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#2679 of 3244 Re: Rear Fires [jsylvester] by turbo301 Aug 28, 2005 (2:54 pm)
Replying to: jsylvester (Aug 28, 2005 11:55 am) Nicely said. The fact that CVs/GMs have had their gas tanks in the same basic spot since '79, and yet these allegations of poor design have only recently surfaced, is further proof that there are some individuals and police departments looking to make some quick money. What is ironic is that, if all of this bad press costs the life of the CV, those same police departments that sued will probably the first to whine about a lack of a good replacement (let's face it, the Charger really isn't well-suited to police duty).   Physics tends to dictate that ANY vehicle hit at a high closing speed will suffer pretty catastrophic damage. Because police duty tends to involve more dangerous situations, it should come as no surprise that their cars are involved in so many terrible accidents. The same would be true regardless of the cruisers they use, but you can't tell me that an Aveo cop car would fare better than a CV if it was whacked in the butt by a transport truck . Replies to this message: esfoad (Aug 29, 2005 4:25 am)
#2680 of 3244 Re: Rear Fires [turbo301] by esfoad Aug 29, 2005 (4:25 am)
Replying to: turbo301 (Aug 28, 2005 2:54 pm) All true. In fact, everybody knows the reputation of Mercedes Benz. Unfortunately and tragically n MB E class sedan was rear ended on the George Washington or Tappan Zee bridge within tha last year, caught fire and the family of 4 inside were burned to death. Physics is still the determining factor. There are some events that cannot be engineered out, no matter what the lawyers say. CV's and GM's are still amongst the safest vehicles on the road. Period.
#2681 of 3244 Rear fires by rodut Aug 29, 2005 (6:14 pm)
What makes the CV unique is not the body-on-frame, which is definitely an extremely good thing (for me). The unique feature is the fact that the gas tank is in the crash zone BEHIND (not in front of) the rear axle. And those bolts who punctures it.   The car looks extremely nice (and it will look the same for eternity). Still, both my wife's Chrysler Pacifica and my Honda Accord have the gas tank shielded between the axles.   jsylvester, I cannot find the injury ratings for vehicles at IIHS. Can you please type the web address and the links I should click on ? At: http://www.iihs.org/srpdfs/sr4003.pdf The Mercedes E class look to have the overall driver death =10, and the CV&GM have 53+83 = 136, which is not far from the Hyundai Accent !   Thanks
#2682 of 3244 Death Rates by jsylvester Aug 29, 2005 (8:17 pm)
Very good find of information. I was using the link below for injury rates in making my statement:   http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/ictl/ictl_4dr.htm   Hard to say why the death rate is different between the Crown Vic and Grand Marquis. One could hypothosize, but it would be conjecture. With identical vehicles, could it be the drivers?
#2683 of 3244 Re: Fire cause solved ? Pinto still alive ? [rodut] by spotbearsd Aug 29, 2005 (8:48 pm)
Replying to: rodut (Aug 28, 2005 10:39 am) http://www.cvpi.com/NHTSA.htm   ***Above link is all you'll need to know about the fire issue**   NOTE- All 2006 Police Interceptors ONLY will have a fire suppression system as an available option for 2006. See link below:   https://www.fleet.ford.com/showroom/2006fleetshowroom/2006-CrVicPoliceInt.asp Replies to this message: turbo301 (Aug 31, 2005 2:22 pm)
#2684 of 3244 Re: MPG [jsylvester] by joe3716 Aug 30, 2005 (9:29 am)
Replying to: jsylvester (Aug 25, 2005 6:30 pm) thanks for the correction. 3.27 is the correct final drive and not 2.75 or 2.73 for the handling package. tks to turbo301 too. Replies to this message: turbo301 (Aug 31, 2005 2:26 pm)
#2685 of 3244 Thanks by rodut Aug 30, 2005 (5:56 pm)
Wow spotbearsd, that's great info. Thanks.   I would comment that the jammed door, after the gas tank explodes, is not too appealing.   Good luck
#2686 of 3244 Re: Fire cause solved ? Pinto still alive ? [spotbearsd] by turbo301 Aug 31, 2005 (2:22 pm)
Replying to: spotbearsd (Aug 29, 2005 8:48 pm) Indeed, that was a very interesting read, thanks for posting that. It's interesting that there was the report way back in 1983, and then, what, 8 years until the next incident (at least in that jurisdiction)? They're all just freak occurrences, probably becoming more common due to more reckless drivers and yes, more reckless cops. They're just drivers like the rest of us, no better.
#2687 of 3244 Re: MPG [joe3716] by turbo301 Aug 31, 2005 (2:26 pm)
Replying to: joe3716 (Aug 30, 2005 9:29 am) Yeah, that sounds better . It used to be 3.55, but they toned it down a touch in recent years (2003 onwards, I believe?). My '85 Grand Marquis apparently had a 3.55 ratio originally, but when its rear end self-destructed it had a 3.08 put in. After years of driving with it, I never really noticed much worse performance, although gas mileage has gotten horrible, to no fault of the rear end - she's just gettin' old
#2688 of 3244 GM Starting Problem by joe3716 Sep 02, 2005 (12:10 am)
sat the car for 3 days and it started at the first crank this morning. whatever the dealership did, they seemed to have fixed the problem.   still curious what caused it - cranks but won't start, starts then stalled as if no fuel is reaching the cyclinders, problem in the first place. first time i had this problem and stranded in the street was the engine started then stalled. Cranked it a few more times, the engine refused to catch. crank it some more, then the cranking just quit altogether. i had to have the car towed to a dealership where they replaced the fuel pump. vacuum leaks? fuel not getting to the cyclinders? injection problem? electrical - no spark problem? fuel pump?   anyone have a similar starting, stalling problem? like to hear from you.

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