[Shotimes] Crown Vic problems?

[James White]

Actually the problem would go away if all of these Crown Vics rarely pulled
over to the roadside.

State or local revenue would plummet, however the police would be saved to
more important things like solve felony crimes.

Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   278k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   247k lots of mods
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net>
To: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>; "'sho2go'" <srfdude@cox.net>;
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Crown Vic problems?


> Here's another thing that it seems nobody has considered:  What if you
line
> up a whole fleet of another car, and have cars run into the back of them
at
> 70mph?  Take your pick, Honda, Toyota, Chevy, whatever.  There's a point
at
> which any car will rupture the tank and the car may catch on fire.
>
> Sure, they could build every car to be virtually indestructible and
> death-proof, but the consumer couldn't afford to buy one.
>
> Give and take, I suppose!
>
> Steve Tatro
> Red/Black '93 with 167k miles
> Cincinnati, Ohio
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
> To: "'sho2go'" <srfdude@cox.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 6:21 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Crown Vic problems?
>
>
> > Yes, you are correct.
> >
> > The safety Nazis expect every car to be perfect when hit from the rear
at
> 70
> > mph. As you state, the cars are safe with a 50 mph rear hit, which is
WELL
> > BEYOND any applicable safety standard.
> >
> > IMNSHO, it is just another chance for the socialist liberal side to slam
> the
> > American "military-industrial complex capitalists" who are hell-bent to
> > screw over the American worker.
> >
> > All b**ls**t, as far as I am concerned. I guess no one ever thinks of
> > prosecuting the a-holes who slam into the cop cars on the side of the
> road.
> >
> > Ron Porter
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of sho2go
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 5:41 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Crown Vic problems?
> >
> >
> > Left wing Democrat senator from NY, Chuck Schumer wants the NTSB to
> > investigate the occurence of gas tank fires/explosions when hit from the
> > rear,
> > regarding the nearly 400,000 CVs in police use across the country.  He
> says,
> > "We know there's a problem; we just need to figure out how to fix it."
It
> > seems there have been 14 fires as a result of rear contact collisions,
> > presumably mostly during  freeway stops on the shoulder.  Ford and the
> NTSB
> > says the car meets the current safety standards, requiring no leaks
after
> a
> > 35
> > mph rear collision.  Actually both the car company and the NTSB say the
> car
> > already meets the proposed 50 mph standards.  Ford came up with a
plastic
> > shield to cover the tank, and in one case where it had been installed,
> after
> > a
> > high-speed rear ender a CV burned anyway.  Since the average freeway
speed
> > is
> > at least 70 and higher in many places, maybe the cops should consider a
> > Bradley fighting vehicle?
> > Mike
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