“Nice Spider...” Read more

I want a car I can overclock tho. Read more

Exactly. I *might* be inclined to believe this on only the Impala...but the Tahoe PPV has me more that suspicious. You can even look at the thousands of GM 1/2 ton trucks in service with construction companies out there. They also run increased load on electrical and cooling systems. When was the last time you saw a… Read more

Mechanical engineering student about a month and a half from graduation...if I had more information I could do some quick calculations and call BS so hard it isnt even funny. Some basic heat transfer equations about heat exchangers are all you need.

BTW, the wattage of extra power “all those electronics” are consuming… Read more

This^. The additional load of electric equipment powered off the engine’s (police upgraded) alternator, at idle, does not tax the (police upgraded) cooling system. Read more

Yeaaaaaah, that excuse holds no water. My smart can idle for hours in 100+ degree weather without leaving normal running temp, and my engine is located in the arse where there’s even less ventilation than they have with their cruisers. Read more

right? its almost like they are going the extra mile to come across as seedy as possible... Read more

Yeah, I worked for an auto company for a few years, and talking to the development folk about how they heat/cold test their cars makes me think this is bologna. Not to mention that if a cop has to return to their car to run a plate or search something on the computer, they’re basically blocking their own view of a… Read more

I hope GM drops a press release right on their fuckin heads for this. Read more

I’m out here in Southern California, and it’s triple digits today - haven’t seen a single raised hood on a cop car doing traffic stops... Bogus. Read more

I really want to believe the cops, I want to trust cops, I know that most cops are actually decent good people, and I want to believe this was an innocent isolated instance. Read more

FWIW, Weather Underground says that temperatures in Danville, VA went up to 80°F on September 22nd, the date on the Facebook post. That should only get the radiator fan to spin a little bit more often. Read more

This one pegs the bullshit meter to the max. I used to live in Texas and had an Impala. Sitting in traffic in 105 degree heat with dew points near 90 degrees had zero effect on how hot the engine ran. Police cars have upgraded cooling systems to help them deal with being used harder than civilian cars. They’re… Read more

Oh my god do I want to be a fly on the wall when some Chevy engineer calls them to “help” and proceeds to mathematically quantify their bullshit for them. Read more

This was some bullshit Read more

As a lawyer who did some criminal law early in my career, I can say this sounds exactly like some “advice” that came down from the police union as a means of circumventing the dash cams in a way that avoids any real accountability. Read more

Cars (even police cars/SUVs) in the hottest parts of the US (ie: not Virginia) stay cool in the middle of summer with the hood shut. I’m all for excuses...but they need to be believable. Read more

The NYPD is replacing most of their 3-wheeled scooters with them.

They should have Smart cars in the police fleet. Imagine being chased by those. Would be very slapstick. Read more

Do they slow down when they turn on the flashers ? Read more