You don't say! My tranny just went out last week! My 150MPH car now tops out at 40MPH. Not too good if you want to catch bad guys!

 

Dodge Enforcer Standard Equipment

* 3.5L V6 250hp 250 ft. lb torque
* 5-speed automatic transmission w/overdrive
* Four-wheel antilock brakes
* All-speed Traction Control
* Four-wheel independent performance suspension
* Electronic Stability Program (ESP) w/Emergency Brake Assist
* External oil coolers: engine oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid
* Heavy-duty cooling system
* 160 amp high output alternator
* 160 mph calibrated speedometer (certified)
* P225/60R18 BSW V-rated performance tires
* Bright hubcaps
* 800 CCA Battery mounted in the trunk
* AM/FM stereo w/CD player, 4-speakers, clock
* Cloth front bucket seats w/manual lumbar
* Rear bench seat
* Column shifter w/manual shift selector switch
* Easy wiring firewall
* Stealth mode switch (kills lights)
* Top speed limiter set to 140 mph
* Plus tons of wiring upgrades for lights, radios, computers, etc.

Optional Equipment

* 5.7L Hemi V8 w/MDS rated at 340hp and 390 ft lbs. torque
* Cloth 60/40 split fold down rear seat
* 18" bolt-on wheel covers
* Cold Weather Group
* Black vinyl floor coverings
* Front door side molding delete
* Full-size spare tire
* Idependently switched dome lamp w/white and red LED
* 8-way power driver's seat
* Security alarm system
* Supplemental side curtain air bags
* Switchable daytime running lamps
* Trailer towing pkg.
* Entire fleet keyed alike (alarm system not available with this option)

 

Ok you call black steel wheels with a small chrome center cap bling bling.

Tires are not a issue, just about every police agency in the country has a nice contract with Goodyear

 

hey still got that documentation? and bumpersticker?? would like a few

email me at Evost7@aol.com

 

No, they were special service. In fact it was cool to see a 4th or 3rd gen Camaro with the red and blue every now and then. That's what I would do with the Charger. If it becomes standard - what's so special about the Charger anymore?

But to be the industry standard like the Crown Vic = NO. If I walked into a Ford lot to buy a car and saw a Crown Vic sitting there - No Way. Even thought it's probably not a bad car. I think people want something "individualistic" when they buy a car. They don't want to have the same car as every towns police force. Or maybe it's just me. The ONLY benefit is driving down the interstate people would probably get over for you - especially if it was white... LOL

 

I wasn't referring to the color or style of rims, I was talking about the size. You implied the Impala wheels were inferior just because they weren't as big as a Corvettes. Would Dubs make the Impala better than the Charger? I'd rather pay for $60 16" rims than $300 20"s or $150 18"s

 

What's the brake size? Can't fit 16" tires over 12.6" brakes. 17" with the right offset would be the smallest you could go for wheel diameter.

-B

 

Crown Vic has been around almost forever (even this design seems old, despite being newer than the Impala).

Another thing is that the Charger has 340 horses. That erases alot of blandness.

Ford ran fox Mustangs ran for 14 years! It wasn't exactly an "indiviualistic car" 4 years into production, let alone 14.

 

Sorry for the misunderstanding, to me bling bling means rims chromed out, spinners, radical designs, etc.

I think police pkg. cars should mostly be about performance and heavy duty construction. In most cases the more tire you have under your car the better, to enhance handling. The old Caprice 9C1 handled pretty good, but the Impala SS handled a lot better with 17"s and low profile tires, even though the 9C1 had a stiffer suspension set up with Bilstein shocks. Of course back in the mid-90s 17"s were a bit rare on cars, but now its a common wheel size. I think the new '06 Impala 9C1 would see some benefit with larger wheels, but it would take a lot more than wheels to make the Impala out perform the Charger.

 

17"s are a lot more common now and would probably be cost efficent. Another thing to remember is that not all police cars are chasing down people on super-highways. Watch cops some time and you will see they need ground clearance for jumping curbs and some times need to drive off road. In both those situations low profiles are a disatvantage.

 

Tires are still an issue...there are some deals on tires but we still don't get THAT good of a price on tires. Yes, we do get them cheaper than the pubic due to goverment contracts. But 16's are still by far cheaper than 18's.