2011 Caprice Police Package - Page 2

BobOrme · 08-04-2011, 10:40 PM

Shouldn't these cars be available as used cars for taxi cabs in about 18 months? I bought a police special 1977 Plymouth Fury in 1979 for $2000. It was a former county sheriff's vehicle.

Jeff Lee · 08-05-2011, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Blackgar

Jeff I'm not disputing your claim, but why do pilots in 550 mile per hr airplanes & astronauts traveling 25,000 mph sound normal

That's because they have sped past the parabolic curve issue. After about 175 MPH it flattens out again. Clearly these police cars can't go that fast. Curt will have to test in the "problem window" to ascertain if any problems exist. If there is a problem, he can have a passenger lean out the right side window and adjust the antennae.

Jeff Lee · 08-05-2011, 12:36 AM

Curt,
I was a line mechanic at Lou Grubb Chevrolet 1983-1985 when I left for a white collar career. This is when the all new C4 1984 Corvette came out. It was the darling of Chevrolet, the highest priced production Chevrolet ever released to the general public. It was the product of hundreds of thousands of miles of product testing and clearly, Chevrolet thought they had a winner!
So in all of the dealership, who was BANNED from driving one of these "hot rods"? ME! Not even allowed to drive one from parking to my bay!

(And what a POS that car turned out to be; after 90 days of release every bay had one getting a new rear end. So much for strict testing and QC!)
So based on my resume, I would have to save you the embarrassment of having to hire me and fire me all in one day...

henrys57wagon · 08-05-2011, 09:50 AM

I read that they were going to release the Caprice to the public.
Is GM in trouble again?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#31052919

Sonny Stancil · 08-05-2011, 10:02 AM

A lot of states can not buy this car because of state guidlines.Must states have to buy in the North America trade agreement. this means Canada U.S. Mexico. They also have
floor shifter that hampers equipment instulation Yes this post has nothing to do with
stock/superstock

08-05-2011, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonny Stancil

A lot of states can not buy this car because of state guidlines.Must states have to buy in the North America trade agreement. this means Canada U.S. Mexico. They also have
floor shifter that hampers equipment instulation Yes this post has nothing to do with
stock/superstock

They relocated the shifter forward. Has not been an issue on our installs. Friggen MDC and Toughbooks are the problem! We have officers that are 6'5" and 6'8" and they both fit well in these. Not in a CV..... But it's a cool post on GM production cars. What class would it fit in?

Dan Bennett · 08-05-2011, 02:34 PM

Is this a revamp of the Pontiac G8 or is it something altogether new? I haven't seen many details.

From previous comments, it appears it's built in Australia.

FED 387 · 08-05-2011, 02:54 PM

from what I understand it is about 8-10 inches longer than a G8 but shares the same doors and basic passenger compartment as well as similiar running gear---if you get a fairly large dealer that sells lotsa cars ya might be able to order the "undercover" version instead of the black & white version on the sly unless GM/Chevy says absolutely not to the general public---merely my opinion not sure about ordering one at all---anyway this thing has to be pretty quick I imagine---Comp

BlueOval Ralph · 08-05-2011, 03:12 PM

They are not home free yet, spending Cash like drunken sailors, not alot of new product in the pipline 2013 & 2014. Have only made little over 7,500 Vettes this year ( on the plant can make about 37,000 a year so this means the plant is losing $$$$$ big time) so far Dealer are having trouble selling them

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Originally Posted by henrys57wagon

I read that they were going to release the Caprice to the public.
Is GM in trouble again?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#31052919

X-TECH MAN · 08-05-2011, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueOval Ralph

They zare not home free yet, spending Cash like drunken sailors, not alot of new product in the pipline 2013 & 2014. Have only made little over 7,500 Vettes this year ( on the plant can make about 37,000 a year so this means the plant is losing $$$$$ big time) so far Dealer are having trouble selling them

Thats because they cost to damn much !

08-04-2011, 10:40 PM	#11
BobOrme Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 25 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 2011 Caprice Police Package Shouldn't these cars be available as used cars for taxi cabs in about 18 months? I bought a police special 1977 Plymouth Fury in 1979 for $2000. It was a former county sheriff's vehicle.

08-05-2011, 12:36 AM	#13
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 2011 Caprice Police Package Curt, I was a line mechanic at Lou Grubb Chevrolet 1983-1985 when I left for a white collar career. This is when the all new C4 1984 Corvette came out. It was the darling of Chevrolet, the highest priced production Chevrolet ever released to the general public. It was the product of hundreds of thousands of miles of product testing and clearly, Chevrolet thought they had a winner! So in all of the dealership, who was BANNED from driving one of these "hot rods"? ME! Not even allowed to drive one from parking to my bay! (And what a POS that car turned out to be; after 90 days of release every bay had one getting a new rear end. So much for strict testing and QC!) So based on my resume, I would have to save you the embarrassment of having to hire me and fire me all in one day... __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

08-05-2011, 09:50 AM	#14
henrys57wagon Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Carleton Place, On. Canada Posts: 107 Likes: 5 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 2011 Caprice Police Package I read that they were going to release the Caprice to the public. Is GM in trouble again? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#31052919 __________________ old 1608 stock racer

08-05-2011, 10:02 AM	#15
Sonny Stancil Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: walker la. Posts: 40 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 2011 Caprice Police Package A lot of states can not buy this car because of state guidlines.Must states have to buy in the North America trade agreement. this means Canada U.S. Mexico. They also have floor shifter that hampers equipment instulation Yes this post has nothing to do with stock/superstock

08-05-2011, 02:34 PM	#17
Dan Bennett Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 439 Likes: 853 Liked 595 Times in 136 Posts	Re: 2011 Caprice Police Package Is this a revamp of the Pontiac G8 or is it something altogether new? I haven't seen many details. From previous comments, it appears it's built in Australia.

08-05-2011, 02:54 PM	#18
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,421 Likes: 529 Liked 333 Times in 180 Posts	Re: 2011 Caprice Police Package from what I understand it is about 8-10 inches longer than a G8 but shares the same doors and basic passenger compartment as well as similiar running gear---if you get a fairly large dealer that sells lotsa cars ya might be able to order the "undercover" version instead of the black & white version on the sly unless GM/Chevy says absolutely not to the general public---merely my opinion not sure about ordering one at all---anyway this thing has to be pretty quick I imagine---Comp