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#604 of 3634 Chevy by exalteddragon1

Sep 11, 2005 (12:07 am)

Is going to loose whatever police business it had if there is no room in the rear seat. That is so stupid! Alot of their business came from fleet/police sales. And now chrysler (read German auto company) is introducing v6 and hemi v8 cargers for polics duty!?
 
I talked to a few cops, they hated the "new" 2000 - 2005 impalas. One of the reasons is they said it was small. If this new one really has less rear leg room, and that very important for cops, they might as well start buying German cars.
 
I don't think ford is too interested to sell police versions of its Five hundred but thats just me
 
Still like the car, this is just not very encouraging. I thought automakers were trying to find out how to maximise interrior room while minimising exterrior bulk. Go figure.

#605 of 3634 Re: Chevy [exalteddragon1] by trucker50

Sep 11, 2005 (4:13 pm)

Replying to: exalteddragon1 (Sep 11, 2005 12:07 am)
I've been in the backseat of a Ford Crown Vic police car(the largest cop car made) and there wasn't much room in it either (though I don't believe my comfort was of paramount concern).
As far as the Ford 500, while it's designed with "stadium" seating, I believe it has less room in the front, by a very small amount then the Taurus.
Looked at a new SS today....pretty sweeet though wheels looked cheap.
All about the mileage now in my old age though. Anybody drove one with the new 3.5? I see it has 11 more hp then my '00 Impala 3.8. My '00 gets 30 mpg in TOWN! Yes, really.
 
still can't get over that '99 vintage Monte Carlo front end though like the rest of the car.....even with it's Malibu rearend

#606 of 3634 Re: SS [vanman1] by trucker50

Sep 11, 2005 (4:18 pm)

Replying to: vanman1 (Sep 08, 2005 5:34 am)
I dunno if ya spec it out with the rear spoiler and in the right color I think it'll have the same effect. Saw an SS sitting beside an LT today and IMHO the LT actually looked better. The LT's wheel looked more upscale and I liked the chrome on the back.

#607 of 3634 trucker50 by vanman1

Sep 11, 2005 (5:51 pm)

Ya, I like the LT alloys better than the LTZ. Unfortunately you can't get 17" wheels on the LT though, I love big wheels.
 
You are right though, a loaded up LT would be pretty close to looking like an LTZ.

#608 of 3634 Rear seat room by vanman1

Sep 11, 2005 (6:03 pm)

06 Impala vs 500
 
Impala/500 (source chevy.com and ford.com)
 
Shoulder 58.6 / 57.6
Hip 57.2 / 53.7
Leg 37.6 / 41.3
 
Impala is about 3.7 inches short on leg room but has more shoulder and hip room. Of course even a base Impala has more power than the 500 and way better mileage so its a bit of give and take.
 
 

#609 of 3634 true enough by johnclineii

Sep 11, 2005 (6:08 pm)

But GM's AWD on the Impala is woefully lacking...

#610 of 3634 Re: true enough [johnclineii] by imidazol97

Sep 11, 2005 (6:33 pm)

Replying to: johnclineii (Sep 11, 2005 6:08 pm)
>But GM's AWD on the Impala is woefully lacking...
 
What does that mean?
 
My AWD on my many cars since 1981 has been great.

#611 of 3634 Re: true enough [johnclineii] by imidazol97

Sep 11, 2005 (6:33 pm)

Replying to: johnclineii (Sep 11, 2005 6:08 pm)
>But GM's AWD on the Impala is woefully lacking...
 
What does that mean?
 
My AWD on my many cars since 1981 has been great.

#612 of 3634 AWD by vanman1

Sep 12, 2005 (6:50 am)

AWD is a waste of gas and money for most people. Unless you live way north or in rural areas with lots of snow, I don't see much point in it. Of course companies like Subaru will have you believe that you need it in Arizona. It's a nice to have for sure though.

#613 of 3634 Re: AWD [vanman1] by imidazol97

Sep 12, 2005 (7:13 am)

Replying to: vanman1 (Sep 12, 2005 6:50 am)
AWD sounds nice but for most people in Ohio region if they can't get out with front wheel drive, they're not going to want to try to get through with AWD. If the snow is bad enough where they are occasionally, they probably have a larger, most capable vehicle that doesn't get good mileage but does great for snow weather driving.

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