Commodores Preferred As Police Cars

[Dagabond]

Get a dozen cops or a dozen blokes off the street there all going to give different points of view....

[cobrav8]

  Blonk said:

  Turbo6man said:

Five out of six HWP officers at my local station prefer the XR8 or XR6T over the SS. I can assure everyone that they have no qualms at all about doing over 200km/h in the Fords - I've witnessed it for myself

However they do have more issues with the Fords - always at the workshop.

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I personally got rid of my XR6T because it was dangerous at high speed, I bought the car particularly for track days and runs up to darwin, but after twice to a track the brakes and suspension were finished as far as I was concerned, having owned holdens prior, I can safely say I feel they are a much more high speed reliable car than the ford. I bought the FPV cause I wanted to do track days, I would not bother with an XR, either 8 or 6.

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Dont you see you F6 as an XR6T with some changes? The suspension is the same other than the springs. The brakes, can be optioned on an XR6T - or better if you go aftermarket (or similar to Brembos).

I like the F6s - but dont see why the owners think they are so different from XRs. They are very similar, with only a few changes.

If you think the Expensive Daewoo is more stable - fine, your thoughts are you own, but Id like to see some justification as to why an F6 is insherently better than the XR or Commodore.

[harvyk]

  Dagabond said:

Get a dozen cops or a dozen blokes off the street there all going to give different points of view....

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Most people have their preferance when it comes to Ford and Expensive Daewoo and most people are usually a little one-eyed. This result could have been completely different if they asked a couple more Ford fans and a couple less Expensive Daewoo fans...

[Blonk]

  cobrav8 said:

But Id like to see some justification as to why an F6 is insherently better than the XR or Commodore.

Just because it is, OK...??

[XR6T-riffic]

  Blonk said:

  cobrav8 said:

But Id like to see some justification as to why an F6 is insherently better than the XR or Commodore.

Just because it is, OK...??

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that's what I like to see - good, hard hitting, factual in your face answers

[basil135]

  XR6T-riffic said:

  Blonk said:

  cobrav8 said:

But Id like to see some justification as to why an F6 is insherently better than the XR or Commodore.

Just because it is, OK...??

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that's what I like to see - good, hard hitting, factual in your face answers :rokon:

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And this, my friends, is why we have that wonderful series called "V8 Supercars"

It sorts it out once & ford all.

[Adam]

  Blonk said:

I was told that police prefer the SS over the XR due to better handling and stability (braking etc) at high speed.

That pretty much what my police mates say.

[Turbo6man]

  Adam said:

  Blonk said:

I was told that police prefer the SS over the XR due to better handling and stability (braking etc) at high speed.

That pretty much what my police mates say.

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police mates eh? Nothing like having friends in low places ...

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[Adam]

It's quite helpful sometimes. And I have alot of respect for them.