I would like to know what manufacturer is putting itself forward to supply the police with the high power vehicles they require . You have only to watch the likes of Police Interceptors and others to see the hard life the BMWs have. Any suggestion for a suitable alternative I cannot think of one?

Some forces used to use the V6-engined Vectras, there was the infamous case in which an officer was cleared of charges after being caught at 159mph in a new, unmarked Vectra GSi because he was "a highly skilled driver" and was "testing the car's capabilities."

Good luck to any civilian trying that defence if caught speeding ....

Expensive cars should be replaced by the appropriate sized boots to put the boys in blue back on the beat. The money thus saved would help put more on the beat, I haven't seen a policeman down my way for years.

It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.

:-)

Elwood:

"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark out and we're wearing sunglasses"

Jake:

"Hit it!"

(genius!)