MR> know) is quite out of the price range as is the Mark VII. So all that
 MR> is left is the Crown Vic whos probably not long for production, and The
 MR> MOnte Carlo, In newport news i have see 1 Monte Carlo in full police
 MR> decals, i dont know if this was a special car given to the department
 MR> for testing or what, because i have not seen it about as of late.
We are still able to buy Crown Vics this year, but you are right, the future
is not good for full-size police cars. This causes a big problem for prisoner
transport, etc. We are already looking at alternate vehicles that may be
built with police packages. The GMC Taho is one. We are studying the
practicality of that now.
If we are forced to go to the much smaller vehicles, it will mean a lot of
inconvenience and down time for us, at least here. We would have to consider
special transport vehicles for prisoners, maybe something like a full-size
van with the interior stripped out and fitted for transport. Who knows, the
Crown Vic may be around longer. We've heard now for 2 years that it would be
discontinued, but we are still buying them.
Tom Rightmer - A Victims' Rights Advocate
... The only road to success is always under construction.
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