dbltap wrote:
> "John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:80SFg.1959$u1.361@trnddc05...
>> Bob Palmer wrote:
>>> "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
>>> news:tvKcnenSRqL89nrZUSdV9g@ptd.net...
>>>> That may be your opinion but one can drive home a new nicely equipped
>>>> V8 Crown Vic, or a Grand Marquis, for 20K or less. You will spend a lot
>>>> more than 20K to drive home a smaller, similarly equipped V6. Accord or
>>>> Camry and the CV and GM are better all around vehicles.
>>>>
>>> Ford Crown Victoria 2007 Base Price: $25,310-$28,305.
>>> Mercury Marquis 2007 Base Price: $25,580-$30,235.
>>>
>>> Yeah, that's $20,000 or less.
>>>
>> I hate to agree with Mike, but he is correct on this one, at least for the
>> moment. Ford has a * $6,000 * rebate on the Grand Marquis and according
>> to carsdirect.com they will sell you a base model for $17,544 after
>> discounts and rebate. That is for a car with a nominal MSRP of $25,555.
>> Even a well equipped "LS Premium" version can be had for under $22,000.
>> Not my kind of car, but a bargain if you like that sort of vehicle.
>>
>> It seems that Ford is giving these things away to try and clear inventory.
>> The St. Thomas, Ontario factory which builds them has been reported to
>> only be running one shift and is probably on the close-down list. I
>> wonder what will become of the taxi and police vehicle market if Ford
>> shuts that factory? Maybe they all move to Dodges ????
>>
>> John
> http://www.officer.com/article/artic...ion=2&id=28545
>
>

Yep, it sure looks like Ford is handing the police car business over to
Daimler-Chrysler. An interesting side story is that just before Ford
bought Volvo, Volvo had an active evaluation program going with the
California Highway Patrol for a police version of the 850 turbo as a cop
car. They are used as such in several European countries. When Ford
bought Volvo they immediately killed the project as Ford saw no reason
to foster competition for their lucrative Police Interceptor line. Yet
another short sighted decision. The Crown Vic is an ancient design and
the Police Interceptor's days have long been doomed. It was always just
a question of when!

John