Law Enforcement Starting To Feel The Chip Shortage Pain As Ford Is Canceling Police Orders

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  1. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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  3. Val_Caldera

    Val_Caldera Road Train Member

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    Bundle Uf ICK.

    What monetary value would you forfeit giving/selling/trading the car to dealer?

    Would you try for the "newest" contraption or go for Upgrading an Old School Vehicle?
     
  4. Studebaker Hawk

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    Love my 2005 Chevrolet Express Van with wind up windows and no cruise control. Sealed beam headlights are still an option.
    Pretty much the same vehicle has been in production since 1996, meaning it is the only platform sold today who's earliest examples qualify for antique vehicle status (over 25 years). And GM has no plans to replace it.
    And in a pinch I can live in it in a Walmart parking lot indefinitely.

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    Next will be small Hover Craft (a FORD Verified Production) with equivalent Lightning Speeds (after months long training of [potentially clumsy] personnel through MANY Units being destroyed..........like present time).
    :rolleyes: Problem with those upright "go carts" is they're NO GOOD for Sand, Mud, Stairs, Tight Turns at Blistering Speed, Rain, Snow, but be EXCELLENT in the Wal Mart/Target/Burlington Coat Factory/Dollar General/Dollar Store Shopping Centers for LOW speed HIGH Personnel apprehensions. :cool:
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    I'm awaiting the new versions of ROBO COP, of course being produced/procured by the cheapest bidder, like a current or new Vehicle Fabricator.
     
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    lilillill Sarcasm... it's not just for breakfast

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    It's the wife's car, she picked it. I don't have time to work on old stuff anymore so she drives new with a warranty.

    And although I have a new Tacoma, I like old school as well. My favorite is my 90 D250 with a 12-valve Cummins. No computer junk, no frills, always runs. Doesn't even need a battery once you get it started.
     
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  7. mjd4277

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    I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on a 1993-2001 Ram 1500 with the 5.2 liter V8 and 5-speed manual. Very few of those were built. It’s one of those trucks that was “transitional”, some electronics to diagnose any issues (key dance) but at the same length enough mechanical components to keep things reliable.
     
  8. lilillill

    lilillill Sarcasm... it's not just for breakfast

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    Yep, I have one of those too—a 98 with an automatic. It's a pretty good truck.

    Also have a rusted to #### 96 with the 5.9 L in it. That one has over 400,000 miles on it.
     
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  9. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    You can claim old school if you've ever had to turn the screw on the shutoff relay to kill/keep the truck running.
     
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  10. mjd4277

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    I used to have a 1975 MG MGB with a manual choke,does that count?;)
     
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    Dual Weber carburetors? What a nightmare those were to balance.
     
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