"Now, that's not to say that a police dept couldn't buy an SHO and use it as
a police car. However, the reality is that a police car is purchsed with
taxpayer money, and an SHO selling for $25,000 vs a SLO police pkg (with
govenment pricing) selling for $12,000....well, 2 new cars is better than one
(fast
one)."
I'm not qualified to comment on official police packages for SHOs, but there
are definitely some Gen3 SHOs set up as undercover cars here around DC.
This I know for a fact because I've seen 'em light up speeders and pull 'em
over. Indeed, it "almost" happened to me one morning on the way to work.
There's a long straight downhill-sloping stretch of six lane divided surface
street with a 45mph limit. If you're at the front of the line at one
particular
light, and take off when it changes, you can beat the next light a mile down
the road by just a couple seconds if you go 55.
I was at the light in the middle lane with a Porsche whale tail on my right.
I laid on it till I hit 50 and then backed off so I wouldn't top out at
more than 55 -- he kept on accelerating. About ten seconds later I see a
white
Taurus coming up behind me in the right lane, just jammin'. I saw the "SHO"
logo on the left rear under the taillight as he came past, and figured he was
gonna go racing with the Porsche, but as soon as he passed me he lit up the
Porsche with a dash light and siren. Dude pulled over right by where I get
in the left turn lane so I double checked it was indeed a SHO.
I don't think DC is like Hawaii where the cops can buy their own cars or
SUVs, hang lights, etc on 'em and get the gas and maintenance subsidized. So
whether it was an official police package or not, I think the taxpayers footed
the whole bill for it.
Cheers,
Mark LaBarre
94 atx 135k
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