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ViperTomcat · 03-13-2010, 01:25 PM

As a real world patrol cruiser..the SHO is a nightmare that should be killed with fire.

As an administrative vehicle for desk drivers who need to look good and have some get up and go..the SHO will be fine.

In the real world Cops love:
V8 Engine
RWD
Stability and performance
Interior Space
Balance

The Caprice and Charger both have all of them in spades..the SHO doesnt. Real world reliability is a problem also, because cop cars are driving hard and put away wet. On average a Hemi Charger cop car is just about done after 70,000 miles of serious police driving.

Thats with a serious, NA V8. Imagine the chaos a twin turbo application would throw in there? You need a police system to be easy enough to turn wrenches on, take it in, plug it into a computer, clear codes and throw on a tune. No messing with turbos or SC's.

03-13-2010, 01:25 PM	#45
ViperTomcat Banned Drives: 2011 Avenger Heat Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,697	As a real world patrol cruiser..the SHO is a nightmare that should be killed with fire. As an administrative vehicle for desk drivers who need to look good and have some get up and go..the SHO will be fine. In the real world Cops love: V8 Engine RWD Stability and performance Interior Space Balance The Caprice and Charger both have all of them in spades..the SHO doesnt. Real world reliability is a problem also, because cop cars are driving hard and put away wet. On average a Hemi Charger cop car is just about done after 70,000 miles of serious police driving. Thats with a serious, NA V8. Imagine the chaos a twin turbo application would throw in there? You need a police system to be easy enough to turn wrenches on, take it in, plug it into a computer, clear codes and throw on a tune. No messing with turbos or SC's.