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    The Ultimate Caprice Movie Chase Scene: To Live And Die In L.A.

    New Chevy Caprice Most High-Tech Cop Car Ever

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    Image of LandofMinos, Prediction, probability of procuring a poncy Prius for purchase. Piss off! LandofMinos, Prediction, probability of procuring a poncy Prius for purchase. Piss off!
    10/05/09

    In reply to Chevy Caprice Police Car: Once You Go Black...
    It sits pretty high off the ground. It looks top heavy.
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    10/05/09

    In reply to Chevy Caprice Police Car: Once You Go Black...
    Chevy Kapish?
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    Image of skitter skitter
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Chevy Caprice Most High-Tech Cop Car Ever
    Let me take a look at your menu there...
    Yeah, three cheeseburgers, two large fries, two chocolate shakes and one large coke.
    And some flapjacks.
    ...
    Too early for flapjacks?
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    Image of AnielaBattus AnielaBattus
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Chevy Caprice Most High-Tech Cop Car Ever
    Anybody else notice they give a prisoner in the backseat instant access to a shotgun and an assault rifle as a reward for busting through the divider? Awful sporting of the cops.
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    bzr promoted this comment AnielaBattus was starred AnielaBattus was unstarred
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    10/05/09

    @AnielaBattus: The cops who will drive this are well-versed in the art of gentlemanly duels.
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    Image of I was drivin' that Model A I was drivin' that Model A
    10/05/09

    In reply to The Ultimate Caprice Movie Chase Scene: To Live And Die In L.A.
    I have an inherent weakness for scenes showing a change of direction, reverse to forward, usually, not involving any brake use.

    This is one, Terminator is another, though it's with a Grand Fury.

    Constant tire smoke is bitchin'. Terminator gets bonus points for using a '76 Eldorado as a chased vehicle. 500 CID FWD burnout for a bonus win.
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    Image of Timtoolman, going ASH Timtoolman, going ASH
    10/05/09

    @Glenfiddich is good: What makes this especially good is the camera work inside the car. It's evident in both interior and exterior shots that Peterson is actually driving...at least in some shots. Very convincing.
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    brake booster by Lucas promoted this comment Timtoolman, going ASH was starred Timtoolman, going ASH was unstarred
    Image of I was drivin' that Model A I was drivin' that Model A
    10/06/09

    @Timtoolman, finally gainfully employed:

    At the same time, the freeway scenes are so badly done, it's painful to watch.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Chevy Caprice Most High-Tech Cop Car Ever
    Anyone else notice the "G8" logo on the speedo?
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    Image of My X-type is too a real Jaguar My X-type is too a real Jaguar
    10/05/09

    In reply to The Ultimate Caprice Movie Chase Scene: To Live And Die In L.A.
    This reminds me and here seems like a good place to thread jack. In college I worked for the parking dept, giving my fellow students tickets, while getting away with parking in handicapped spaces. Anyway, we drove a then 10 year old 86 Caprice ex-sheriff's dept patrol car. Despite being hooned on a regular basis by college students, (they showed you where to jump it 1st day) it ran like a champ. It would diesel for 5 minutes when you shut it off but it ran great.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Chevy Caprice Most High-Tech Cop Car Ever
    I'm wondering if they ever implemented the system where a officer hits one button, and everything he usually does to get ready for a pursuit gets done, i.e. calling in his position, his car number, turning on the lights/strobes, horn/siren, etc... to make it easier to concentrate on the road.
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    Image of I was drivin' that Model A I was drivin' that Model A
    10/05/09

    In reply to The Ultimate Caprice Movie Chase Scene: To Live And Die In L.A.
    Wang Chung, FTW!

    The best 'chase movie' is the original Gone In 60 Seconds.

    Bad? Yes. So bad it's good? Right on!
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    Edited by I was drivin' that Model A at 10/05/09 3:36 PM I was drivin' that Model A was starred I was drivin' that Model A was unstarred
    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    10/05/09

    In reply to The Ultimate Caprice Movie Chase Scene: To Live And Die In L.A.
    Isn't the Ford Falcon XB a better cop car?

    It is, after all, a Pursuit Special. The last of the V8's!
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    Image of Franzouse Franzouse
    10/05/09

    In reply to The Ultimate Caprice Movie Chase Scene: To Live And Die In L.A.
    wow, that Grissom is one bad-ass driver.
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    Image of Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H. Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Chevy Caprice Most High-Tech Cop Car Ever
    Giz reader here. But I'm also a police officer. There are several major issues with this design. First off, the main reason it'll fail is cost. Fleet services will not buy this if it is more expensive than the Crown Vic. It doesn't matter that it may be cheaper to operate over the life of the vehicle. The bean-counters down in city hall only care about up front costs. Police don't need touch screen do-dads, we have enough trouble with the given equipment. Having to LEARN how to use an A/C control in a car is just counter-productive. It's obvious no street cops were consulted when considering designs. The driver seat should look like a cockpit, everything needs to be angled toward the driver, and within arm's reach, not sitting against or on the dashboard. A lot of the tech they brag about is available aftermarket. We already have license plate reading tech on some cars. We don't use video/dvr/audo recordings. FLIR? Worthless, we use LIGHTS when we work.

    And just to qualify, my department has over 1500 officers, I'm a 10 year veteran, and drive an 07 Crown Vic.
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    bzr promoted this comment Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H. was starred Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of LandofMinos, Prediction, probability of procuring a poncy Prius for purchase. Piss off! LandofMinos, Prediction, probability of procuring a poncy Prius for purchase. Piss off!
    10/05/09

    @Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.: "Having to LEARN how to use an A/C control in a car is just counter-productive"

    What's to learn? On, off, temp & fan.

    FLIR worthless? So visible light when you're trying to be discrete is better?

    "We don't use video/dvr/audo recordings" That'll make abuse of power much easier now wouldn't it?

    /Luddite Cop Bashing
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    Image of Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H. Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.
    10/06/09

    @LandofMinos, I took the O out of Cuntry: As far as learning a/c controls, what I mean is if it is a touch screen control, you can't go by blind touch to adjust, you'll have to look at the screen. And as far as being discrete, it is very hard to be discrete in a huge 4 door car, with police decals all over it, and a light bar on top. If we need to be discrete, we either get out on foot, or we use undercover vehicles. FLIR would be worthless. I don't know why you would assume no video/dvr/audio would equal abuse of power, unless you just hate cops. I have never been equipped with any recording device, and have never had a valid complaint in 10 years.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Chevy Caprice Most High-Tech Cop Car Ever
    And I always thought NSA stood for No Strings Attached.
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    10/05/09

    In reply to New Chevy Caprice Most High-Tech Cop Car Ever
    It's almost ironic that the convicts are trying to sell cop cars to us. Guess people can be reformed huh? Just need to be on an island full of Kangaroos. And poisonous snakes. And poisonous spiders. And drive on the wrong side of the road.
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    Image of darngooddesign darngooddesign
    10/05/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: What's ironic is that you brought up something over 200 years old on a modern gadget site.
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    bzr promoted this comment darngooddesign was starred darngooddesign was unstarred
    Image of bzr bzr
    10/05/09

    @darngooddesign: It's still funny.

    Don't mention the war, Bruce!
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    10/05/09

    In reply to Chevy Caprice Police Car: Once You Go Black...

    OK so when is Ford coming to the party? We need a Bathurst-US edition contest.
     Reply
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