Hi /o/, I am coming from /k/, I am kind of a newfag when it comes

It's going to be kind of hit or miss, a 2007 for 2 grand means it might not be in fantastic condition, but crown vics are pretty simple. Also everybody on the road is going to hate you unless you paint it neon green or some shit and take the pushbar and spotlight off.

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No its just like any other car. If your state does inspections the horn and other things might not work and that'll be a problem (matter of cut wires or pulled out by police department) if your state has E85 and you want to run e85, look for a 2008 or newer. I have a 2007 also.

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>>14249941
>are there any special rules and regulations for a retired police car?

yes you have to register it as a deadly weapon and submit to a background check. prepare to be on every illuminati database, and pack your bags for the FEMA camp.

>>14249960
Alex jones pls go

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>reminder

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>>14249952
Or you can disregard everyone's thoughts and opinions and keep your accessories for the extra utility.

>>14249969
Yeah I wanna keep all that on.

I forgot to mention that this will be my first vehicle. I was a NEET for a while, then I decided to get off my ass.

>>14249941

Is it police surplus? If so, make sure to check the number of idle hours on the engine (Idling is worse on the engine than just driving) and realize that the car has a history of criminals pissing, puking, bleeding, and shitting in the back seat.

Oh, also they get awful MPG in the city. Like 14-ish, even lower if you run E85 (Think you need an '08 or newer for that, though). Otherwise they're solid, indestructible cars.

whackers, whackers everywhere.

>>14249941
Those with distinctive paint patterns or in colors used only by law enforcement agencies, such as black and whites, are supposed to be repainted. A lot of the time that gets ignored by everybody though. Whether it would be a problem for you is going to depend on the situation. Try to act like a cop and that will get you fucked for sure. Just be driving a beat up shitbox and 99 percent of cops won't give a damn even if it is still technically illegally painted/colored

>>14250001
So just repaint the doors/roof to black?

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>>14249978
They are cheap and great cars. A retired patrol car is a bit of a wild card though. Usually the worst case scenario is the transmission might go bad. I have high idle hours and still runs great but I think it uses more fuel than its supposed to.

>>14250001
Having a car with white and black paint isn't illegal.

>>14250014
How do you determine idle hours?

>>14249980
How is idling worse than just driving?

>>14250020
Cycle through the odometer button and you'll see that. I say 2,000 and under is best. Might be able to use it for negotiations on lowering the price.
>>14250022
It's engine use not logged on the normal odometer. Ford says one hour of idle is like 33 miles of wear and tear. A lot say that's exaggerated. Back in the day, idling would cause oil to sludge up or the engine to have heat issues because sitting there with no air flow makes it hot. However police cars have oil and transmission coolers and modern oil doesn't sludge as easy.

>>14250020

You just push a button on the CVPI odometer and it should tell you. There's some formula (Google it) that gives you a rough approximation of what each idle hour translates to in miles in relation to wear on the engine.

>>14250022

An engine sitting at lower RPM idling will never run as smoothly as an engine at driving speed. The cylinders are moving slower and the oil doesn't lubricate as well. Slide your finger quickly across your desk quickly, now slowly drag it. Which one feels smoother? Now imagine this happening hundreds of times per minute over the span of thousands of hours. You get the idea.

>>14250019
Ok

>>14249980
>realize that the car has a history of criminals pissing, puking, bleeding, and shitting in the back seat.
First thing I did w/ my auction buy was douse the whole interior with Lysol and freebreze then lit up a whole pack of sandalwood incents. Now every time I get out of my car I smell like a stripclub.

But for real: p71 can be cool but just go with a nonfleet panther that some old person drove around and wasn't curbed every other month. They cost about the same and can bolt on almost all the "cop performance parts" like dual exhausts, air intake and the X5 diff.

>>14250010
Paint the whole motherfucker semi gloss black and roll out nigger

>>14250070
I was thinking matte black, but that seems neat.

You wanna know how someone's from /k/?
>don't worry they will tell you

>>14250084
Or matte black roll on bedliner if your in a no give a fuck mood.

>>14250014
Fug I almost have exactly half that many idle hours on mine.
>>14250039
>modern oil doesn't sludge as easy.
Pmuch, every 4.6 made after 03 left the factory with full synth. Ans fleet cars usually got proper oil changes every other month.

One concern for high idle hours is the valve seals leaking oil. So high mileage/hours 4.6 and 5.4 modulars have to have their oil level checked every week or 500 or so highway miles.

>>14250045
With even pressure, that faster slide creates more heat.

I did some research and are sway bars a reasonable investment?

>>14250014
>mfw I have 200 idle hours

>200 FUCKING IDLE HOURS. 50k kms and it's a p71

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>>14250193
They have sway bars already. They are setup pretty decent as is. shocks might be better to replace if they are the original. Thicker sway bars are available.

>>14250227
Detective or highway car? Mines a run of the mill patrol car.

>>14249965
>he let a furry drive his car
>that furry wasn't even nice about his car
>he was fine with the whole thing

>>14250353
You mean RCR? the crown vic in he RCR video was blue

>>14249941
If you install a light-bar it can only be amber, same with all other lights that can be added, CB antennas are ok, any police insignia's need to be removed, any ballistic panels need to be removed after service (that probably was done for you), also you cant be in anything that would resemble a police uniform. Any of these things will get you pulled over in a heartbeat and perhaps have an impersonating an officer charge.
/O/ther than that its gucci

>>14250553
Alright, sounds good.

>>14249965
Can someone explain this image to me? Why is he protecting his headlight with a rag?

>>14250193
Yes you dumb nigger, would you rather be in an accident with something that reduces the impact or nah
Jesus christ

>>14250560
Oh and also, you might want to drive with the spotlight folded down, since spotlighting other drives is illegal the police would ask
>Why do you have yer spotlight up, son?
>ummm...

>>14250022
It's because when the engine is not under load or working at speed, the lower cylinder pressures aren't pushing the rings out like they would during normal driving. This polishes the bore and will eventually lead to oil consumption and lost compression. There are also issues with carbon buildup

>>14249941
Just no Flashy-Flashies, and you're good. Normies can't tell the difference, and neither will the asshole drivers

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>>14250553
Ballistic panels are not illegal. You can literally buy an armored truck to daily drive. Jesus where do you people come up with this stuff? Lights can't be red or blue, it follows anything any other car has to follow.

>>14250780
STOP SHITPOSTING EVERYWHERE

>>14250778
Police issued ballistic panels are illegal you blabbering idiot

>>14250569
>>14250778
These guys are textbook retarded

>>14250553
You can keep the ballistic panels, All cars we sell at auction we leave them in there. They expire after 4 years anyways.

>>14250946
Prove it.

>>14250182

Only if friction is applicable, which oil is designed to mitigate. As the engine is running faster, more oil is being pushed through the necessary channels, thus fighting frictional wear better.

>>14250946

No, they're not. At least in the 'general' U.S, however; your state may have buttfuck retarded laws about it, as some states do about certain things.

>I want to look like a cop because my life sucks and I need to exert my minuscule genitalia on the other drivers on the road

>>14251005

Or someone wants a cheap, comfortable, V8 sedan?

How pathetic do you really have to be to project your insecurities like this on an anonymous internet board?

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>>14250950
>>14250946
>says we're retarded
>not aware police surplus body armor is sold on a regular fucking basis

Armor has an expiration date for liability purposes and to get the government to keep buying new armor. What do you think they do with the old?

They put kevlar in almost all 07 and up too and its not removable.

>>14249941
I am going to a local auction next weekend where a 2011 crown vic police interceptor will be auctioned off.. been needing a new car and am entertaining the idea of bidding if it doesn't go super high. Not really impressed with the thought of an automatic when my real goal was to get a newer Mustang GT with a manual, but there's a real threat that I could be laid off from my job this year if coal and oil don't start making a comeback.

>>14250565
That's one of the many autists tripfags of /o/, he overestimated his CVPI and wrapped it around a tree like a dumbass and now CV's are just another meme car like the miata.

I love my CV as much as the next guy but fuck even I know the limits of a nearly 2 ton landbarge.

>>14250569
Sway bars can't save your pathetic life in an accident, what they do is that they
connect both sides of the vehicle's suspension to lower body roll

>>14250963

What dose it mean that they expire?
Like your car "starts to grow fungus and smell like crap" kind of expire or what?

>>14251010
Lel newfag, what do you think is the reason of all of 4chan's shitposting

>>14253368
Kevlar loses it's elasticity and tensile strength after a few years which allows bowlets to snap the stretched fibers with less energy. This is why old bullet proof vests have that pungent burnt plastic bag smell, it's off gassing from the polymer strands.

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>>14250946
No they aren't, you colossal mongoloid. I have a set installed in mine and they're very much not illegal.

>>14252862
By "wrapped around a tree," you mean "hit a red light runner." Also, race me faget.

>>14254632
How's the land yacht my nigga? Still chuggin?
<3 from N/o/rCal.

>>14249959
>the horn and other things might not work

Is this common on CVPIs? I've got an 07 as well and the horn doesn't work in mine.
>>14249969
Nigga you got 3 spotlights on that thing?


>>14250014

>8647 Idle hours

SHIT! My CVPI has 1200 hours @ 135k miles. Is that high average or low for the mileage?


>>14250128
>Pmuch, every 4.6 made after 03 left the factory with full synth.
I don't think so. All 4.6s I know of run motorcraft SynBlend as factory spec.

>>14251182
>Not really impressed with the thought of an automatic

I'll warn you the Automatic in these cars is terrible. It's pretty fucking durable but the CVPIs have more aggressive shifts and with the OD on it can never find which gear it wants to be in.

>>14254774
Still shredding tires and going sideways at every opportunity. I just got back from a Houston WAT meet, too.

Hopefully I'll be back to NorCal this spring.

>>14255265
My 07's horn didn't work when I first got it. It was disconnected as it originally was rerouted through the siren.

The trick to the 4R transmission is to use OD Off to force it down into 3rd when you need it. It's fairly responsive if you work around the pants-on-head retarded shift logic.

>>14255322
>My 07's horn didn't work when I first got it. It was disconnected as it originally was rerouted through the siren.

Where was the connection located? I'd really like to try to fix mine if possible. I live in an inspection state and even though the guy passed me, I really don't like not having a horn on the road (Really more so in parking lots.... Almost got hit twice already by people backing out without looking)
>The trick to the 4R transmission is to use OD Off to force it down into 3rd when you need it. It's fairly responsive if you work around the pants-on-head retarded shift logic.

Yeah, I've been toying with the OD button lately trying to avoid the sloppy shifts.

>>14253378

>It's okay if everyone else does it!

That's not an argument.

>>14250946
why on earth would it be illegal to have a safer car you dumb dumb man

>>14255727
yes it is asshat

My uncle has been buying and selling police auction cars recently. He knows almost nothing about cars himself, but he is friends with some local dealers and they tell him which ones are supposedly good. He is also allowed to check the cars out before the auction unlike the public. He got an 06 for $600 , painted it for $500, and the car is very slick. Everything works well, suspension brakes, trans, good power etc.


I want one myself as a beater, a extra car to drive if I need it. My only concern is the trans. How can I be sure I get one that wont slip?

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>>14255789
You can't really know the transmission health until driving it or taking it apart. It's probably the biggest risk of buying a surplus car.

If it is healthy you can JMOD it. The inventor of the transmission recommends it. It increases transmission fluid flow increasing health and harder shifts. I myself got a tuner and an email tune that adjusted the shift points so it's not always looking for a gear with OD on.