm......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 219 #4 December 30, 2004 I'm waiting for the quip about a baton . . .I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #5 December 30, 2004 Nah...that's personal equipment, not cruiser equipment....Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #6 December 30, 2004 QuoteI have handcuffs. I have handcuffs tooMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #7 December 30, 2004 Remember the previous discussion about office sex? Well, that department IS part of the dealership and I DO have full access to everything in it. I just admitted to driving it...you don't really want me to publicly admit anything else, do you? You know big brother is always watching. NinaNina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #8 December 30, 2004 QuoteNext time, I want to get on an expressway and fly!!! Nina The dealership I worked at a while ago had won the state bid for new police cruisers. We had ordered some 'extras' under the factory order to allow municipalities to get the deal if they didn't get in under the initial bid. With the 'extras', we added lightbars to some and undercover lights to the others (lights in the rear windows). They all came with sirens, and the full array of all the cop toys, less the radios. Well, got the spec sheets one day so we had to take it out. Got clocked by a state trooper doing 147mph with the lights and siren going. I did pull over like a good boy for 2 reasons: 1. This was the state trooper I worked with for 4 years through high school in the grade schools with DARE. 2. He knew my dad Didn't get a ticket, just got chewed out pretty good. The cool part, he never did tell my dad until many years later.----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #9 December 30, 2004 QuoteToday I Drove A Police Car I have been unfortunate enough to ride in the back of one... mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mayberry 0 #10 December 30, 2004 I work on our transit police vehicles all the time & after repairs have been made it's procedure to take them on a road test. What a blast!! We have Crown Vics, Tahoes, Suburbans, K9 units, marked, unmarked, you name it. It's funny to watch people's reactions when you get behind them or pull up beside them. Funny story...one day I was road testing a fully marked C/V on the Beltway in the far right lane, just cruising, when I notice the minivan in front of me all of a sudden start braking & trying to get on to the shoulder. I was cursing him & saying "What the hell is that IDIOT doing?" when I see EVERY F*#@G light of the car I was driving reflecting & blinking on his back hatch!! My elbow had accidently hit the switch!! Flipped off the lights & gave him the "Sorry Dude" wave & took the next exit ramp. DonDon Here's to friends! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdC 0 #11 December 31, 2004 Me too, February 1988. It sucked. Big Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
op5e 0 #12 December 31, 2004 When I was little and my family went on holidays in Germany I got to sit in a porche police car. Mind you it wasnt going anywhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot90 0 #13 December 31, 2004 ic you had plenty of rides in the back 1st time to drive LOL I used to get in trouble for turning on the siren in the shop, scares the heck out of the old ladies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KMonster 0 #14 December 31, 2004 You're not the only one, I too have had that misfortune. Katie. Oh yeah, I got pulled over today but luckily he was nice and just gave me a warning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #15 December 31, 2004 QuoteI'm waiting for the quip about a baton . . . I have a real police baton! Yup, I keep it under the seat in my truck for self defense... was cleaning out my wife's car one day not long after she bought it used, and found it hidden under the rear seats which fold down to an opening to the trunk... So... Nina has a police car, freeflir29 has handcuffs, and I have a real baton... what next? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #16 December 31, 2004 QuoteSo... Nina has a police car, freeflir29 has handcuffs, and I have a real baton... what next? Oooh, oooh, oooh....I have a great idea!!!!! First you give me all of your tools. Then I get all dressed up in my dominatrix outfit from Halloween and you all be my willing slaves from the back seat of a police car. I know for a fact that SOME of them have nice cushy back seats! Taa-daa! Clay will be thrilled! He REALLY seemed to like my outfit!Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #17 December 31, 2004 QuoteQuoteI'm waiting for the quip about a baton . . . I have a real police baton! Yup, I keep it under the seat in my truck for self defense... was cleaning out my wife's car one day not long after she bought it used, and found it hidden under the rear seats which fold down to an opening to the trunk... So... Nina has a police car, freeflir29 has handcuffs, and I have a real baton... what next? Well, I could ARM a pretty sizeable police department, complete with Tactical Squad and SWAT team - and then some. All things considered, I have more firepower than does the average Police Department. I no longer have any vehicles that will outrun a Highway Pursuit vehicle. I got rid of my last 255 km/hr (150+ mph) motorcycle as a matter of survival, and the E-type Jaguar cost more to run than does the airplane. In any event, if you're going to have a fast car, it pays to have a sleeper - a Camaro is one of a thousand in the area, but a Lotus is THE only one around. The Florida State Highway Patrol used to sell off their old cruisers, and high school students could get ahold of a Fury III with the Interceptor suspension package and 426 Hemi for cheap. Those suckers were mind-boggling. These days if I want to go fast, I want some altitude with which to play. Doing 140 mph, I have been told to SPEED UP by a representative of the U.S. Government. I love it. Blue skies, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #18 December 31, 2004 QuoteHe REALLY seemed to like my outfit! You were looking rather Lick.........er I mean Likeable that evening sweety! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
