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6130 · 09-21-2018, 05:01 AM

Keep in mind that some police departments purchase civilian Tahoes for use as police vehicles, so just because a Tahoe is an ex police vehicle, doesn't mean that it's necessarily the police version.

And just about all police vehicles see some pretty severe service. Idling for 8-20 hours a day, regular collision damage, abused transmissions, regular bent wheels, front suspensions knocked out of alignment, broken motor mounts, bent exhaust systems, warped brakes, sun-hazed plastic headlight lenses, tree sap and tree debris causing paint and rust issues, years of fast-food remnants under the seats, penicillin growing in the A/C system, and you don't even want to know about the haz-mat situation in the back.

I would never buy a used police car to drive on the street or to put my loved ones in. Under the right circumstances, I might buy one to use as a race car, but a significant amount of the preparation would involve rubber gloves, goggles, a face-mask, and a spray-bottle of bleach.

09-21-2018, 05:01 AM	#3
6130 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 409 Likes: 295 Liked 117 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Cop Tahoes Keep in mind that some police departments purchase civilian Tahoes for use as police vehicles, so just because a Tahoe is an ex police vehicle, doesn't mean that it's necessarily the police version. And just about all police vehicles see some pretty severe service. Idling for 8-20 hours a day, regular collision damage, abused transmissions, regular bent wheels, front suspensions knocked out of alignment, broken motor mounts, bent exhaust systems, warped brakes, sun-hazed plastic headlight lenses, tree sap and tree debris causing paint and rust issues, years of fast-food remnants under the seats, penicillin growing in the A/C system, and you don't even want to know about the haz-mat situation in the back. I would never buy a used police car to drive on the street or to put my loved ones in. Under the right circumstances, I might buy one to use as a race car, but a significant amount of the preparation would involve rubber gloves, goggles, a face-mask, and a spray-bottle of bleach.