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POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
04/25/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7: NYPD Cool
This makes me want to start my own POLAЯICE SQUAD!
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Boosted Lego Wagon
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7 Stops, Searches CNBC
I heard the Chinese have already drafted plans for their own version.
It's got tank-tracks for squishing dissenters and a bullhorn that brodcasts propaganda.
It's called the Carbon Copy.
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engineerd
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7 Stops, Searches CNBC
In honor of The Police, the Jalopnikized version of Roxanne:

Cop car

you don't have to turn on the red light

don't pull me over

you don't have to meet that quota tonight

Cop car

you don't have to use that taser tonight

cruise the streets for money

you don't care if it's wrong or if it's right

Cop car

You don't have to turn on the blue light

I avoid you since I knew you

I wouldn't disrespect you

I have to tell you just how I feel

I won't provoke your billy club

I know I never thought to ran

so put away your dash cam

told you once I won't tell you again
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pauljones
04/23/09

@engineerd: I totally just sang that in my head, American Idol-style.
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Franzouse
04/23/09

@engineerd: Oh yeah, total win. cOOOOOOp car...
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
04/23/09

@engineerd: Nice.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7 Stops, Searches CNBC
I think this would spoil the cops. They should walk more.

Is that a Krispy Kreme conveyor I see coming out of the center console?
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7 Stops, Searches CNBC
Basta! I see enough cop cars already behind bridge abutments and in my rear view mirrors. Now, if Carbon want's to sell me an ignition immobilizer transmitter for their engines, I'm interested.
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zeeboid
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7 Stops, Searches CNBC
yippie, the more we automate police work, the more we can pay taxes for things like:
Backing into a parking spot (Illegal in parts of california)
having your tires squeek or kick up sand on private property (Illegal in minnesota)

we should put more laws on the books too that allow us to tax, er.... fine people for doing things that this new car can catch! Every car in a 200ft radius, TICKET!
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pauljones
04/23/09

@zeeboid:

I actually got a ticket the other day for backing into a parking spot at school.

I walked over to the campus police office, told the guy that I needed help pushing a stalled car. When he came out and asked me where my car was, I pointed to the entire fleet of campus police cars backed into their spots, and then asked why I got a ticket.

I got a pretty nasty look for that one, but it did get me out of the ticket.
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Alan Olson
04/23/09

@pauljones: This is interesting...I worked for PPL in Allentown, PA, doing field service work. As part of the driving safety protocol, I was supposed to always park facing out of the parking spot, because you have a much better field of vision for what's around when you pull out forwards. It is then therefore curious to me why such a practice would be illegal. And what would they say about pull-throughs then?
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pauljones
04/23/09

@Alan Olson: That's actually what I had been taught, too.

The funny thing is that I am a senior, and have either pulled through or backed in to parking spots for the past three and a half years, as have most other people.

As to why they they would outlaw it, I have no idea. Even despite it being illegal in many places, it is never consistently enforced, which is why most people get out of them. My guess is that in most cases, the law is still in the books only because we're too lazy to go through the process to expunge it.
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IN THE FACE!
04/23/09

@pauljones: Are front license plates required in that area?

Maybe it is a visibility of license plate thing, still BS either way, but at least its somewhat rational...
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Alfisted
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7 Stops, Searches CNBC
"Roger HQ, we're going to need a paddywagon down at CNBC. We're bring the lot of them in on a 10-86 - offering irresponsible financial advice. No we're not going to throw the whole book at them, just Chapter 11."
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
04/23/09

@Alfisted: I laughed.
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scroggzilla raids again
04/23/09

@Alfisted: Roger, 1-ADAM-alfisted....we're on the way

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MushyHeirloom
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7 Stops, Searches CNBC
Oh, and they're not "coach doors", you pussies, they're "suicide doors". Sorry to offend you, CNBC.
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MushyHeirloom
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7 Stops, Searches CNBC
I was hoping there was an actual chase involved. You know, cameramen jumping a fence, K-9 units, the whole shebang.
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IN THE FACE!
04/23/09

@FuzzyPlushroomanyte: First they come for Jim Cramer, then eventually they'll come for YOU...

Wait, no, I'm wrong they won't come for you, or me, just Cramer.
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7: NYPD Cool
I'd put all the cops in Cushman trikes and Thinks. I can't see how the majors would let this part of their fleet business get eroded. I see some substantial price competition. Besides, this car looks like it should cost twice what most municipalities would pay.
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Maxichamp
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7: NYPD Cool
Nah. THIS is a cool police car.

[karakullake.blogspot.com]
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Uncle Bo
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7: NYPD Cool
So, we have a specific-designed task-focused dedicated police car created from the ground up to do one job very well. It's crammed with technogadgets and doo-dad's that are expensive, add complexity and are incompatible with current police technology.

The car is completely different than anything else in police fleets, which means added repair cost and potential maintenance nightmares.

And it's all from a company that feels their product will be price competitive against products mfr'd by some the largest corporations on earth, all of whom are willing to cut sweetheart deals with fleet buyers.

Even if Carbon captures 50% of the police fleet market, is that enough business to make this venture remotely profitable?
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MustangMike
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7: NYPD Cool
What will they use for undercover cars now? Oh, and how much do you think it would cost to replace that front fender Johnny Cop just busted? Without economies of scale for replacement parts (including what I take as a totally new engine), I just don't see how any local municipality can afford to change over to these.
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
04/23/09

@MustangMike: They'll probably start migrating to confiscated black Cayennes for their undercover cars. At least you'll be able to see them coming.
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theoriginalwheelstv
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7: NYPD Cool
Those exposed door handles were made for locking cops in their cars. I can't believe they haven't been changed yet. Let some gang bangers stress test this fine police car!
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Wes Siler
04/23/09

@theoriginalwheelstv: Nah, they don't form a complete loop, so you can't lock them in.
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scroggzilla raids again
04/23/09

In reply to Carbon Motors E7: NYPD Cool
In honor of the fuzz...man....here's The Clash!

+ Watch video

+ Watch video

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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
04/23/09

@SCROGGZILLA!!: Clash - Appropriate for all occaisions.
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